Gölbaşı weather in May

In May, Gölbaşı sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 47 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Gölbaşı's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gölbaşı's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:39 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
49%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Gölbaşı is town and district of the Ankara Province, Turkey.

Density
224/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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Gölbaşı reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1197
2197
3207
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8218
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10219
11219
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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 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°528.75.19.50.0
Feb / -2°458.74.210.40.7
Mar11° / 549.9311.72.8
Apr16° / 48100.6135.3
May22° / 479.3014.27.0
Jun26° / 13°326.6014.87.4
Jul30° / 16°82.1014.56.2
Aug31° / 16°102.5013.66.2
Sep26° / 12°132.7012.38.4
Oct20° / 285.60.110.97.2
Nov12° / 4061.29.83.7
Dec / -1°5293.19.20.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45941
55941
65941
75941
85941
95941
106139
116139
126238
136238
146238
156337
166337
176436
186337
196436
206535
216436
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gölbaşı gets around 47 mm of rain over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
232
332
432
532
632
732
831
931
1030
1130
1230
1329
1429
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2328
2428
2528
2629
2729
2829
2929
3029
3129

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 (%)
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21000
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Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 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 4:56 AM to 4:29 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:566:36
213.74:556:37
313.74:546:38
413.84:526:39
513.84:516:40
613.84:506:41
713.94:496:42
813.94:486:43
914.04:476:44
1014.04:456:45
1114.04:446:46
1214.14:436:47
1314.14:426:48
1414.14:416:49
1514.24:406:50
1614.24:396:51
1714.24:396:52
1814.24:386:52
1914.34:376:53
2014.34:366:54
2114.34:356:55
2214.44:346:56
2314.44:346:57
2414.44:336:58
2514.44:326:59
2614.54:327:00
2714.54:317:00
2814.54:307:01
2914.54:307:02
3014.64:297:03
3114.64:297:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
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106.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

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).

7.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Gölbaşı for general sightseeing.

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 22°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Gölbaşı in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gölbaşı peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

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 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1420 µg/m³Jan 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gölbaşı?

Gölbaşı sits at 39.8°N, 32.8°E, 990 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Çankaya, 15 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 only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 1,015 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,039 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,479 m.

The land around Gölbaşı is covered by grassland (36%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
1,039 m
80 km
1,479 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Çankaya 15 km · Ankara 15 km · Batikent 21 km · Etlik 21 km · İncirli 22 km · Elmadağ 39 km · Akyurt 45 km · Kazan 50 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 (39.7904°, 32.809°, elevation 990 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).