Sarayköy weather in May

In May, Sarayköy sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6.8 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 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sarayköy's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sarayköy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:59 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
42%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Sarayköy is district and town in Denizli Province, Turkey.

Density
45/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 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sarayköy reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12311
22311
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42411
52411
62411
72412
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102512
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292715
302815
312815

How May really feels in Sarayköy

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.

Sarayköy 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
Jan10° / 588.41.89.72.2
Feb12° / 517.91.710.53.1
Mar15° / 508.20.711.74.9
Apr20° / 407.50.1136.8
May26° / 13°356.80147.5
Jun31° / 17°174.1014.65.7
Jul34° / 20°51.4014.44.0
Aug34° / 20°51.4013.54.1
Sep30° / 16°61.4012.37.0
Oct24° / 11°284.30118.1
Nov17° / 405.30.2106.1
Dec11° / 528.31.29.42.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46634
56733
66733
76832
86832
96931
106931
117129
127129
137228
147228
157327
167327
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307723
317822

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sarayköy gets around 35 mm of rain over 6.8 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 21% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
522
622
722
821
921
1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2322
2422
2522
2622
2721
2821
2921
3021
3121

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19982
20982
21982
22982
23973
24973
25964
26964
27964
28955
29955
30946
31937

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 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 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:156:48
213.65:146:49
313.65:136:50
413.75:116:51
513.75:106:52
613.75:096:53
713.85:086:54
813.85:076:55
913.85:066:55
1013.95:056:56
1113.95:046:57
1213.95:036:58
1314.05:026:59
1414.05:017:00
1514.05:007:01
1614.04:597:02
1714.14:587:03
1814.14:587:04
1914.14:577:04
2014.24:567:05
2114.24:557:06
2214.24:557:07
2314.24:547:08
2414.34:537:09
2514.34:537:09
2614.34:527:10
2714.34:517:11
2814.34:517:12
2914.44:507:12
3014.44:507:13
3114.44:497:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
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216.9Intense
226.9Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sarayköy?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sarayköy in May

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

In May, Sarayköy sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Sarayköy 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 Sarayköy peaks around August 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highModerateAug 10UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Sarayköy 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 Sarayköy is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1422 µg/m³Dec 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sarayköy?

Sarayköy sits at 37.9°N, 28.9°E, 163 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Merkezefendi, 17 km away.

Topography around Sarayköy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarayköy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 161 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,263 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,468 m.

The land around Sarayköy is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), trees (34%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), grassland (28%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
1,263 m
80 km
2,468 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Merkezefendi 17 km · Pamukkale 17 km · Denizli 22 km · Serinhisar 49 km · Nazilli 53 km · Alaşehir 59 km · Kula 73 km · Çine 84 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 Sarayköy (37.9245°, 28.9252°, elevation 163 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).