The tables below give May averages for the amount of sunshine at dozens of cities throughout Turkey.
The cities are grouped for each region of the country: Marmara Region, Aegean Turkey, Mediterranean Turkey, Black Sea Turkey, Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia and Southeastern Anatolia.
The averages are for the number of hours a day with sun and the total hours of sun in May. The month's data are based on weather measurements made from 1991 to 2020.
Marmara Region
Hours of sunshine in May
| Place |
Day |
Month |
| Balikesir |
7.2 |
216 |
| Bursa |
7.0 |
210 |
| Çanakkale |
8.8 |
264 |
| Edirne |
7.4 |
222 |
| İstanbul |
9.0 |
270 |
| İzmit (Kocaeli) |
7.0 |
210 |
| Sakarya (Adapazari) |
6.6 |
198 |
Aegean Turkey
May sunshine averages (hours)
| Place |
Day |
Month |
| Afon (Afyonkarahisar) |
7.4 |
222 |
| Aydin |
7.4 |
222 |
| İzmir |
9.7 |
291 |
| Manisa |
7.2 |
216 |
| Muğla |
7.8 |
234 |
Mediterranean Turkey
Average May sun
| Place |
Day |
Month |
| Adana |
8.6 |
258 |
| Antalya |
9.4 |
282 |
| Hatay (Antakya) |
9.1 |
273 |
| Maras (Kahramanmaraş) |
8.0 |
240 |
| Mersin (İçel) |
8.5 |
255 |
Black Sea Turkey
Total hours of sun on average
| Place |
Day |
Month |
| Bolu |
6.4 |
192 |
| Ordu |
5.5 |
165 |
| Rize |
5.8 |
174 |
| Samsun |
6.5 |
195 |
| Sinop |
6.0 |
180 |
| Trabzon |
5.5 |
165 |
| Zonguldak |
6.3 |
189 |
Central Anatolia
Average hours of sunshine in May
| Place |
Day |
Month |
| Ankara |
7.7 |
231 |
| Eskişehir |
7.5 |
225 |
| Kayseri |
8.0 |
240 |
| Konya |
8.7 |
261 |
| Nevşehir |
8.3 |
249 |
Eastern Anatoli
May sunshine averages in hours
| Place |
Day |
Month |
| Elâzığ |
8.1 |
243 |
| Erzurum |
7.6 |
228 |
| Kars |
7.3 |
219 |
| Van |
9.5 |
285 |
Southeastern Anatolia
Number of sunny hours on average
| Place |
Day |
Month |
| Diyarbakır |
9.1 |
273 |
| Gaziantep |
7.1 |
213 |
| Mardin |
9.9 |
297 |
| Urfa (Şanlıurfa) |
9.3 |
279 |