Göreme Weather in May
Göreme in May
The short of it: Göreme in May averages a high of 21 °C (71 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 8° · rain 50 mm · daylight 14 h 16 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Göreme an average May high of 21°, a low of 8° and some 50 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 21°, with nights near 8°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 50 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 16 min in mid-May, 66 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Göreme runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Ürgüp, 7 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Göreme, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÜrgüpNevşehir Province | 7 km ESE | 22° | 9° | 51 mm |
| AvanosNevşehir Province | 8 km N | 23° | 9° | 47 mm |
| NevşehirNevşehir Province | 10 km W | 22° | 9° | 50 mm |
| GülşehirNevşehir Province | 21 km WNW | 23° | 9° | 44 mm |
| AcıgölNevşehir Province | 30 km WSW | 21° | 8° | 47 mm |
| DerinkuyuNevşehir Province | 31 km SSW | 21° | 7° | 52 mm |
| YeşilhisarKayseri | 39 km SE | 23° | 8° | 52 mm |
| HacıbektaşNevşehir Province | 41 km NW | 20° | 8° | 48 mm |