Tarabya weather in May

In May, Tarabya sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 32 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-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 50% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tarabya's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarabya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:51 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Tarabya is mahalle (administrative quarter) in Sarıyer, İstanbul–Europe, northwestern Turkey.

Density
7,141/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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tarabya reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Tarabya weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7211.82.19.41.6
Feb / 6110.82.110.41.8
Mar11° / 6610.40.711.72.7
Apr15° / 10°417.4013.14.9
May20° / 14°326.1014.37.1
Jun25° / 19°345.7014.98.0
Jul28° / 22°264.2014.77.9
Aug28° / 22°244.2013.67.7
Sep24° / 19°506.5012.37.8
Oct20° / 15°738.4010.96.5
Nov15° / 11°629.109.74.5
Dec11° / 8612.21.19.12.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56238
66337
76337
86337
96337
106436
116436
126535
136634
146634
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206931
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267228
277327
287327
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307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tarabya gets around 32 mm of rain over 6.1 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 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1891100
2871300
3851500
4831610
5811810
6792010
7772210
8742420
9712720
10682930
11663130
12633340
13603550
14573760
15543970
16514180
17484390
184545100
194246120
203948130
213649150
223450170
233151180
242951200
252751220
262551240
272350261
282250281
292049301
301948322
311747332

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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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 42 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 5:09 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:096:53
213.85:076:54
313.85:066:55
413.95:056:56
513.95:046:58
613.95:026:59
714.05:017:00
814.05:007:01
914.14:597:02
1014.14:587:03
1114.14:567:04
1214.24:557:05
1314.24:547:06
1414.24:537:07
1514.34:527:08
1614.34:517:09
1714.34:507:10
1814.44:497:11
1914.44:487:12
2014.44:477:13
2114.54:477:14
2214.54:467:15
2314.54:457:16
2414.54:447:17
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2614.64:437:18
2714.64:427:19
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2914.74:417:21
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
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316.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tarabya?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tarabya in May

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

In May, Tarabya sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Tarabya in May

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 11 to Oct 7 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May15Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Tarabya 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 Tarabya peaks around June 23 at about 9 (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 highModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Tarabya 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 Tarabya is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1917 µg/m³Jul 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tarabya?

Tarabya sits at 41.1°N, 29.0°E, 63 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is İstinye, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Tarabya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarabya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,150 m.

The land around Tarabya is covered by trees (42%), water (30%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
449 m
80 km
1,150 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: İstinye 3.0 km · Çubuklu 4.0 km · Zekeriya 7.0 km · Şişli 10 km · Üsküdar 13 km · Eminönü 14 km · Umraniye 15 km · Fatih 15 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 Tarabya (41.1336°, 29.0464°, elevation 63 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. 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).