Şanlıurfa Weather in May
Şanlıurfa in May
The short of it: Şanlıurfa in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 16° · rain 34 mm · daylight 14 h 9 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & November
May in Şanlıurfa brings afternoons near 30° and nights around 16°, with about 34 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 30°, with nights near 16°. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 9 min in mid-May, 62 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and November.
Against its neighbours, Şanlıurfa runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Konuklu, 7 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Şanlıurfa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KonukluŞanlıurfa | 7 km SE | 31° | 16° | 32 mm |
| BoydereŞanlıurfa | 10 km SE | 31° | 16° | 31 mm |
| YeniköyŞanlıurfa | 10 km ESE | 31° | 16° | 32 mm |
| ÖrencikŞanlıurfa | 11 km ENE | 29° | 15° | 38 mm |
| KısasŞanlıurfa | 14 km ESE | 31° | 16° | 32 mm |
| TurlukŞanlıurfa | 22 km SE | 32° | 16° | 30 mm |
| BozovaŞanlıurfa | 32 km NW | 29° | 15° | 34 mm |
| MinareŞanlıurfa | 32 km SE | 32° | 16° | 30 mm |