Palu Weather in May
Palu in May
The short of it: Palu in May averages a high of 25 °C (78 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 64 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 12° · rain 64 mm · daylight 14 h 16 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & May
May in Palu brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 12°, with about 64 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 25°, with nights near 12°. Wet spells are common — about 64 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 16 min in mid-May, 66 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Palu runs about middling and drier than most in May. Kovancılar, 6 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Palu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 22 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KovancılarElazığ | 6 km WNW | 25° | 12° | 68 mm |
| ÇakırkaşElazığ | 10 km NNE | 25° | 11° | 70 mm |
| YarımcaElazığ | 14 km WSW | 25° | 13° | 60 mm |
| BaltaşıElazığ | 16 km SW | 26° | 12° | 60 mm |
| ArıcakElazığ | 23 km SE | 23° | 10° | 82 mm |
| KarakoçanElazığ | 30 km NNE | 24° | 11° | 77 mm |
| DicleDiyarbakır Province | 38 km SSE | 26° | 12° | 56 mm |
| KuyularDiyarbakır Province | 42 km SE | 24° | 11° | 66 mm |