Suşehri weather in May

In May, Suşehri sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 121 mm of precipitation across 18 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 27% 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 Suşehri's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suşehri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
121 mm
18 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:17 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Suşehri is district of Sivas, Turkey.

Density
31/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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Suşehri reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Suşehri

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.

Suşehri weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -9°7411.1129.50.0
Feb-0° / -7°6210.610.810.40.0
Mar / -4°8113.210.411.70.2
Apr11° / 10015.44132.5
May17° / 121180.414.24.6
Jun21° / 5511.8014.86.5
Jul25° / 12°164.5014.68.2
Aug26° / 12°164.7013.68.1
Sep22° / 366.2012.37.7
Oct16° / 669.2110.95.4
Nov / -2°708.75.29.81.3
Dec / -7°6510.710.79.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34258
44258
54159
64159
74258
84357
94456
104555
114555
124654
134753
144753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Suşehri gets around 121 mm of rain and snow over 18 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 57% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1565
2575
3574
4584
5583
6593
7593
8592
9582
10582
11582
12571
13571
14561
15561
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17551
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20551
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30560
31560

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
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21000
31000
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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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 4:34 AM to 4:07 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:346:15
213.74:336:16
313.84:326:17
413.84:316:18
513.84:296:19
613.94:286:20
713.94:276:21
813.94:266:22
914.04:256:23
1014.04:246:24
1114.04:226:25
1214.14:216:26
1314.14:206:27
1414.24:196:28
1514.24:186:29
1614.24:176:30
1714.24:166:31
1814.34:166:32
1914.34:156:33
2014.34:146:34
2114.44:136:35
2214.44:126:36
2314.44:126:37
2414.44:116:38
2514.54:106:39
2614.54:096:40
2714.54:096:40
2814.54:086:41
2914.64:086:42
3014.64:076:43
3114.64:076:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Suşehri?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Suşehri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Suşehri in May

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

In May, Suşehri sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Suşehri in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Suşehri peaks around August 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateAug 10UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Suşehri 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 Suşehri is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1617 µg/m³Sep 98 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul8Good
Aug8Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Suşehri?

Suşehri sits at 40.2°N, 38.1°E, 1,049 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Şebin Karahisar, 32 km away.

KorganSivasEspiye

Topography around Suşehri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suşehri has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m around an average of 1,125 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,120 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,000 m.

The land around Suşehri is covered by grassland (41%), cropland (23%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
712 m
16 km
2,120 m
80 km
3,000 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Şebin Karahisar 32 km · Gürgentepe 81 km · Bulancak 87 km · Giresun 88 km · Ordu 92 km · Korgan 97 km · Sivas 102 km · Espiye 102 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 Suşehri (40.16°, 38.0841°, elevation 1,049 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).