Climate averages 1991–2020
Yalova weather
in May.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a mild month in Yalova: daytime highs average 21.8°C and nights cool to about 13.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 39 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 25 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gebze (21 km away). In May its highs average 20.5°C, 1.4°C cooler than Yalova, with 44 mm of rain.
Among the 138 cities listed in Turkey, Yalova ranks joint 77th of 138 for the warmest May highs and joint 43rd of 138 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 138 cities is 22.4°C; Yalova is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 4.4°C to 26.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 39 mm to 38 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Yalova climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8°C2.8°C | 2.8°C | 90 | 12.8 | 9.610 h |
| February | 9.9°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 73 | 11.8 | 10.611 h |
| March | 12.6°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 76 | 10.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 17.0°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 52 | 8.5 | 13.313 h |
| May, selected | 21.8°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 39 | 6.6 | 14.414 h |
| June | 26.3°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 38 | 6.1 | 15.015 h |
| July | 29.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 24 | 3.8 | 14.815 h |
| August | 29.3°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 26 | 3.3 | 13.814 h |
| September | 25.4°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 48 | 6.4 | 12.513 h |
| October | 20.4°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 73 | 9.0 | 11.211 h |
| November | 15.2°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 74 | 9.9 | 10.010 h |
| December | 10.6°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 100 | 12.7 | 9.39 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Gebze in MayTurkey · 21 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 12.0°C · 44 mm rain
- Gemlik in MayTurkey · 27 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 14.0°C · 53 mm rain
- Sultanbeyli in MayTurkey · 34 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 12.8°C · 35 mm rain
- Sancaktepe in MayTurkey · 39 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 13.2°C · 35 mm rain
- Ümraniye in MayTurkey · 42 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 13.0°C · 35 mm rain
- Üsküdar in MayTurkey · 47 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 13.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Derince in MayTurkey · 47 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 12.6°C · 59 mm rain
- Istanbul in MayTurkey · 48 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 13.6°C · 35 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Yalova) is explained once on the Yalova year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.