Pazarcık weather in May

In May, Pazarcık sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 34 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Pazarcık's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pazarcık's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:27 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Pazarcık is district and town of Kahramanmaraş, 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 22°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pazarcık reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1219
22210
32210
42210
52210
62210
72210
82310
92311
102311
112311
122411
132411
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202512
212612
222613
232613
242613
252613
262713
272713
282713
292714
302714
312714

How May really feels in Pazarcık

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.

Pazarcık weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°105114.99.70.9
Feb / -0°819.63.210.61.7
Mar14° / 72100.811.74.0
Apr19° / 538.80.112.96.3
May24° / 12°346.40147.7
Jun31° / 16°61.8014.56.2
Jul35° / 20°20.6014.33.6
Aug35° / 20°20.5013.43.6
Sep30° / 16°51.3012.36.5
Oct24° / 11°324.70118.0
Nov15° / 597.20.4105.2
Dec / 10210.21.99.51.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56832
66832
76832
86931
96931
107030
117129
127228
137426
147525
157624
167723
177921
188020
198020
208218
218218
228218
238416
248416
258515
268515
278614
288713
298713
308812
318911

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pazarcık gets around 34 mm of rain over 6.4 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 20% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
425
526
626
726
826
925
1025
1124
1224
1323
1422
1521
1621
1720
1819
1918
2018
2117
2216
2316
2415
2515
2614
2714
2813
2913
3012
3112

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29820
39820
49730
59730
69640
79640
89550
99550
109460
119460
129370
139370
149370
159370
169370
179370
189370
199370
209370
219280
229280
239280
249190
259190
2690100
2789110
2887121
2986131
3085141
3184151

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 9 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
208calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 4:42 AM to 4:17 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:426:14
213.64:416:15
313.64:406:16
413.64:396:17
513.74:386:17
613.74:376:18
713.74:356:19
813.84:346:20
913.84:336:21
1013.84:326:22
1113.94:316:23
1213.94:306:24
1313.94:296:25
1414.04:296:26
1514.04:286:26
1614.04:276:27
1714.04:266:28
1814.14:256:29
1914.14:246:30
2014.14:246:31
2114.14:236:32
2214.24:226:32
2314.24:216:33
2414.24:216:34
2514.24:206:35
2614.34:206:36
2714.34:196:36
2814.34:196:37
2914.34:186:38
3014.44:186:39
3114.44:176:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pazarcık

In seasonPeak

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

Pazarcık's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Pazarcık?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pazarcık in May

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

In May, Pazarcık sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Pazarcık 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 Pazarcık peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Pazarcık 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 Pazarcık is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1323 µg/m³Jul 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pazarcık?

Pazarcık sits at 37.5°N, 37.3°E, 787 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Çağlayancerit, 29 km away.

Topography around Pazarcık

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pazarcık has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m around an average of 785 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,249 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,919 m.

The land around Pazarcık is covered by cropland (40%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
348 m
16 km
1,249 m
80 km
2,919 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Çağlayancerit 29 km · Kahramanmaraş 35 km · Gölbaşı 44 km · Gaziantep 48 km · Besni 55 km · Nizip 69 km · Birecik 79 km · Elbistan 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 Pazarcık (37.4868°, 37.2996°, elevation 787 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).