Senirkent weather in May

In May, Senirkent sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 57 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-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 45% 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 Senirkent's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Senirkent's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:52 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
46%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Senirkent is district of Isparta, southwestern Turkey.

Density
31/km²
people per km²
Founded
1952

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 Senirkent reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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 25°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
2187
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5187
6197
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10198
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How May really feels in Senirkent

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.

Senirkent weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°8810.96.39.70.0
Feb / -2°7110.15.510.50.7
Mar10° / 7511.13.611.72.4
Apr15° / 7011.30.7134.5
May20° / 57100146.6
Jun25° / 13°275.7014.68.0
Jul29° / 16°81.9014.47.6
Aug29° / 16°81.9013.57.5
Sep25° / 12°173.4012.38.6
Oct19° / 4760116.9
Nov12° / 556.919.93.7
Dec / -1°7710.43.99.40.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46238
56337
66337
76436
86436
96436
106634
116634
126733
136733
146832
156832
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197030
207030
217129
227030
237129
247129
257129
267228
277228
287327
297426
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Senirkent gets around 57 mm of rain over 10 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
434
534
634
733
833
933
1032
1132
1232
1331
1431
1530
1630
1730
1830
1931
2031
2131
2231
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2630
2730
2829
2929
3029
3128

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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31100

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
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206calm
216calm
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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 5:08 AM to 4:42 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:086:42
213.65:076:43
313.65:066:44
413.75:056:45
513.75:036:46
613.75:026:47
713.85:016:47
813.85:006:48
913.84:596:49
1013.94:586:50
1113.94:576:51
1213.94:566:52
1314.04:556:53
1414.04:546:54
1514.04:536:55
1614.14:526:56
1714.14:526:57
1814.14:516:57
1914.14:506:58
2014.24:496:59
2114.24:487:00
2214.24:487:01
2314.24:477:02
2414.34:467:03
2514.34:467:03
2614.34:457:04
2714.34:447:05
2814.44:447:06
2914.44:437:06
3014.44:437:07
3114.44:427:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.76 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.74 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
86.5Intense
96.6Intense
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247.0Intense
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267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Senirkent?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Senirkent for sightseeing.

What to pack for Senirkent in May

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

In May, Senirkent sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Senirkent 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 Senirkent peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highModerateJun 22UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Senirkent 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 Senirkent is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1622 µg/m³Dec 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Senirkent?

Senirkent sits at 38.1°N, 30.5°E, 1,024 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Dinar, 34 km away.

Topography around Senirkent

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Senirkent has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,429 m around an average of 1,202 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,859 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,510 m.

The land around Senirkent is covered by grassland (41%), cropland (28%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), trees (26%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,429 m
16 km
1,859 m
80 km
2,510 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Dinar 34 km · Eğirdir 37 km · Isparta 38 km · Sandıklı 47 km · Burdur 48 km · Yalvaç 59 km · Çay 68 km · Şarkîkaraağaç 72 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 Senirkent (38.1044°, 30.5486°, elevation 1,024 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).