İzmir Weather in May
İzmir in May
The short of it: İzmir in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 15° · rain 34 mm · daylight 14 h 15 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & October
May in İzmir brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 15°, with about 34 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 27°, with nights near 15°. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 15 min in mid-May, 65 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, İzmir runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Karabağlar, 3 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in İzmir, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 14 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karabağlarİzmir Province | 3 km S | 27° | 15° | 34 mm |
| Konakİzmir Province | 4 km WSW | 27° | 15° | 32 mm |
| Karşıyakaİzmir Province | 5 km NNW | 27° | 15° | 33 mm |
| Bostanlıİzmir Province | 6 km NW | 27° | 15° | 34 mm |
| Demirköprüİzmir Province | 7 km NNW | 27° | 15° | 34 mm |
| Atakentİzmir Province | 7 km NW | 27° | 15° | 34 mm |
| Şemiklerİzmir Province | 8 km NNW | 27° | 15° | 34 mm |
| Cumhuriyetİzmir Province | 8 km NNW | 27° | 15° | 34 mm |