İdil weather in May

In May, İdil sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 44 mm of rain across 6.5 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 24°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 İdil's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see İdil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:09 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
38%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

İdil is district and town of Şırnak, 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 24°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in İdil reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 32°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)
12412
22412
32412
42513
52513
62513
72513
82613
92613
102614
112614
122714
132714
142714
152815
162815
172815
182815
192915
202915
212916
222916
233016
243016
253016
263016
273117
283117
293117
303117
313217

How May really feels in İdil

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.

İdil 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 / 111112.19.72.0
Feb11° / 100111.610.62.8
Mar16° / 11011.20.211.74.9
Apr21° / 10°8310.4012.96.6
May28° / 15°446.50146.7
Jun35° / 20°30.8014.53.4
Jul39° / 23°10.3014.30.7
Aug39° / 23°00.1013.40.9
Sep34° / 19°20.5012.34.1
Oct27° / 13°354.20117.4
Nov18° / 706.60.1106.3
Dec12° / 1039.40.79.53.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46634
56634
66733
76931
86931
97129
107228
117327
127525
137624
147723
157822
167822
178020
188020
198119
208119
218218
228218
238317
248317
258416
268515
278614
288614
298713
308812
318911

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

İdil gets around 44 mm of rain over 6.5 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 20% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
629
729
828
928
1027
1126
1225
1324
1423
1522
1621
1720
1819
1917
2016
2115
2214
2313
2413
2512
2611
2711
2810
299
309
318

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29460
39370
49370
59280
69280
79280
89190
99190
109190
119190
1290100
1390100
1490100
1590100
1690100
1789110
1889110
1989110
2089110
2188120
2288120
2388120
2488120
2587130
2688120
2788120
2888120
2988120
3088111
3189101

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

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
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
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 4:24 AM to 3:59 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:245:55
213.64:235:56
313.64:225:57
413.64:215:58
513.74:205:59
613.74:186:00
713.74:176:01
813.84:166:02
913.84:156:02
1013.84:146:03
1113.84:136:04
1213.94:126:05
1313.94:116:06
1413.94:106:07
1514.04:106:08
1614.04:096:09
1714.04:086:09
1814.14:076:10
1914.14:066:11
2014.14:066:12
2114.14:056:13
2214.24:046:14
2314.24:036:14
2414.24:036:15
2514.24:026:16
2614.34:026:17
2714.34:016:18
2814.34:016:18
2914.34:006:19
3014.34:006:20
3114.43:596:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.1Intense
177.1Intense
187.2Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.3Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.4Intense
257.4Intense
267.4Intense
277.5Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.6Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for İdil

In seasonPeak

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

İdil'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 İdil?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit İdil for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for İdil in May

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

In May, İdil sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in İdil 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 İdil peaks around June 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in İdil 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 İdil is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2330 µg/m³Dec 1219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is İdil?

İdil sits at 37.3°N, 41.9°E, 770 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Cizre, 26 km away.

Topography around İdil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around İdil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 768 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 660 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,626 m.

The land around İdil is covered by cropland (57%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and cropland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
660 m
80 km
2,626 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Cizre 26 km · Dargeçit 28 km · Al Mālikīyah 28 km · Midyat 50 km · Silopi 52 km · Şırnak 54 km · Al Qāmishlī 66 km · Siirt 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 İdil (37.3348°, 41.8894°, elevation 770 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).