Seferihisar weather in May

In May, Seferihisar sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 21 mm of rain across 3.6 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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Seferihisar's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Seferihisar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:07 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
30%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
7.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Seferihisar is district of İzmir, western Turkey.

Density
52/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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Seferihisar reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Seferihisar 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° / 10010.39.63.6
Feb13° / 869.710.53.9
Mar15° / 10°657.611.75.1
Apr19° / 13°406.2136.8
May23° / 17°213.6148.4
Jun28° / 21°51.414.68.3
Jul30° / 24°10.214.47.1
Aug30° / 24°10.213.57.1
Sep27° / 21°172.112.38.6
Oct23° / 17°524.9118.1
Nov18° / 13°8689.96.3
Dec14° / 10°10811.39.44.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27822
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47822
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67921
77921
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Seferihisar gets around 21 mm of rain over 3.6 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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511
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1573670
2553780
3523990
45040100
54840110
64641130
74442140
84342150
94142170
103942180
113842200
123642211
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153042271
162842281
172742301
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222040382
231940402
241739412
251639423
261538433
271438443
281437454
291337464
301236475
311135485

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1214light breeze
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3114light breeze

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 5:23 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:236:57
213.65:226:58
313.65:206:59
413.75:197:00
513.75:187:01
613.75:177:02
713.85:167:02
813.85:157:03
913.85:147:04
1013.95:137:05
1113.95:127:06
1213.95:117:07
1314.05:107:08
1414.05:097:09
1514.05:087:10
1614.15:077:11
1714.15:067:12
1814.15:057:13
1914.15:057:13
2014.25:047:14
2114.25:037:15
2214.25:027:16
2314.35:027:17
2414.35:017:18
2514.35:007:18
2614.35:007:19
2714.34:597:20
2814.44:597:21
2914.44:587:22
3014.44:577:22
3114.44:577:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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297.4Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Seferihisar

In seasonPeak

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

Seferihisar's rainy season runs October–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 Seferihisar?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Seferihisar in May

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

In May, Seferihisar sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Seferihisar 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in March near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 29 to Nov 1 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Seferihisar 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 Seferihisar peaks around June 23 at about 9 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJun 23UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Seferihisar 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 Seferihisar is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2118 µg/m³Dec 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Seferihisar?

Seferihisar sits at 38.2°N, 26.8°E, 34 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Urla, 15 km away.

Topography around Seferihisar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Seferihisar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,491 m.

The land around Seferihisar is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (42%), water (25%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
915 m
80 km
1,491 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Urla 15 km · Menderes 26 km · Konak 32 km · Karabağlar 33 km · Izmir 35 km · Bostanlı 37 km · Karşıyaka 38 km · Ataşehir 38 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 Seferihisar (38.1975°, 26.8388°, elevation 34 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).