Bitlis Weather in May
Bitlis in May
The short of it: Bitlis in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 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 19° · low 8° · rain 86 mm · daylight 14 h 14 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Bitlis an average May high of 19°, a low of 8° and some 86 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 19°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 7th 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, Bitlis runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Değirmenaltı, 7 km to the ENE, is 3° cooler by day.
May in Bitlis, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 58 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeğirmenaltıBitlis | 7 km ENE | 16° | 6° | 86 mm |
| MutkiBitlis | 16 km W | 19° | 8° | 86 mm |
| Taşlı Pınar MahallesiBitlis | 16 km W | 19° | 8° | 86 mm |
| TatvanBitlis | 18 km ENE | 17° | 7° | 82 mm |
| GüroymakBitlis | 21 km NNW | 21° | 9° | 76 mm |
| HizanBitlis | 33 km SE | 20° | 9° | 77 mm |
| ErlerBitlis | 34 km WNW | 20° | 9° | 79 mm |
| ŞirvanSiirt | 38 km S | 26° | 14° | 66 mm |