Bursa weather in May

May in Bursa: warm, a little rain, with clean air — one of the best months to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Bursa🇹🇷 Turkey · Western Turkey · City92
  1. 60Jan
  2. 67Feb
  3. 72Mar
  4. 85Apr
  5. 92May
  6. 84Jun
  7. 80Jul
  8. 79Aug
  9. 88Sep
  10. 89Oct
  11. 74Nov
  12. 62Dec

#1 of 12 months in Bursa · #80 of 1413 destinations to visit in May · comfort 92/100 (tier S)

Days
24°C
Nights
12°C
Wet days
12
Sun
11 h
Humidity
76%
Daylight
14 h
Bursa, Turkey
Photo: Şinasi Müldür · Pexels

Traveller notes on Bursa in May

Forum posters name May (alongside September-October) among the best times to visit Turkey broadly - pleasant spring temperatures for sightseeing, ahead of summer's intense heat, and notably drier than April's showery pattern, with only occasional light, scattered rain by comparison. Layering is the standard advice given how much climate varies by region and elevation across the country. Bursa specifically is called an easy day trip from Istanbul - ferry to Yalova then bus, or a direct ferry from Kabataş to Mudanya - with the historic Silk Bazaar named as the highlight most posters build a visit around.
Tripadvisor community · May · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

Other months in Bursa

Forum posters cite last-week-of-November temperatures around 12C by day and 5C at night in Bursa, with semi-cloudy, sometimes sunny conditions, and describe the weather generally as unstable and cold enough to warrant real warm layers and a jacket. Posters are direct that any rain in Bursa itself likely means snow up at nearby Uludağ, with snowfall in the city proper typically not arriving until closer to year's end. Posters consistently recommend Bursa's mosques and Ottoman-era sultan tombs as worthwhile sightseeing regardless of the cool, changeable weather, given its history as an early Ottoman capital. Posters generally rate November as a cool, unpredictable but genuinely worthwhile time to visit Bursa, with the funicular up Uludağ a real winter-scenery bonus for anyone visiting later in the month.
Tripadvisor community · November · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Bursa climate normals — May

Daytime high24°C / 75°F🌤 warm
Nighttime low12°C / 53°F
Feels like (high)25°C / 77°F
Rainfall76 mm / 3 in🌦 some rain
Rainy days12 days
Humidity76%💦 very humid
Dew point12°C / 54°F
Sunshine11 h/day
Daylight14.4 h
Wind11 km/h / 7 mph
Air quality (US AQI)47🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Bursa in May

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Busyschool holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)

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Best months for Bursa's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Best weatherBursa's best weather comes in May, September and October — separate windows, not one continuous season.

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Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Bursa — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

Where is Bursa?

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Bursa in May — FAQ

Is May a good time to visit Bursa?
May in Bursa: warm, a little rain, with clean air — one of the best months to visit. It ranks #1 of 12 months for Bursa on SeasonMap's comfort score (92/100).
What is the weather like in Bursa in May?
In May, Bursa averages a daily high of 24.1°C and a low of 11.8°C, with about 76 mm of rain over roughly 11.7 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Bursa in May?
Bursa has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 47 in May.

Within 300 km: Istanbul's Istanbul Music Festival around 30 May – 30 Jun, and Selçuk's Storks on the aqueduct around 15 Mar – 31 Aug.