Andkhoy weather in May

In May, Andkhoy sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Andkhoy's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Andkhoy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:07 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
31%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Andkhoy is city.

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 30°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Andkhoy reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Andkhoy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 17 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
17
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Andkhoy weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 3471.99.82.0
Feb12° / 488.11.610.63.0
Mar18° / 538.90.611.75.7
Apr25° / 13°325.9012.97.3
May32° / 19°153.5013.94.7
Jun38° / 23°30.4014.51.7
Jul39° / 25°00.1014.30.5
Aug38° / 23°00013.41.7
Sep32° / 17°00.1012.35.3
Oct25° / 11°41.30118.9
Nov16° / 224.60.4105.8
Dec10° / 295.61.19.52.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26535
36535
46634
56733
66931
77129
87129
97327
107525
117624
127723
137822
148020
158119
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30919
31928

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Andkhoy gets around 15 mm of rain over 3.5 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
417
516
616
716
815
915
1015
1114
1214
1313
1412
1512
1611
1711
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209
218
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266
275
285
295
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314

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
182153
282153
382153
482153
582153
682153
782153
882153
983143
1084142
1185132
1285132
1386122
1486122
1587112
1688102
1788102
188992
198992
209082
219172
229172
239271
249271
259361
269361
279361
289361
299361
309361
319361

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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412calm
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612calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 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 5:22 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:226:52
213.55:216:52
313.65:206:53
413.65:186:54
513.65:176:55
613.75:166:56
713.75:156:57
813.75:146:58
913.85:136:59
1013.85:127:00
1113.85:117:01
1213.95:107:01
1313.95:097:02
1413.95:087:03
1513.95:087:04
1614.05:077:05
1714.05:067:06
1814.05:057:07
1914.15:047:07
2014.15:047:08
2114.15:037:09
2214.15:027:10
2314.25:017:11
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2714.24:597:14
2814.34:597:14
2914.34:587:15
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Andkhoy

In seasonPeak

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

Andkhoy sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is May a good time to visit Andkhoy?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Andkhoy for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Andkhoy in May

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

In May, Andkhoy sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Andkhoy 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 Andkhoy peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highModerateJul 11UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Andkhoy 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 Andkhoy is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1634 µg/m³Jan 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Andkhoy?

Andkhoy sits at 37.0°N, 65.1°E, 306 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Shibirghān, 64 km away.

QarqīnKerkiSar-e PulMaymanaMagdanlyHalaçBalkh

Topography around Andkhoy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Andkhoy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 307 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m.

The land around Andkhoy is covered by bare terrain (65%) within 3 km, bare terrain (72%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and bare terrain (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
842 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Shibirghān 64 km · Qarqīn 97 km · Kerki 98 km · Sar-e Pul 109 km · Maymana 119 km · Magdanly 126 km · Halaç 126 km · Balkh 159 km

Afghanistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 17% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$417
2024
Happiness
1.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
15.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 446
Religion
Muslim 100%

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 Andkhoy (36.9529°, 65.1238°, elevation 306 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).