Turkey in May: where is it warmest?
In May, Şanlıurfa is the warmest place with 29 °C by day, Erzurum the coolest with 16 °C. 40 of 45 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in May, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Şanlıurfa | 89 | 29° | – | 9 h | 4 |
| Pamukkale | 87 | 28° | – | 9 h | 7 |
| İskenderun | 85 | 28° | 22° | 9 h | 7 |
| Ephesus | 100 | 27° | – | 10 h | 4 |
| Antakya | 96 | 27° | – | 9 h | 6 |
| Adana | 93 | 27° | – | 9 h | 7 |
| Batman | 92 | 27° | – | 9 h | 8 |
| İzmir | 97 | 26° | 19° | 10 h | 6 |
| Sardis | 96 | 26° | – | 9 h | 5 |
| Belek | 90 | 26° | 21° | 9 h | 4 |
| Gaziantep | 88 | 26° | – | 7 h | 7 |
| Fethiye | 83 | 26° | 20° | 10 h | 7 |
| Kuşadası | 83 | 26° | 19° | 10 h | 4 |
| Kemer | 77 | 26° | 21° | 9 h | 13 |
| Tarsus | 93 | 25° | – | 9 h | 7 |
| Diyarbakır | 91 | 25° | – | 9 h | 8 |
| Antalya (Lara Beach) | 90 | 25° | 21° | 9 h | 4 |
| Mardin | 90 | 25° | – | 10 h | 9 |
| Miletus | 82 | 25° | 20° | 10 h | 4 |
| Edirne | 86 | 24° | – | 7 h | 8 |
| Side | 81 | 24° | 21° | 10 h | 8 |
| Alanya | 77 | 24° | 22° | 10 h | 8 |
| Ölüdeniz | 75 | 24° | 20° | 10 h | 7 |
| Mersin | 94 | 23° | 22° | 9 h | 6 |
| Konya | 91 | 23° | – | 8 h | 7 |
| Marmaris | 75 | 23° | 20° | 9 h | 5 |
| Didim | 74 | 23° | 20° | 9 h | 4 |
| Çeşme | 69 | 23° | 19° | 10 h | 3 |
| Çanakkale | 64 | 23° | 18° | 9 h | 5 |
| Ankara | 85 | 22° | – | 8 h | 9 |
| Bursa | 84 | 22° | – | 7 h | 8 |
| İzmit | 84 | 22° | 16° | 7 h | 9 |
| Kayseri | 81 | 22° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Bodrum | 63 | 22° | 20° | 9 h | 4 |
| Çorum | 82 | 21° | – | 8 h | 10 |
| Hattusa | 80 | 21° | – | 8 h | 12 |
| Istanbul | 90 | 20° | 16° | 7 h | 6 |
| Imbros | 46 | 20° | 18° | 9 h | 5 |
| Samsun | 78 | 19° | 15° | 7 h | 11 |
| Sinop | 20 | 19° | 15° | 6 h | 11 |
| Van | 88 | 18° | – | 10 h | 9 |
| Trabzon | 59 | 18° | 16° | 6 h | 18 |
| Rize | 10 | 18° | 17° | 6 h | 17 |
| Kars | 64 | 16° | – | 7 h | 21 |
| Erzurum | 49 | 16° | – | 6 h | 19 |
Turkey in May: quick answers
Turkey in May: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in May are Şanlıurfa (29 °C), Pamukkale (28 °C) and İskenderun (28 °C).
Turkey in May: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at İskenderun (22 °C), Alanya (22 °C) and Mersin (22 °C).
Turkey in May: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in May – warm, sunny and dry – is in Ephesus, İzmir and Antakya.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences