Eslam Qaleh weather in May

In May, Eslam Qaleh sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Eslam Qaleh's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eslam Qaleh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:28 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
29%
6th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Eslam Qaleh is human settlement in Afghanistan.

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 29°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Eslam Qaleh reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Eslam Qaleh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 9 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
9
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.

Eslam Qaleh 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
Jan10° / -0°335.51.69.92.8
Feb13° / 416.61.810.73.9
Mar18° / 477.20.411.76.3
Apr25° / 12°234012.87.8
May31° / 17°51.2013.85.8
Jun35° / 22°00014.33.3
Jul37° / 24°00014.12.4
Aug35° / 22°00013.33.5
Sep31° / 17°00012.26.3
Oct25° / 10°30.7011.19.2
Nov17° / 132.80.310.26.7
Dec12° / 224.51.19.73.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37228
47228
57327
67426
77525
87525
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107822
117921
128020
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Eslam Qaleh gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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28
37
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19982
20982
21982
22982
23991
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25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
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31991

Wind in May

Winds average 19 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:427:04
213.45:417:05
313.45:407:06
413.55:397:07
513.55:387:07
613.55:377:08
713.65:367:09
813.65:357:10
913.65:347:11
1013.65:337:11
1113.75:327:12
1213.75:317:13
1313.75:307:14
1413.85:297:15
1513.85:297:15
1613.85:287:16
1713.85:277:17
1813.95:267:18
1913.95:267:19
2013.95:257:19
2113.95:247:20
2214.05:247:21
2314.05:237:22
2414.05:227:22
2514.05:227:23
2614.05:217:24
2714.15:217:24
2814.15:207:25
2914.15:207:26
3014.15:207:26
3114.15:197:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.84 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.2Intense
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107.3Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Eslam Qaleh

In seasonPeak

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

Eslam Qaleh sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Apr
May
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Aug
Sep
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Is May a good time to visit Eslam Qaleh?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Eslam Qaleh in May

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

In May, Eslam Qaleh sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Eslam Qaleh 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 Eslam Qaleh peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Eslam Qaleh 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 Eslam Qaleh is worst in July — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 31 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorJul 2294 µg/m³Jan 1432 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr58Unhealthy
May62Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul95Unhealthy
Aug90Unhealthy
Sep86Unhealthy
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov42Poor
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Eslam Qaleh?

Eslam Qaleh sits at 34.7°N, 61.1°E, 726 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Tāybād, 28 km away.

Torbat-e JāmKhvāfHerātKarukhKushkShīnḏanḏ

Topography around Eslam Qaleh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eslam Qaleh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 726 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,623 m.

The land around Eslam Qaleh is covered by bare terrain (50%) and cropland (46%) within 3 km, bare terrain (87%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
363 m
80 km
1,623 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Tāybād 28 km · Torbat-e Jām 76 km · Khvāf 85 km · Herāt 110 km · Karukh 141 km · Kushk 173 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 181 km · Shīnḏanḏ 181 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 Eslam Qaleh (34.6667°, 61.0667°, elevation 726 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).