Iğdır weather in May

In May, Iğdır sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 16.9 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Iğdır's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iğdır's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
3:54 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
55%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

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

Density
69/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 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Iğdır reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1197
2197
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How May really feels in Iğdır

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.

Iğdır weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°295.94.79.50.0
Feb / -6°357.15.310.40.3
Mar11° / -1°5910.33.911.72.5
Apr17° / 8514.51.4134.7
May22° / 10°7516.90.114.25.7
Jun27° / 14°4211.8014.86.3
Jul31° / 18°298014.55.0
Aug31° / 17°165.5013.65.2
Sep27° / 13°153.7012.37.9
Oct19° / 306.7010.97.0
Nov11° / 335.81.79.83.1
Dec / -5°3263.69.20.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34951
44951
54951
64951
75050
85050
95149
105248
115248
125347
135446
145545
155644
165644
175743
185842
195941
205941
216040
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236139
246238
256238
266337
276436
286436
296535
306634
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Iğdır gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 16.9 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 54% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1573
2572
3582
4581
5591
6591
7591
8591
9590
10590
11580
12580
13570
14570
15560
16550
17550
18540
19530
20530
21520
22520
23510
24500
25490
26480
27480
28470
29470
30460
31450

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30982
31982

Wind in May

Winds average 5 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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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 4:11 AM to 3:43 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:115:51
213.74:105:52
313.74:085:53
413.84:075:54
513.84:065:55
613.94:055:56
713.94:045:57
813.94:025:58
914.04:015:59
1014.04:006:00
1114.03:596:01
1214.13:586:02
1314.13:576:03
1414.13:566:04
1514.23:556:05
1614.23:546:06
1714.23:536:07
1814.33:526:08
1914.33:516:09
2014.33:516:10
2114.33:506:11
2214.43:496:12
2314.43:486:12
2414.43:486:13
2514.53:476:14
2614.53:466:15
2714.53:466:16
2814.53:456:17
2914.63:446:17
3014.63:446:18
3114.63:436:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
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196.6Intense
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216.7Intense
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236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Iğdır?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Iğdır for sightseeing.

What to pack for Iğdır in May

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

In May, Iğdır sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Iğdır 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 Iğdır peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highVery highModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Iğdır 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 Iğdır is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2326 µg/m³Jan 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Iğdır?

Iğdır sits at 39.9°N, 44.0°E, 860 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Armavir, 26 km away.

Topography around Iğdır

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iğdır has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 857 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,260 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,305 m.

The land around Iğdır is covered by grassland (33%), cropland (32%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
1,260 m
80 km
4,305 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Armavir 26 km · Echmiadzin 34 km · Masis 37 km · Doğubayazıt 42 km · Artashat 43 km · Malatia-Sebastia 44 km · Shengavit 45 km · Erebuni 47 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 Iğdır (39.9237°, 44.045°, elevation 860 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).