Sandıklı weather in May

In May, Sandıklı sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 55 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°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 Sandıklı's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sandıklı's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:53 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
49%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Sandıklı is town and district in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.

Density
35/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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sandıklı reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°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)
1186
2186
3186
4186
5197
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10207
11208
12208
13208
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How May really feels in Sandıklı

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.

Sandıklı weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°589.36.39.60.0
Feb / -2°529.25.610.50.5
Mar10° / 6210.54.111.72.3
Apr15° / 6110.70.8134.6
May20° / 5510.6014.16.5
Jun25° / 12°336.4014.67.7
Jul29° / 15°122.5014.47.3
Aug29° / 15°122.8013.57.2
Sep25° / 11°153.1012.38.6
Oct19° / 345.60.1116.9
Nov12° / 385.91.49.93.6
Dec / -2°549.24.19.40.6

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 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55842
65842
75842
85941
96139
106139
116238
126337
136337
146337
156436
166535
176436
186535
196535
206535
216535
226436
236535
246535
256535
266535
276634
286634
296733
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sandıklı gets around 55 mm of rain over 10.6 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
434
534
635
735
835
935
1035
1135
1235
1334
1434
1534
1633
1733
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2133
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2731
2830
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3029
3129

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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3100
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Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
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208calm
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237calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 5:09 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:096:44
213.65:076:45
313.75:066:45
413.75:056:46
513.75:046:47
613.85:036:48
713.85:026:49
813.85:016:50
913.94:596:51
1013.94:586:52
1113.94:576:53
1214.04:566:54
1314.04:556:55
1414.04:556:56
1514.14:546:57
1614.14:536:58
1714.14:526:59
1814.14:516:59
1914.24:507:00
2014.24:497:01
2114.24:497:02
2214.34:487:03
2314.34:477:04
2414.34:467:05
2514.34:467:05
2614.34:457:06
2714.44:457:07
2814.44:447:08
2914.44:447:09
3014.44:437:09
3114.54:437:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.62 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
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316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sandıklı?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sandıklı for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sandıklı in May

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

In May, Sandıklı sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Sandıklı 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 Sandıklı peaks around August 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 highModerateAug 11UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Sandıklı 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 Sandıklı is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMay 1522 µg/m³Dec 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sandıklı?

Sandıklı sits at 38.5°N, 30.3°E, 1,086 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Afyonkarahisar, 40 km away.

Topography around Sandıklı

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sandıklı has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m around an average of 1,117 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,254 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,201 m.

The land around Sandıklı is covered by cropland (53%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), cropland (36%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
391 m
16 km
1,254 m
80 km
2,201 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Afyonkarahisar 40 km · Dinar 45 km · Senirkent 47 km · Banaz 54 km · Çay 68 km · Bolvadin 73 km · Uşak 79 km · Yalvaç 81 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 Sandıklı (38.4647°, 30.2695°, elevation 1,086 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).