Bayburt weather in May

In May, Bayburt sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 16.6 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bayburt's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bayburt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:09 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Bayburt is central district and city in Bayburt Province, Turkey.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 33 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
18/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bayburt reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1131
2132
3142
4142
5142
6142
7142
8153
9153
10153
11153
12153
13163
14163
15164
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30196
31196

How May really feels in Bayburt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
5
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bayburt weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -13°439.110.39.50.0
Feb-1° / -10°4291010.40.0
Mar / -6°5811.610.111.70.1
Apr10° / -1°7314.35.9132.0
May16° / 7616.61.214.24.4
Jun21° / 39100.114.86.8
Jul25° / 11°205.1014.68.1
Aug26° / 11°154.2013.68.1
Sep22° / 204.40.212.37.9
Oct15° / 386.81.510.95.1
Nov / -5°477.56.19.80.8
Dec-0° / -10°408.39.89.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54159
64159
74159
84258
94357
104357
114357
124456
134654
144654
154753
164753
174852
184852
195050
205050
215149
225248
235347
245446
255446
265446
275644
285644
295743
305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Bayburt gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 16.6 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 53% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1569
2568
3577
4577
5576
6576
7576
8575
9565
10565
11554
12554
13544
14544
15533
16533
17523
18523
19513
20513
21512
22502
23502
24502
25502
26492
27492
28492
29482
30472
31462

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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21100
22100
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25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:26 AM to 3:58 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:266:07
213.74:246:08
313.84:236:09
413.84:226:10
513.84:216:11
613.94:196:12
713.94:186:13
814.04:176:14
914.04:166:15
1014.04:156:16
1114.14:146:17
1214.14:136:18
1314.14:126:19
1414.24:116:20
1514.24:106:21
1614.24:096:22
1714.34:086:23
1814.34:076:24
1914.34:066:25
2014.34:056:26
2114.44:046:27
2214.44:036:28
2314.44:036:29
2414.54:026:29
2514.54:016:30
2614.54:016:31
2714.54:006:32
2814.63:596:33
2914.63:596:34
3014.63:586:34
3114.63:586:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.06 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
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246.7Intense
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276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bayburt?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bayburt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bayburt in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Bayburt sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Bayburt in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bayburt peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeExtremeVery highModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Bayburt in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bayburt is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2116 µg/m³Jan 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul8Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bayburt?

Bayburt sits at 40.3°N, 40.2°E, 1,564 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Aşkale, 55 km away.

Topography around Bayburt

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bayburt.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bayburt has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m around an average of 1,674 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,134 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,516 m.

The land around Bayburt is covered by grassland (61%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
487 m
16 km
1,134 m
80 km
3,516 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Aşkale 55 km · Gümüşhane 68 km · Kelkit 69 km · Sürmene 73 km · Cimin 75 km · Of 76 km · Araklı 77 km · Arsin 81 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$18,599
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 488
Religion
Muslim 100%other 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bayburt (40.2563°, 40.2229°, elevation 1,564 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).