Hakkâri weather in May

In May, Hakkâri sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 88 mm of precipitation across 15.4 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 12°C in the first days to 19°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 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 Hakkâri's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hakkâri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
88 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:01 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
50%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Hakkâri is central district and city in Hakkâri Province, Turkey.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
35/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 12°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Hakkâri reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2121
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5131
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8132
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13153
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31197

How May really feels in Hakkâri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Hakkâri 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-2° / -11°14011.311.89.70.0
Feb-1° / -9°13811.111.710.60.0
Mar / -5°17014.213.211.70.0
Apr / -1°14014.87.112.91.3
May15° / 8815.40.8144.4
Jun22° / 144.5014.58.2
Jul27° / 12°61.3014.38.8
Aug27° / 12°30.8013.48.9
Sep22° / 92.1012.38.8
Oct15° / 557.70.7115.3
Nov / -4°999.26.5101.0
Dec / -10°13410.811.19.50.0

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.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34852
44951
55050
65149
75149
85248
95347
105545
115644
125842
135941
146040
156238
166337
176535
186634
196832
206832
217030
227129
237228
247327
257525
267624
277723
287822
297921
308119
318218

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Hakkâri gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 15.4 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 48% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1569
2568
3568
4577
5576
6576
7575
8575
9564
10564
11553
12543
13532
14522
15521
16511
17501
18491
19481
20471
21450
22440
23430
24410
25400
26380
27370
28350
29340
30320
31310

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 (%)
1100
2100
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Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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156calm
166calm
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196calm
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216calm
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246calm
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276calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

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 4:16 AM to 3:51 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:165:48
213.64:155:49
313.64:145:50
413.64:135:51
513.74:125:52
613.74:115:53
713.74:105:54
813.84:085:55
913.84:075:56
1013.84:065:56
1113.94:055:57
1213.94:045:58
1313.94:035:59
1414.04:036:00
1514.04:026:01
1614.04:016:02
1714.04:006:03
1814.13:596:03
1914.13:586:04
2014.13:586:05
2114.23:576:06
2214.23:566:07
2314.23:556:08
2414.23:556:08
2514.33:546:09
2614.33:546:10
2714.33:536:11
2814.33:536:12
2914.33:526:12
3014.43:526:13
3114.43:516:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.8 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
96.5Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.4Intense
297.4Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Hakkâri

In seasonPeak

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

Hakkâri'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 Hakkâri?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Hakkâri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hakkâri in May

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

In May, Hakkâri sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Hakkâri in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hakkâri peaks around June 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 12Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Hakkâri 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 Hakkâri is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1228 µg/m³Jan 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hakkâri?

Hakkâri sits at 37.6°N, 43.7°E, 1,697 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Yüksekova, 48 km away.

'ĀkraDihokZaxoSīnah

Topography around Hakkâri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hakkâri has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m around an average of 1,792 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,649 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,548 m.

The land around Hakkâri is covered by grassland (60%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,206 m
16 km
2,649 m
80 km
3,548 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Yüksekova 48 km · Batifa 78 km · Şemdinli 79 km · ‘Aqrah 92 km · 'Ākra 94 km · Dihok 103 km · Zaxo 105 km · Sīnah 105 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 Hakkâri (37.5744°, 43.7408°, elevation 1,697 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).