Sungurlu weather in May

In May, Sungurlu sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 49 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sungurlu's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sungurlu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:32 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
49%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Sungurlu is town in Çorum Province, Turkey.

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 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sungurlu reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°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)
1218
2218
3228
4229
5229
6229
7229
8239
9239
102310
112310
122310
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282612
292612
302613
312613

How May really feels in Sungurlu

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.

Sungurlu 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 / -3°499.14.29.50.3
Feb / -2°428.33.110.41.5
Mar13° / 549.82.111.73.7
Apr19° / 509.60.5136.0
May24° / 10°4910.3014.27.0
Jun29° / 15°367.2014.86.4
Jul32° / 17°82.1014.65.1
Aug32° / 17°81.9013.65.2
Sep28° / 13°173.4012.37.6
Oct21° / 295.4010.97.5
Nov13° / 466.10.99.84.2
Dec / -1°568.82.89.21.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 36%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
66040
76040
86040
96040
106139
116139
126238
136238
146337
156337
166436
176436
186535
196535
206535
216634
226634
236634
246733
256733
266733
276832
286832
296931
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sungurlu gets around 49 mm of rain over 10.3 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
232
332
432
532
632
732
832
932
1031
1131
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1930
2031
2131
2232
2332
2433
2533
2634
2734
2834
2934
3034
3134

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
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22982
23982
24982
25973
26973
27964
28964
29955
30946
31937

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 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 4:49 AM to 4:21 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:496:30
213.74:486:31
313.84:476:32
413.84:456:33
513.84:446:34
613.94:436:35
713.94:426:36
813.94:416:37
914.04:406:38
1014.04:386:39
1114.14:376:40
1214.14:366:41
1314.14:356:42
1414.24:346:43
1514.24:336:44
1614.24:326:45
1714.24:316:46
1814.34:306:47
1914.34:306:48
2014.34:296:49
2114.44:286:50
2214.44:276:51
2314.44:266:52
2414.54:266:53
2514.54:256:54
2614.54:246:54
2714.54:246:55
2814.64:236:56
2914.64:226:57
3014.64:226:58
3114.64:216:58

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.6Intense
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216.7Intense
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286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sungurlu?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sungurlu in May

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

In May, Sungurlu sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Sungurlu 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 Sungurlu peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highModerateLowJun 21UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Sungurlu 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 Sungurlu is worst in May — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMay 1219 µg/m³Jul 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sungurlu?

Sungurlu sits at 40.2°N, 34.4°E, 774 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Alaca, 40 km away.

Topography around Sungurlu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sungurlu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 781 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,015 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,601 m.

The land around Sungurlu is covered by cropland (54%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
250 m
16 km
1,015 m
80 km
1,601 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Alaca 40 km · Yozgat 53 km · Yerköy 59 km · İskilip 64 km · Çorum 65 km · Sorgun 80 km · Çankırı 80 km · Kırıkkale 82 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 Sungurlu (40.1675°, 34.3739°, elevation 774 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).