Ankara Weather in May
Ankara in May
The short of it: Ankara in May averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 49 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 9° · rain 49 mm · daylight 14 h 22 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Ankara an average May high of 23°, a low of 9° and some 49 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 23°; nights run about 9°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 49 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 22 min in mid-May, 69 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Ankara runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Kızılay, 0 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Ankara, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KızılayAnkara | 0 km WNW | 23° | 9° | 49 mm |
| ÇankayaAnkara | 1 km ESE | 23° | 9° | 49 mm |
| KavaklıdereAnkara | 1 km SSE | 22° | 9° | 50 mm |
| MebusevleriAnkara | 2 km NW | 23° | 9° | 47 mm |
| BahçelievlerAnkara | 3 km WNW | 23° | 9° | 47 mm |
| GaziosmanpaşaAnkara | 3 km SSE | 22° | 9° | 50 mm |
| İncirliAnkara | 7 km N | 23° | 9° | 50 mm |
| EtlikAnkara | 7 km NNW | 22° | 9° | 51 mm |