Niğde Weather in May
Niğde in May
The short of it: Niğde in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 49 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 9° · rain 49 mm · daylight 14 h 12 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Niğde an average May high of 22°, a low of 9° and some 49 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 22°; nights run about 9°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 49 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 12 min in mid-May, 64 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Niğde runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Tepeköy, 12 km to the NNW, is 3° cooler by day.
May in Niğde, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TepeköyNiğde Province | 12 km NNW | 19° | 6° | 54 mm |
| KaynarcaNiğde Province | 13 km SSW | 22° | 9° | 46 mm |
| BorNiğde Province | 13 km SW | 23° | 9° | 46 mm |
| BalcıNiğde Province | 19 km W | 18° | 5° | 57 mm |
| KayıNiğde Province | 25 km WSW | 23° | 9° | 45 mm |
| AltunhisarNiğde Province | 27 km W | 23° | 9° | 48 mm |
| KızılcaNiğde Province | 32 km WSW | 24° | 9° | 44 mm |
| DikilitaşNiğde Province | 39 km ENE | 20° | 7° | 54 mm |