Başçiftlik Weather in May
Başçiftlik in May
The short of it: Başçiftlik in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 77 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 5° · rain 77 mm · daylight 14 h 25 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Başçiftlik an average May high of 18°, a low of 5° and some 77 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 18°, with nights near 5°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 77 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 25 min in mid-May, 71 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 July and September.
Against its neighbours, Başçiftlik runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Niksar, 19 km to the WNW, is 4° warmer by day.
May in Başçiftlik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h