Alacabük Weather in May
Alacabük in May
The short of it: Alacabük in May averages a high of 16 °C (62 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 73 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 7° · rain 73 mm · daylight 14 h 14 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Alacabük an average May high of 16°, a low of 7° and some 73 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 73 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 14 min in mid-May, 65 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Alacabük runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Aydınocak, 9 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Alacabük, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 30 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AydınocakVan | 9 km E | 16° | 7° | 73 mm |
| BahçesarayVan | 29 km S | 19° | 8° | 73 mm |
| GevaşVan | 33 km ESE | 18° | 9° | 59 mm |
| HizanBitlis | 33 km WSW | 20° | 9° | 77 mm |
| Çağlayan MahallesiBitlis | 40 km WNW | 17° | 7° | 81 mm |
| TatvanBitlis | 42 km WNW | 17° | 7° | 82 mm |
| GümüşörenSiirt | 43 km S | 19° | 9° | 72 mm |
| EdremitVan | 45 km E | 18° | 10° | 52 mm |