Doğubayazıt weather in May

In May, Doğubayazıt sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 16 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Doğubayazıt's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Doğubayazıt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
3:55 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
59%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Doğubayazıt is district and town of Ağrı, Turkey.

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 Doğubayazıt reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1142
2143
3143
4143
5143
6153
7153
8154
9154
10154
11164
12164
13165
14165
15165
16175
17175
18175
19176
20176
21186
22186
23186
24186
25196
26197
27197
28197
29197
30207
31207

How May really feels in Doğubayazıt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Doğubayazıt weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -14°306.87.69.50.0
Feb / -11°337.98.310.40.0
Mar / -5°5511.28.711.70.4
Apr11° / 6514.53.9132.6
May17° / 64160.414.14.6
Jun22° / 10°4111014.76.9
Jul26° / 13°277.5014.57.7
Aug26° / 13°164.9013.68.0
Sep22° / 163.9012.38.2
Oct15° / 286.80.710.95.3
Nov / -4°316.44.29.81.1
Dec / -10°317.27.49.30.0

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 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34357
44357
54357
64357
74258
84456
94456
104357
114456
124456
134555
144654
154654
164753
174753
184852
194951
205050
215050
225149
235248
245347
255446
265446
275644
285842
295842
306040
316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Doğubayazıt gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 16 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 52% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1547
2546
3545
4544
5543
6553
7552
8552
9552
10561
11561
12561
13561
14561
15551
16551
17551
18541
19531
20521
21511
22501
23491
24481
25471
26460
27450
28440
29440
30430
31420

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
9100
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11100
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14100
15100
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18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 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 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:12 AM to 3:44 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:125:50
213.74:105:51
313.74:095:52
413.84:085:53
513.84:075:54
613.84:055:55
713.94:045:56
813.94:035:57
913.94:025:58
1014.04:015:59
1114.04:006:00
1214.03:596:01
1314.13:586:02
1414.13:576:03
1514.13:566:04
1614.23:556:05
1714.23:546:06
1814.23:536:07
1914.33:526:08
2014.33:516:09
2114.33:516:10
2214.33:506:10
2314.43:496:11
2414.43:486:12
2514.43:486:13
2614.43:476:14
2714.53:466:15
2814.53:466:15
2914.53:456:16
3014.53:456:17
3114.63:446:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Doğubayazıt?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Doğubayazıt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Doğubayazıt in May

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

In May, Doğubayazıt sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Doğubayazıt 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 Doğubayazıt peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Doğubayazıt 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 Doğubayazıt is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2326 µg/m³Jan 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Doğubayazıt?

Doğubayazıt sits at 39.5°N, 44.1°E, 1,592 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Diyadin, 35 km away.

Topography around Doğubayazıt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Doğubayazıt has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m around an average of 1,619 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,159 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,312 m.

The land around Doğubayazıt is covered by grassland (56%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
308 m
16 km
1,159 m
80 km
4,312 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Diyadin 35 km · Iğdır 42 km · Maku 43 km · Seyah Cheshmeh 59 km · Artashat 60 km · Ararat 62 km · Masis 65 km · Armavir 68 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 Doğubayazıt (39.5469°, 44.0842°, elevation 1,592 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).