Kars Weather in May
Kars in May
The short of it: Kars in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 76 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 September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 4° · rain 76 mm · daylight 14 h 25 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Kars brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 4°, with about 76 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 4°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 76 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Kars runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Susuz, 20 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Kars, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 26 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SusuzKars Province | 20 km N | 17° | 4° | 80 mm |
| Çarşı MahallesiKars Province | 29 km WSW | 18° | 4° | 76 mm |
| Cumhuriyet MahallesiKars Province | 30 km WSW | 18° | 4° | 76 mm |
| SelimKars Province | 30 km WSW | 18° | 4° | 76 mm |
| ArpaçayKars Province | 34 km NE | 17° | 4° | 81 mm |
| DigorKars Province | 37 km SE | 17° | 5° | 76 mm |
| SenemoğluArdahan | 41 km WNW | 15° | 2° | 87 mm |
| GöleArdahan | 46 km WNW | 14° | 3° | 87 mm |