Serinhisar weather in May

In May, Serinhisar sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 51 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Serinhisar's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Serinhisar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:59 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
43%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Serinhisar is district and town in Denizli, Turkey.

Density
76/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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Serinhisar reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°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)
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2209
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How May really feels in Serinhisar

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.

Serinhisar weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°659.13.59.71.2
Feb / 5793.510.61.9
Mar13° / 559.5211.73.6
Apr17° / 509.50.412.95.7
May23° / 10°5190147.3
Jun27° / 15°224.5014.57.5
Jul31° / 18°81.9014.36.0
Aug31° / 19°71.9013.46.0
Sep27° / 14°122.7012.38.3
Oct21° / 315.20117.7
Nov15° / 395.90.5105.1
Dec / 518.72.19.52.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76535
86535
96634
106634
116832
126832
136931
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Serinhisar gets around 51 mm of rain over 9 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
531
631
731
831
930
1030
1130
1229
1329
1428
1528
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2127
2227
2326
2426
2526
2626
2725
2825
2924
3024
3123

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 (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 5:14 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:146:46
213.65:136:47
313.65:126:48
413.65:116:49
513.75:106:50
613.75:086:51
713.75:076:52
813.85:066:53
913.85:056:53
1013.85:046:54
1113.95:036:55
1213.95:026:56
1313.95:016:57
1414.05:006:58
1514.05:006:59
1614.04:597:00
1714.04:587:01
1814.14:577:01
1914.14:567:02
2014.14:557:03
2114.24:557:04
2214.24:547:05
2314.24:537:06
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2514.34:527:07
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2714.34:517:09
2814.34:507:09
2914.34:507:10
3014.44:497:11
3114.44:497:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.5Intense
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46.5Intense
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277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Serinhisar?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Serinhisar for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Serinhisar in May

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

In May, Serinhisar sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Serinhisar 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 Serinhisar peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 21UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Serinhisar 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 Serinhisar is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMay 1522 µg/m³Dec 2111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Serinhisar?

Serinhisar sits at 37.6°N, 29.3°E, 958 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Denizli, 27 km away.

Ortaca

Topography around Serinhisar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Serinhisar has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 718 m around an average of 1,092 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,880 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,437 m.

The land around Serinhisar is covered by grassland (38%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (35%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), grassland (26%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
718 m
16 km
1,880 m
80 km
2,437 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Denizli 27 km · Merkezefendi 32 km · Pamukkale 40 km · Sarayköy 49 km · Muğla 89 km · Nazilli 91 km · Burdur 92 km · Ortaca 94 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 Serinhisar (37.581°, 29.2664°, elevation 958 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).