Sinop weather in May

In May, Sinop sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 30 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sinop's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sinop's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:24 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Sinop is central district and city in Sinop Province, Turkey.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 50.2 µg/m³ · 2019

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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sinop reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 20°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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101613
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Sinop weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7613.32.49.31.5
Feb / 6111.22.310.31.4
Mar10° / 6211.30.611.72.0
Apr12° / 448.9013.13.5
May17° / 14°306.2014.36.1
Jun22° / 19°214.60158.0
Jul25° / 22°173.1014.78.7
Aug26° / 23°214.1013.78.4
Sep23° / 19°457012.37.7
Oct19° / 15°739.8010.96.1
Nov14° / 11°7310.50.19.64.2
Dec11° / 95141.392.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
36040
46040
56139
66238
76238
86238
96337
106337
116436
126436
136535
146535
156634
166535
176535
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196535
206535
216535
226436
236436
246436
256535
266535
276535
286634
296634
306733
316733

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sinop gets around 30 mm of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
422
523
623
723
823
923
1023
1123
1222
1322
1421
1521
1620
1720
1819
1919
2018
2118
2218
2318
2418
2518
2618
2718
2819
2919
3019
3119

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192800
2901000
3891100
4871300
5861400
6841600
7811900
8782110
9762310
10742510
11712810
12683020
13653320
14623530
15583840
16544150
17514360
18484570
19444780
204149100
213850120
223552130
233252151
243052171
252753191
262552221
272352241
282151262
291950292
301849313
311647343

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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:43 AM to 4:13 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:436:30
213.84:416:32
313.94:406:33
413.94:396:34
514.04:376:35
614.04:366:36
714.04:356:37
814.14:336:38
914.14:326:39
1014.24:316:40
1114.24:306:41
1214.24:296:43
1314.34:286:44
1414.34:276:45
1514.34:256:46
1614.44:246:47
1714.44:236:48
1814.44:226:49
1914.54:226:50
2014.54:216:51
2114.54:206:52
2214.64:196:53
2314.64:186:54
2414.64:176:55
2514.74:176:56
2614.74:166:57
2714.74:156:57
2814.74:146:58
2914.84:146:59
3014.84:137:00
3114.84:137:01

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sinop

In seasonPeak

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

Sinop's rainy season runs September–April, 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 Sinop?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sinop for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sinop in May

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

In May, Sinop sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Sinop in May

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 25°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 17 to Oct 9 — about 3.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Sinop in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sinop peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sinop?

Sinop sits at 42.0°N, 35.2°E, 100 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Boyabat, 70 km away.

TaşköprüVezirköprüOsmancıkHavzaSamsunMerzifon

Topography around Sinop

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sinop has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,850 m.

The land around Sinop is covered by water (69%) within 3 km, water (79%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
217 m
80 km
1,850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Boyabat 70 km · Bafra 80 km · Taşköprü 97 km · Vezirköprü 101 km · Osmancık 120 km · Havza 125 km · Samsun 128 km · Merzifon 131 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 Sinop (42.0268°, 35.1625°, elevation 100 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).