🇹🇷 Weather in Side in May
This is what the weather in Side (Turkish Riviera, Turkey) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
24.3 °C
21.8 °C – 26.6 °C
Avg. night-time low
14.4 °C
12.7 °C – 16.2 °C
Avg. rain days in period
8.2
26 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
44.1 mm
3.1 mm – 120 mm
Avg. cloud cover
38 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
21.7 °C
Sea point approx. 3 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 35.4 °C (18 May 2020) · Lowest temperature 5.1 °C (5 May 2026) · Avg. daily peak wind 17 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 128Sunny
- 79Partly cloudy
- 21Cloudy
- 63Light rain
- 19Rain
Summary
- On average 24.3 °C during the day and 14.4 °C at night.
- On average 8.2 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 44.1 mm of precipitation in total.
- The sea averaged 21.7 °C.
- Prevailing: Sunny.
- Warmest year: 2021 (avg. 26.6 °C), coolest: 2026 (avg. 21.8 °C).
- Wettest year: 2023 (120 mm), driest: 2021 (3.1 mm).
- Extremes: 35.4 °C on 18 May 2020 and 5.1 °C on 5 May 2026.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
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Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max21.8°Avg. min12.7°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 47.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 37 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.0 °C
Max 26.3 °C · Min 5.1 °C
2025
Avg. max24.4°Avg. min15.2°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 28.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 41 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.8 °C
Max 32.2 °C · Min 10.5 °C
2024
Avg. max24.5°Avg. min14.8°- Rain days
- 10 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 31.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 35 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.0 °C
Max 31.1 °C · Min 9.4 °C
2023
Avg. max22.7°Avg. min13.7°- Rain days
- 16 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 120 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 52 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.8 °C
Max 28.0 °C · Min 8.3 °C
2022
Avg. max24.8°Avg. min14.1°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 12.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 24 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.5 °C
Max 30.9 °C · Min 9.0 °C
2021
Avg. max26.6°Avg. min15.4°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 3.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 30 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.3 °C
Max 31.6 °C · Min 11.2 °C
2020
Avg. max24.5°Avg. min13.8°- Rain days
- 10 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 82.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 33 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.1 °C
Max 35.4 °C · Min 9.4 °C
2019
Avg. max24.4°Avg. min14.6°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 10.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 42 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.2 °C
Max 32.3 °C · Min 8.1 °C
2018
Avg. max25.6°Avg. min16.2°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 25.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 40 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 23.5 °C
Max 30.4 °C · Min 12.0 °C
2017
Avg. max23.4°Avg. min13.9°- Rain days
- 13 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 79.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 43 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.4 °C
Max 29.7 °C · Min 11.3 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Side in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 24.3 °C, night-time lows 14.4 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 35.4 °C (18 May 2020), the lowest 5.1 °C (5 May 2026).
- How often does it rain in Side in May?
- On average there were 8.2 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 44.1 mm of precipitation in total.
- How warm is the sea in Side in May?
- The sea temperature averaged 21.7 °C (open-sea point approx. 3 km from the town).
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Sea point approx. 3 km from the location (36.770, 31.360)
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