Gölbaşı weather in May

In May, Gölbaşı sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 42 mm of rain across 7.6 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 21°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Gölbaşı's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gölbaşı's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:25 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
41%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Gölbaşı is district and town in Adıyaman Province, Turkey.

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 21°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Gölbaşı reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2218
3218
4218
5219
6219
7229
8229
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How May really feels in Gölbaşı

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.

Gölbaşı 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 / -3°12911.47.89.70.0
Feb / -2°9310.15.910.50.7
Mar12° / 8110.61.811.73.2
Apr18° / 649.90.212.95.8
May24° / 10°427.60147.4
Jun30° / 16°72.3014.66.2
Jul35° / 20°10.4014.33.6
Aug35° / 20°10.3013.53.7
Sep30° / 15°51012.36.8
Oct23° / 10°3550117.9
Nov14° / 717.10.8104.6
Dec / -1°12510.74.49.41.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46436
56436
66436
76535
86535
96634
106733
116931
126931
137030
147228
157327
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197822
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318515

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gölbaşı gets around 42 mm of rain over 7.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
632
732
831
931
1030
1129
1228
1327
1426
1525
1623
1722
1821
1921
2020
2119
2218
2318
2417
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2816
2916
3016
3116

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
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
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221000
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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
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 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 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:40 AM to 4:15 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:406:13
213.64:396:14
313.64:386:15
413.64:376:16
513.74:366:17
613.74:356:18
713.74:346:18
813.84:326:19
913.84:316:20
1013.84:306:21
1113.94:296:22
1213.94:286:23
1313.94:276:24
1414.04:276:25
1514.04:266:26
1614.04:256:27
1714.14:246:28
1814.14:236:28
1914.14:226:29
2014.14:226:30
2114.24:216:31
2214.24:206:32
2314.24:196:33
2414.24:196:33
2514.34:186:34
2614.34:186:35
2714.34:176:36
2814.34:166:37
2914.44:166:37
3014.44:156:38
3114.44:156:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.4Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gölbaşı

In seasonPeak

None of Gölbaşı's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Gölbaşı's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Gölbaşı?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Gölbaşı for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gölbaşı in May

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

In May, Gölbaşı sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Gölbaşı 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 Gölbaşı peaks around August 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highModerateAug 10UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Gölbaşı 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 Gölbaşı is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1323 µg/m³Jul 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gölbaşı?

Gölbaşı sits at 37.8°N, 37.6°E, 898 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Besni, 22 km away.

Topography around Gölbaşı

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gölbaşı has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m around an average of 968 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,686 m.

The land around Gölbaşı is covered by grassland (51%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
329 m
16 km
1,336 m
80 km
2,686 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Besni 22 km · Çağlayancerit 31 km · Pazarcık 44 km · Altınşehir 52 km · Adıyaman 56 km · Elbistan 61 km · Kahramanmaraş 66 km · Yakınca 78 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 Gölbaşı (37.7836°, 37.6367°, elevation 898 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).