Refahiye Weather in May
Refahiye in May
The short of it: Refahiye in May averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 22 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 20° · low 7° · rain 79 mm · daylight 14 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Refahiye an average May high of 20°, a low of 7° and some 79 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 20°, with nights near 7°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 79 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 22 min in mid-May, 69 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, Refahiye runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Gölova, 23 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Refahiye, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GölovaSivas | 23 km NW | 20° | 8° | 73 mm |
| KemahErzincan | 40 km SSE | 23° | 10° | 65 mm |
| AkıncılarSivas | 41 km WNW | 20° | 8° | 78 mm |
| ŞiranGümüşhane Province | 45 km NE | 21° | 8° | 73 mm |
| AlucraGiresun | 47 km N | 19° | 7° | 82 mm |
| İliçErzincan | 52 km SSW | 22° | 10° | 67 mm |
| EvrenGümüşhane Province | 52 km NE | 20° | 7° | 76 mm |
| Şebin KarahisarGiresun | 53 km NNW | 20° | 9° | 70 mm |