Horasan weather in May

In May, Horasan sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 17.7 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Horasan's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Horasan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
17.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:01 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Horasan is district of Erzurum, eastern Turkey.

Density
10/km²
people per km²
Founded
1953

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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Horasan reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 21°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)
1143
2143
3143
4143
5153
6153
7154
8154
9154
10164
11164
12164
13165
14165
15175
16175
17175
18175
19175
20186
21186
22186
23186
24186
25196
26196
27196
28197
29197
30207
31207

How May really feels in Horasan

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.

Horasan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -13°3277.99.50.0
Feb / -10°378.28.910.40.0
Mar / -5°5911.79.811.70.3
Apr11° / 8114.86132.5
May17° / 8517.7114.24.5
Jun22° / 5211.2014.86.8
Jul26° / 12°348.4014.67.5
Aug27° / 12°205.9013.67.8
Sep22° / 194.40.112.38.1
Oct15° / 367.70.910.95.2
Nov / -3°346.34.49.81.0
Dec / -10°357.37.49.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
74159
84258
94258
104258
114456
124456
134456
144654
154753
164852
174852
185050
195050
205149
215248
225347
235446
245545
255545
265644
275644
285842
295842
305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Horasan gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 17.7 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 57% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15810
2599
3608
4608
5617
6627
7626
8626
9625
10625
11625
12614
13614
14604
15593
16593
17583
18572
19562
20552
21541
22531
23531
24521
25511
26510
27500
28490
29480
30480
31470

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
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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 7 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
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 4:18 AM to 3:51 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:185:59
213.74:176:00
313.84:166:01
413.84:156:02
513.84:136:03
613.94:126:04
713.94:116:05
813.94:106:06
914.04:096:07
1014.04:086:08
1114.04:066:09
1214.14:056:10
1314.14:046:11
1414.14:036:12
1514.24:026:13
1614.24:016:14
1714.24:006:15
1814.34:006:16
1914.33:596:17
2014.33:586:18
2114.43:576:18
2214.43:566:19
2314.43:566:20
2414.43:556:21
2514.53:546:22
2614.53:536:23
2714.53:536:24
2814.53:526:25
2914.63:526:25
3014.63:516:26
3114.63:516:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Horasan?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Horasan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Horasan in May

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

In May, Horasan sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Horasan 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 Horasan peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 21UV 11Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Horasan 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 Horasan is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1121 µg/m³Jan 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Horasan?

Horasan sits at 40.0°N, 42.2°E, 1,556 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Pasinler, 43 km away.

Topography around Horasan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horasan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 1,570 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,494 m.

The land around Horasan is covered by cropland (55%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and grassland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
879 m
80 km
2,494 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Pasinler 43 km · Sarıkamış 48 km · Oltu 58 km · Erzurum 77 km · Karaçoban 77 km · Ağrı 83 km · Kağızman 84 km · Hınıs 86 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 Horasan (40.0388°, 42.1637°, elevation 1,556 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).