Malazgirt weather in May

In May, Malazgirt sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 13.5 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 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Malazgirt's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malazgirt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:02 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
51%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Malazgirt is town in Muş Province, 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 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Malazgirt reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°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)
1164
2174
3174
4175
5175
6175
7175
8185
9185
10185
11186
12186
13196
14196
15196
16196
17206
18206
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20207
21207
22217
23217
24217
25217
26228
27228
28228
29228
30228
31238

How May really feels in Malazgirt

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.

Malazgirt 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 / -10°397.57.79.60.0
Feb / -8°428.67.910.50.0
Mar / -3°6711.96.711.71.3
Apr14° / 8214.71.8133.7
May19° / 6913.5014.15.9
Jun26° / 10°266.1014.77.8
Jul30° / 14°82.5014.56.3
Aug31° / 14°41.3013.56.2
Sep26° / 112.1012.38.5
Oct18° / 356.20.2116.6
Nov / -2°406.32.39.92.3
Dec / -8°447.46.39.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35050
45149
55149
65248
75248
85347
95446
105644
115743
125842
135941
146040
156139
166238
176337
186436
196535
206733
216733
226832
236931
246931
257030
267129
277228
287327
297327
307426
317624

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Malazgirt gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 13.5 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 43% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1522
2521
3521
4521
5521
6520
7520
8510
9500
10500
11490
12480
13470
14460
15450
16440
17430
18420
19410
20390
21380
22370
23360
24360
25350
26340
27330
28330
29320
30310
31300

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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14100
15100
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19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 6 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
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 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 4:18 AM to 3:52 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:185:56
213.74:175:57
313.74:165:58
413.74:155:59
513.84:146:00
613.84:126:01
713.84:116:02
813.94:106:03
913.94:096:04
1013.94:086:04
1114.04:076:05
1214.04:066:06
1314.04:056:07
1414.14:046:08
1514.14:036:09
1614.14:026:10
1714.24:016:11
1814.24:006:12
1914.23:596:13
2014.33:596:14
2114.33:586:15
2214.33:576:16
2314.33:566:16
2414.43:566:17
2514.43:556:18
2614.43:546:19
2714.43:546:20
2814.53:536:21
2914.53:536:21
3014.53:526:22
3114.53:526:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.19 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Malazgirt?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Malazgirt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Malazgirt in May

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

In May, Malazgirt sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 6°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Malazgirt in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Malazgirt peaks around June 21 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 21UV 11Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

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

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1125 µg/m³Jan 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Malazgirt?

Malazgirt sits at 39.1°N, 42.5°E, 1,510 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Bulanık, 24 km away.

Topography around Malazgirt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malazgirt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 1,535 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 805 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,756 m.

The land around Malazgirt is covered by cropland (45%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
805 m
80 km
2,756 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Bulanık 24 km · Patnos 29 km · Adilcevaz 42 km · Karaçoban 43 km · Ahlat 44 km · Erciş 72 km · Tatvan 76 km · Hınıs 76 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 Malazgirt (39.1465°, 42.5354°, elevation 1,510 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).