Rize Weather in May
Rize in May
The short of it: Rize in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 27 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 13° · rain 88 mm · daylight 14 h 27 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Rize brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 13°, with about 88 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 20°, with nights near 13°. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 27 min in mid-May, 72 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Rize runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Güneysu, 8 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Rize, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GüneysuRize Province | 8 km ESE | 20° | 12° | 85 mm |
| KalkandereRize Province | 13 km SSW | 20° | 12° | 84 mm |
| İyidereRize Province | 13 km W | 20° | 13° | 83 mm |
| ÇayeliRize Province | 18 km ENE | 20° | 13° | 85 mm |
| HayratTrabzon | 20 km SW | 20° | 12° | 80 mm |
| OfTrabzon | 24 km WSW | 20° | 13° | 78 mm |
| NurlucaRize Province | 32 km E | 20° | 11° | 82 mm |
| DernekpazarıTrabzon | 34 km SW | 20° | 11° | 77 mm |