May Weather in Antalya Turkey

Daily high temperatures increase by 8°F, from 74°F to 82°F, rarely falling below 67°F or exceeding 90°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 8°F, from 55°F to 63°F, rarely falling below 50°F or exceeding 68°F.

For reference, on August 1, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Antalya typically range from 74°F to 94°F, while on January 23, the coldest day of the year, they range from 41°F to 58°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Badu, China (5,080 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Antalya (view comparison).

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The month of May in Antalya experiences rapidly decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 29% to 16%.

The clearest day of the month is May 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 84% of the time.

For reference, on December 23, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 43%, while on August 16, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 99%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Antalya, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 16% and ending it at 9%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 32% on December 24, and its lowest chance is 2% on September 3.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May in Antalya is decreasing, starting the month at 1.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.0 inches or falls below 0.2 inches, and ending the month at 0.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.8 inches.

Over the course of May in Antalya, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 48 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 35 seconds, and weekly increase of 11 minutes, 7 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 13 hours, 43 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 14 hours, 31 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Antalya is 6:03 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 23 minutes earlier at 5:39 AM on May 31.

The earliest sunset is 7:46 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 24 minutes later at 8:10 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Antalya during 2025.

For reference, on June 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:38 AM and sets 14 hours, 42 minutes later, at 8:19 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:06 AM and sets 9 hours, 38 minutes later, at 5:44 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2025. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Antalya is rapidly increasing during May, rising from 1% to 13% over the course of the month.

For reference, on August 10, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 58% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Antalya is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 5.5 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 5, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.0 miles per hour, while on May 30, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.3 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during May is 5.3 miles per hour on May 30.

The hourly average wind direction in Antalya throughout May is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 47% on May 31.

Antalya is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Antalya is increasing during May, rising by 6°F, from 66°F to 73°F, over the course of the month.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Antalya over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 16, with a 53% chance.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Antalya are rapidly increasing during May, increasing by 572°F, from 724°F to 1,296°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Antalya is gradually increasing during May, rising by 1.0 kWh, from 6.8 kWh to 7.8 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Antalya are 36.908 deg latitude, 30.696 deg longitude, and 200 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Antalya contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 807 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 229 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,766 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (10,072 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Antalya is covered by artificial surfaces (95%), within 10 miles by cropland (34%) and water (25%), and within 50 miles by trees (31%) and water (27%).