Ardahan Weather in May
Ardahan in May
The short of it: Ardahan in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 3° · rain 82 mm · daylight 14 h 28 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & July
May in Ardahan brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 3°, with about 82 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 16°, with nights near 3°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 82 mm. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 28 min in mid-May, 72 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 September and July.
Against its neighbours, Ardahan runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Sulakyurt, 9 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Ardahan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 25 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SulakyurtArdahan | 9 km NW | 17° | 4° | 82 mm |
| ÖlçekArdahan | 13 km E | 17° | 4° | 83 mm |
| KoyunpınarıArdahan | 16 km NNE | 16° | 3° | 88 mm |
| HanakArdahan | 18 km NE | 16° | 3° | 86 mm |
| ÇiçeklidağArdahan | 22 km N | 14° | 2° | 98 mm |
| BurmadereArdahan | 23 km NNE | 14° | 2° | 99 mm |
| NebioğluArdahan | 24 km SE | 15° | 2° | 89 mm |
| DamalArdahan | 28 km NNE | 14° | 2° | 102 mm |