Kırşehir weather in May

In May, Kırşehir sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 46 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kırşehir's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kırşehir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:36 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
49%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Kırşehir is central district and city in Kırşehir Province, 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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kırşehir 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 16°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1197
2208
3208
4208
5208
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11219
12229
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How May really feels in Kırşehir

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.

Kırşehir weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°478.95.29.60.0
Feb / -2°368.34.210.50.7
Mar11° / 5010.53.111.72.9
Apr17° / 489.90.5135.4
May22° / 10°4610.2014.16.9
Jun27° / 14°316.8014.77.3
Jul30° / 16°71.5014.56.3
Aug30° / 16°51.2013.56.4
Sep26° / 12°122.7012.38.5
Oct20° / 254.80.1117.3
Nov12° / 385.81.39.93.8
Dec / -1°488.73.69.30.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35842
45842
55842
65941
75941
86040
96139
106238
116238
126436
136535
146634
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kırşehir gets around 46 mm of rain over 10.2 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
634
734
833
933
1033
1132
1232
1332
1431
1531
1631
1731
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1931
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2131
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2631
2731
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3031
3130

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
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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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 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 4:52 AM to 4:25 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:526:29
213.74:516:30
313.74:496:31
413.74:486:32
513.84:476:33
613.84:466:34
713.84:456:35
813.94:446:36
913.94:436:37
1013.94:416:38
1114.04:406:39
1214.04:396:40
1314.04:386:41
1414.14:376:42
1514.14:366:43
1614.14:366:44
1714.24:356:45
1814.24:346:45
1914.24:336:46
2014.34:326:47
2114.34:316:48
2214.34:316:49
2314.34:306:50
2414.44:296:51
2514.44:286:52
2614.44:286:52
2714.44:276:53
2814.54:276:54
2914.54:266:55
3014.54:266:56
3114.54:256:56

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.6Intense
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267.0Intense
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287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kırşehir?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kırşehir for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kırşehir in May

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

In May, Kırşehir sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Kırşehir 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 Kırşehir peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kırşehir 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 Kırşehir is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1523 µg/m³Jan 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kırşehir?

Kırşehir sits at 39.1°N, 34.2°E, 997 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Mucur, 21 km away.

Topography around Kırşehir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kırşehir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 1,026 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 858 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,456 m.

The land around Kırşehir is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and cropland (47%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
858 m
80 km
1,456 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Mucur 21 km · Kaman 45 km · Ortaköy 47 km · Şereflikoçhisar 59 km · Yerköy 61 km · Nevşehir 75 km · Keskin 75 km · Cappadocia 80 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 Kırşehir (39.1458°, 34.1639°, elevation 997 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).