Milas weather in May

In May, Milas sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 38 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 Milas's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Milas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:05 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
32%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Milas is district and town in Muğla 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 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Milas reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°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)
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312717

How May really feels in Milas

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.

Milas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 14711.59.73.7
Feb14° / 11810.410.64.0
Mar16° / 909.411.75.4
Apr20° / 11°637.912.96.9
May25° / 15°385.9148.0
Jun31° / 20°102.614.56.2
Jul34° / 23°30.814.34.1
Aug34° / 23°4113.44.2
Sep30° / 19°172.312.36.8
Oct25° / 15°615.5118.1
Nov19° / 11°1087.8106.7
Dec14° / 139119.54.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27624
37624
47624
57525
67525
77624
87624
97624
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117822
127822
137822
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318614

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Milas gets around 38 mm of rain over 5.9 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 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
420
520
620
720
820
920
1020
1119
1219
1319
1419
1518
1618
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2217
2317
2417
2516
2616
2716
2816
2915
3015
3115

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178202
277212
374233
472253
571263
669283
767303
865314
963334
1062344
1160364
1259374
1357394
1455405
1554415
1651436
1749446
1847467
1945478
2044479
21424810
22414811
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25374914
26364915
27354916
28344917
29334918
30324919
31314920

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
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
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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 5:21 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:216:52
213.65:196:52
313.65:186:53
413.65:176:54
513.75:166:55
613.75:156:56
713.75:146:57
813.85:136:58
913.85:126:59
1013.85:117:00
1113.85:107:01
1213.95:097:01
1313.95:087:02
1413.95:077:03
1514.05:067:04
1614.05:057:05
1714.05:047:06
1814.15:047:07
1914.15:037:08
2014.15:027:08
2114.15:017:09
2214.25:017:10
2314.25:007:11
2414.24:597:12
2514.24:597:12
2614.34:587:13
2714.34:587:14
2814.34:577:15
2914.34:577:15
3014.34:567:16
3114.44:567:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.7Intense
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257.3Intense
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277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Milas

In seasonPeak

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

Milas's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Milas?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Milas for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Milas in May

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

In May, Milas sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Milas in May

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 37 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 23 to Nov 14 — about 5.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Milas 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 Milas peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJun 22UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Milas 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 Milas is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1620 µg/m³Dec 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Milas?

Milas sits at 37.3°N, 27.8°E, 52 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Yatağan, 32 km away.

Topography around Milas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Milas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m around an average of 117 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,367 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,872 m.

The land around Milas is covered by trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
540 m
16 km
1,367 m
80 km
1,872 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Yatağan 32 km · Çine 41 km · Bodrum 44 km · Didim 47 km · Muğla 53 km · Turgutreis 57 km · Söke 58 km · Aydın 59 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 Milas (37.3164°, 27.7839°, elevation 52 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).