Göksun weather in May

In May, Göksun sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Göksun's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Göksun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:29 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
50%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Göksun is district of Kahramanmaraş, southern Turkey.

Density
18/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Göksun reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
3165
4165
5165
6175
7175
8176
9176
10176
11176
12186
13186
14186
15187
16187
17197
18197
19197
20197
21197
22197
23208
24208
25208
26208
27208
28208
29208
30218
31219

How May really feels in Göksun

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Göksun weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -7°11710.710.79.70.0
Feb / -6°9210.19.410.50.0
Mar / -2°9311.17.711.70.6
Apr13° / 82132.7133.2
May18° / 7313.30.1145.7
Jun24° / 11°317.1014.67.8
Jul28° / 15°61.4014.47.8
Aug29° / 15°61.8013.57.4
Sep25° / 11°203.7012.38.5
Oct18° / 4970.4116.5
Nov10° / -1°767.82.99.92.4
Dec / -5°11810.38.99.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45347
55347
65446
75545
85644
95644
105743
115842
126040
136238
146337
156436
166535
176535
186634
196733
206733
216832
226832
236931
246931
257129
267129
277228
287228
297426
307426
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Göksun gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 42% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1462
2462
3472
4471
5481
6481
7481
8481
9481
10471
11470
12460
13450
14440
15430
16420
17410
18400
19400
20390
21380
22380
23370
24370
25360
26360
27350
28350
29340
30340
31340

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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251000
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31991

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:45 AM to 4:19 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:456:18
213.64:436:19
313.64:426:20
413.74:416:21
513.74:406:22
613.74:396:23
713.84:386:24
813.84:376:24
913.84:356:25
1013.94:346:26
1113.94:336:27
1213.94:326:28
1314.04:326:29
1414.04:316:30
1514.04:306:31
1614.04:296:32
1714.14:286:33
1814.14:276:33
1914.14:266:34
2014.24:266:35
2114.24:256:36
2214.24:246:37
2314.24:236:38
2414.34:236:39
2514.34:226:39
2614.34:216:40
2714.34:216:41
2814.44:206:42
2914.44:206:42
3014.44:196:43
3114.44:196:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Göksun

In seasonPeak

In May, Göksun sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Göksun's rainy season runs November–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Göksun?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Göksun for sightseeing.

What to pack for Göksun in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Göksun sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Göksun in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Göksun peaks around August 10 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateAug 10UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Göksun in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Göksun is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1222 µg/m³Jul 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Göksun?

Göksun sits at 38.0°N, 36.5°E, 1,344 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Yeşilova, 26 km away.

Topography around Göksun

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Göksun.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Göksun has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m around an average of 1,360 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,550 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,989 m.

The land around Göksun is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
256 m
16 km
1,550 m
80 km
2,989 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Yeşilova 26 km · Afşin 44 km · Kahramanmaraş 61 km · Elbistan 65 km · Çağlayancerit 76 km · Kadirli 80 km · Kozan 87 km · Pazarcık 92 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$18,599
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 488
Religion
Muslim 100%other 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Göksun (38.021°, 36.4973°, elevation 1,344 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).