Hizan weather in May

In May, Hizan sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 91 mm of precipitation across 15.5 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hizan's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hizan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
91 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:05 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
50%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Hizan is district and town in Bitlis Province, Turkey.

Density
16/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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Hizan reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2144
3144
4154
5155
6155
7155
8155
9165
10166
11166
12166
13166
14176
15176
16177
17177
18187
19187
20187
21187
22198
23198
24198
25198
26198
27208
28209
29209
30209
31209

How May really feels in Hizan

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.

Hizan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -8°8811.211.79.60.0
Feb / -7°96111110.50.0
Mar / -3°12214.111.211.70.2
Apr11° / 118165132.2
May17° / 9115.50.4145.0
Jun23° / 12°286.7014.68.0
Jul28° / 16°143.3014.47.9
Aug28° / 16°82.4013.57.8
Sep24° / 11°152.9012.38.7
Oct17° / 568.80.5115.8
Nov / -0°688.54.29.91.6
Dec / -6°8610.310.19.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45149
55248
65248
75347
85545
95644
105743
115842
125941
136040
146139
156238
166337
176535
186535
196634
206733
216931
226931
237129
247129
257228
267426
277426
287624
297723
307822
317921

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Hizan gets around 91 mm of rain and snow over 15.5 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 49% and peaks near 58% 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 (%)
1586
2585
3585
4584
5584
6583
7573
8573
9562
10552
11542
12531
13521
14511
15511
16501
17491
18480
19470
20460
21450
22440
23430
24420
25410
26410
27400
28390
29370
30360
31350

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
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
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 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
237calm
247calm
257calm
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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:21 AM to 3:55 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:215:55
213.64:195:55
313.64:185:56
413.74:175:57
513.74:165:58
613.74:155:59
713.84:146:00
813.84:126:01
913.84:116:02
1013.94:106:03
1113.94:096:04
1213.94:086:05
1314.04:076:06
1414.04:066:07
1514.04:066:08
1614.14:056:09
1714.14:046:09
1814.14:036:10
1914.24:026:11
2014.24:016:12
2114.24:016:13
2214.24:006:14
2314.33:596:15
2414.33:596:15
2514.33:586:16
2614.33:576:17
2714.43:576:18
2814.43:566:19
2914.43:566:19
3014.43:556:20
3114.43:556:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.6Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Hizan

In seasonPeak

In May, Hizan sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hizan's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Hizan?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Hizan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hizan in May

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

In May, Hizan sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°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 Hizan 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 Hizan peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 21UV 11Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Hizan 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 Hizan is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1225 µg/m³Dec 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hizan?

Hizan sits at 38.2°N, 42.4°E, 1,491 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Tatvan, 32 km away.

Topography around Hizan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hizan has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 m around an average of 1,635 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,900 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,172 m.

The land around Hizan is covered by grassland (66%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
846 m
16 km
1,900 m
80 km
3,172 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Tatvan 32 km · Bitlis 33 km · Güroymak 52 km · Siirt 53 km · Ahlat 59 km · Adilcevaz 69 km · Kurtalan 72 km · Şırnak 79 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 Hizan (38.225°, 42.4183°, elevation 1,491 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).