Erciş Weather in May
Erciş in May
The short of it: Erciş in May averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 58 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 7° · rain 58 mm · daylight 14 h 17 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & June
May in Erciş brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 7°, with about 58 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 20°, with nights near 7°. Rain is modest, about 58 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 17 min in mid-May, 67 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Erciş runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Aşağıışıklı, 3 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Erciş, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 15 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AşağıışıklıVan | 3 km NNW | 19° | 6° | 60 mm |
| HeybeliBitlis | 29 km WSW | 19° | 7° | 62 mm |
| AkçıraBitlis | 30 km SW | 18° | 8° | 58 mm |
| GümüşdüvenBitlis | 31 km W | 18° | 5° | 68 mm |
| KavuştukBitlis | 35 km SW | 18° | 8° | 57 mm |
| KarşıyakaBitlis | 42 km SW | 18° | 8° | 60 mm |
| PatnosAğrı | 49 km WNW | 19° | 6° | 68 mm |
| Yukarı SüphanBitlis | 49 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 64 mm |