Uşak weather in May

In May, Uşak sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 43 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 45% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Uşak's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uşak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:56 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
45%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

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

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.2 µg/m³ · 2017

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 Uşak reaches about 22°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 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2208
3208
4208
5208
6218
7219
8219
9219
10219
11229
12229
13229
142210
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232311
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282411
292411
302411
312412

How May really feels in Uşak

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.

Uşak weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°659.149.60.7
Feb / -0°609.44.110.51.4
Mar12° / 63102.911.73.2
Apr17° / 559.30.6135.5
May22° / 10°438.6014.17.2
Jun27° / 14°235.1014.77.5
Jul31° / 17°81.8014.46.1
Aug31° / 17°82.2013.56.1
Sep27° / 13°122.8012.38.3
Oct21° / 3350117.6
Nov14° / 445.80.69.94.6
Dec / 639.12.59.31.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26238
36238
46238
56337
66337
76337
86535
96535
106733
116733
126733
136832
146832
156832
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186931
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206931
216931
226931
236931
247030
257030
267030
277129
287228
297228
307327
317426

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Uşak gets around 43 mm of rain over 8.6 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
326
426
526
627
727
827
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2027
2127
2227
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2826
2926
3026
3126

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
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30991
31991

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 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 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 5:12 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:126:47
213.65:116:48
313.75:096:49
413.75:086:50
513.75:076:51
613.85:066:52
713.85:056:53
813.85:046:54
913.95:036:55
1013.95:016:56
1113.95:006:57
1214.04:596:58
1314.04:586:59
1414.04:577:00
1514.14:577:01
1614.14:567:02
1714.14:557:02
1814.24:547:03
1914.24:537:04
2014.24:527:05
2114.24:527:06
2214.34:517:07
2314.34:507:08
2414.34:497:09
2514.34:497:09
2614.44:487:10
2714.44:487:11
2814.44:477:12
2914.44:467:13
3014.54:467:13
3114.54:457:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.6Intense
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276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Uşak?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Uşak in May

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

In May, Uşak sees daytime highs around 22°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 Uşak 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 Uşak peaks around August 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateAug 10UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Uşak 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 Uşak is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1521 µg/m³Dec 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Uşak?

Uşak sits at 38.7°N, 29.4°E, 910 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Banaz, 31 km away.

Topography around Uşak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uşak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 934 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,281 m.

The land around Uşak is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (44%), grassland (27%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), cropland (32%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
178 m
16 km
1,033 m
80 km
2,281 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Banaz 31 km · Gediz 36 km · Simav 59 km · Kula 67 km · Emet 76 km · Demirci 77 km · Sandıklı 79 km · Alaşehir 85 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 Uşak (38.6735°, 29.4058°, elevation 910 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).