Başkale Weather in May
Başkale in May
The short of it: Başkale in May averages a high of 15 °C (60 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 54 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 5° · rain 54 mm · daylight 14 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Başkale an average May high of 15°, a low of 5° and some 54 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 15°; nights run about 5°. Rain is modest, about 54 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 13 min in mid-May, 65 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Başkale runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Elaçmaz, 47 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Başkale, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 18 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElaçmazVan | 47 km N | 16° | 4° | 57 mm |
| KırıkdağHakkâri | 55 km S | 16° | 7° | 61 mm |
| YüksekovaHakkâri | 58 km SSE | 19° | 8° | 53 mm |
| HakkâriHakkâri | 58 km SSW | 20° | 10° | 60 mm |
| Tāzeh ShahrWest Azerbaijan | 61 km ENE | 22° | 9° | 54 mm |
| Patah VīrWest Azerbaijan | 61 km ENE | 22° | 9° | 54 mm |
| KarlıHakkâri | 65 km SSE | 18° | 7° | 57 mm |
| OwlaqWest Azerbaijan | 65 km E | 21° | 10° | 53 mm |