Görele weather in May

In May, Görele sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 114 mm of rain across 15.8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Görele's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Görele's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:12 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Görele is district and town of Giresun, Turkey.

Density
170/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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Görele reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2159
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How May really feels in Görele

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.

Görele weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 12214.49.69.40.8
Feb / 9212.98.710.41.0
Mar10° / 11515.57.811.71.8
Apr14° / 103151.913.13.4
May18° / 11°11415.8014.35.0
Jun21° / 16°11215.2014.95.8
Jul24° / 18°10515.7014.66.1
Aug24° / 19°11717.3013.65.9
Sep22° / 16°17515.3012.35.8
Oct18° / 12°18615.30.210.95.2
Nov14° / 13712.22.89.73.6
Dec / 11913.26.29.11.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54258
64357
74258
84456
94456
104456
114555
124654
134654
144753
154852
164852
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184951
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224753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Görele gets around 114 mm of rain over 15.8 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 50% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
351
451
551
651
751
851
951
1051
1150
1250
1349
1448
1548
1647
1747
1847
1947
2048
2148
2249
2350
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2552
2652
2753
2854
2954
3054
3154

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195500
294600
393700
492800
591900
6891100
7881200
8861400
9841600
10831700
11801910
12782110
13772210
14742420
15722620
16692830
17663040
18643240
19613450
20583660
21563860
22534070
23504280
24474490
254445100
264247110
273948121
283749141
293549151
303350161
313150182

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May, the calmest month.

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
18calm
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47calm
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67calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:29 AM to 4:00 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:296:13
213.84:286:14
313.84:276:15
413.94:256:16
513.94:246:17
613.94:236:19
714.04:216:20
814.04:206:21
914.04:196:22
1014.14:186:23
1114.14:176:24
1214.24:166:25
1314.24:156:26
1414.24:146:27
1514.34:136:28
1614.34:126:29
1714.34:116:30
1814.44:106:31
1914.44:096:32
2014.44:086:33
2114.44:076:34
2214.54:066:35
2314.54:056:36
2414.54:056:36
2514.64:046:37
2614.64:036:38
2714.64:036:39
2814.64:026:40
2914.74:016:41
3014.74:016:42
3114.74:006:42

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Intense
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186.0Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
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236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Görele?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Görele for sightseeing.

What to pack for Görele in May

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

In May, Görele sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Görele in May

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 10 to Oct 17 — about 4.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr11Bracing
May16Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov16Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Görele in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Görele peaks around June 21 at about 8 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 8Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Görele?

Görele sits at 41.0°N, 39.0°E, 26 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Tirebolu, 16 km away.

Topography around Görele

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Görele has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,591 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,289 m.

The land around Görele is covered by trees (53%) and water (41%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and water (47%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), water (37%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
432 m
16 km
1,591 m
80 km
3,289 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Tirebolu 16 km · Beşikdüzü 19 km · Vakfıkebir 23 km · Espiye 27 km · Akçaabat 48 km · Giresun 53 km · Trabzon 61 km · Bulancak 66 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 Görele (41.0308°, 39.0031°, elevation 26 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).