Climate averages 1991–2020
Zonguldak weather
in May.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd 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 Zonguldak: daytime highs average 20.0°C and nights cool to about 12.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 43 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 29 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ereğli (Zonguldak Province), Turkey (36 km away). In May its highs average 18.7°C, 1.3°C cooler than Zonguldak, with 55 mm of rain.
Among the 138 cities listed in Turkey, Zonguldak ranks joint 107th of 138 for the warmest May highs and joint 54th of 138 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 138 cities is 22.4°C; Zonguldak is 2.5°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 23.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 43 mm to 50 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
Zonguldak climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.7°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 97 | 13.9 | 9.510 h |
| February | 9.3°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 77 | 12.7 | 10.611 h |
| March | 11.8°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 77 | 12.2 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.7°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 47 | 8.8 | 13.313 h |
| May, selected | 20.0°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 43 | 6.7 | 14.514 h |
| June | 23.9°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 50 | 6.6 | 15.115 h |
| July | 26.4°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 42 | 5.5 | 14.915 h |
| August | 27.0°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 50 | 5.8 | 13.814 h |
| September | 23.8°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 82 | 8.1 | 12.513 h |
| October | 19.7°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 101 | 10.1 | 11.111 h |
| November | 15.1°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 90 | 10.5 | 9.910 h |
| December | 10.7°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 107 | 13.8 | 9.29 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
- Ereğli (Zonguldak Province), Turkey in MayTurkey · 36 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 13.1°C · 55 mm rain
- Bartın in MayTurkey · 50 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 11.8°C · 42 mm rain
- Karabük in MayTurkey · 75 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.0°C · 84 mm rain
- Bolu in MayTurkey · 81 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 9.2°C · 110 mm rain
- Düzce in MayTurkey · 86 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 11.2°C · 113 mm rain
- Adapazarı in MayTurkey · 138 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 10.9°C · 73 mm rain
- Kastamonu in MayTurkey · 165 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 8.8°C · 72 mm rain
- İzmit in MayTurkey · 174 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 12.4°C · 73 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 Zonguldak) is explained once on the Zonguldak year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.