Sarıkamış Weather in May
Sarıkamış in May
The short of it: Sarıkamış in May averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 3° · rain 88 mm · daylight 14 h 24 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & September
May in Sarıkamış brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 3°, with about 88 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 14°; nights run about 3°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 88 mm. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 24 min in mid-May, 70 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and September.
Against its neighbours, Sarıkamış runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Selim, 22 km to the NE, is 4° warmer by day.
May in Sarıkamış, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SelimKars Province | 22 km NE | 18° | 4° | 76 mm |
| Cumhuriyet MahallesiKars Province | 23 km NE | 18° | 4° | 76 mm |
| Çarşı MahallesiKars Province | 23 km NE | 18° | 4° | 76 mm |
| Köprübaşı MahallesiKars Province | 24 km NE | 18° | 4° | 76 mm |
| SarıgünKars Province | 25 km N | 15° | 2° | 87 mm |
| Büyük OlukluKars Province | 25 km E | 17° | 3° | 78 mm |
| AkçakaleKars Province | 27 km NNE | 16° | 3° | 84 mm |
| KoyunyurduKars Province | 29 km ENE | 18° | 4° | 78 mm |