Kızılcahamam weather in May

In May, Kızılcahamam sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 13.9 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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Kızılcahamam's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kızılcahamam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:38 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
54%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Kızılcahamam is district of Ankara, west-central Turkey.

Density
11/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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kızılcahamam reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Kızılcahamam

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.

Kızılcahamam 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 / -5°509.18.39.40.0
Feb / -4°458.37.410.40.0
Mar / -1°5510.76.511.71.2
Apr13° / 5412.42133.6
May18° / 6913.90.214.25.6
Jun22° / 10°5710.6014.87.0
Jul26° / 13°204.2014.68.2
Aug27° / 13°215013.68.0
Sep23° / 194.3012.38.2
Oct17° / 326.50.410.96.0
Nov10° / 345.92.79.82.4
Dec / -3°5296.69.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
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55149
65248
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95347
105446
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kızılcahamam gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 13.9 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 44% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
142
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744
844
944
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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 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
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48calm
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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 4:56 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:566:38
213.74:546:39
313.84:536:40
413.84:526:41
513.94:506:42
613.94:496:43
713.94:486:44
814.04:476:45
914.04:466:46
1014.04:456:47
1114.14:446:48
1214.14:426:49
1314.14:416:50
1414.24:406:51
1514.24:396:52
1614.24:386:53
1714.34:376:54
1814.34:376:55
1914.34:366:56
2014.44:356:57
2114.44:346:58
2214.44:336:59
2314.54:326:59
2414.54:327:00
2514.54:317:01
2614.54:307:02
2714.64:307:03
2814.64:297:04
2914.64:287:05
3014.64:287:05
3114.64:277:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.1Intense
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146.3Intense
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276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kızılcahamam?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kızılcahamam for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kızılcahamam in May

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

In May, Kızılcahamam sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kızılcahamam in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kızılcahamam peaks around August 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateLowAug 10UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kızılcahamam 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 Kızılcahamam is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMay 1118 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kızılcahamam?

Kızılcahamam sits at 40.5°N, 32.7°E, 980 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Kazan, 27 km away.

Topography around Kızılcahamam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kızılcahamam has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m around an average of 1,107 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,220 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,177 m.

The land around Kızılcahamam is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (43%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
484 m
16 km
1,220 m
80 km
2,177 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Kazan 27 km · Çubuk 41 km · Çerkeş 43 km · Akyurt 52 km · Gerede 53 km · Batikent 56 km · Etlik 56 km · İncirli 56 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 Kızılcahamam (40.4697°, 32.6506°, elevation 980 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).