Karaman weather in May

In May, Karaman sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 34 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Karaman's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karaman's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:44 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
41%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

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

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 33.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Karaman reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Karaman

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.

Karaman weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°458.45.29.70.2
Feb / -2°357.14.210.61.2
Mar12° / 4082.411.73.6
Apr18° / 377.60.512.96.1
May23° / 10°347.20147.6
Jun27° / 15°163.7014.57.8
Jul31° / 18°20.8014.36.4
Aug31° / 18°30.7013.46.5
Sep27° / 14°81.8012.38.5
Oct21° / 183.60.1117.9
Nov13° / 334.61.2104.5
Dec / -1°487.73.59.51.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
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96733
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Karaman gets around 34 mm of rain over 7.2 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 23% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
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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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Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:59 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:596:30
213.54:586:31
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413.64:566:32
513.64:556:33
613.74:536:34
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Karaman?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Karaman for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Karaman in May

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

In May, Karaman sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Karaman 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 Karaman peaks around July 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 20UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Karaman 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 Karaman is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1622 µg/m³Jan 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Karaman?

Karaman sits at 37.2°N, 33.2°E, 1,037 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Çumra, 58 km away.

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Topography around Karaman

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karaman has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 1,038 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,694 m.

The land around Karaman is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
437 m
80 km
2,694 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Çumra 58 km · Mut 63 km · Karapınar 66 km · Ermenek 67 km · Hadim 71 km · Ereğli 82 km · Konya 100 km · Silifke 110 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 Karaman (37.1811°, 33.215°, elevation 1,037 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).