Jalālābād weather in May

In May, Jalālābād sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Jalālābād's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jalālābād's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:51 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
37%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Jalālābād is city in Afghanistan.

Density
2,229/km²
people per km²
Founded
1570

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 31°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Jalālābād reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13019
23119
33119
43119
53120
63120
73220
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313623

How May really feels in Jalālābād

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 22 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
22
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.

Jalālābād weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 264.60.6104.8
Feb16° / 446.50.510.75.5
Mar21° / 11°437.20.111.77.1
Apr27° / 16°355.4012.87.1
May33° / 21°71.8013.84.3
Jun37° / 25°20.6014.32.1
Jul37° / 26°213014.12.2
Aug35° / 25°143.3013.33.1
Sep33° / 22°71.2012.24.8
Oct27° / 16°61.4011.18.1
Nov21° / 10°112.3010.28.2
Dec16° / 122.30.19.76.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36931
46931
57030
67030
77129
87228
97228
107426
117525
127624
137723
147822
157921
167921
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188119
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208317
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248416
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268614
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288713
298812
308911
319010

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jalālābād gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
410
510
69
79
89
98
108
118
127
137
146
156
166
175
185
195
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311

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
18946
19955
20955
21955
22955
23964
24964
25964
26964
27964
28964
29964
30964
31964

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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317calm

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 5:05 AM to 4:42 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:056:26
213.45:036:27
313.45:026:28
413.55:016:29
513.55:006:29
613.54:596:30
713.54:586:31
813.64:576:32
913.64:576:33
1013.64:566:33
1113.74:556:34
1213.74:546:35
1313.74:536:36
1413.74:526:37
1513.84:516:37
1613.84:516:38
1713.84:506:39
1813.84:496:40
1913.94:496:40
2013.94:486:41
2113.94:476:42
2213.94:476:43
2314.04:466:43
2414.04:456:44
2514.04:456:45
2614.04:446:46
2714.04:446:46
2814.14:436:47
2914.14:436:48
3014.14:436:48
3114.14:426:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.4Intense
197.4Intense
207.4Intense
217.5Intense
227.5Intense
237.5Intense
247.5Intense
257.6Intense
267.6Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Jalālābād?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jalālābād in May

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

In May, Jalālābād sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jalālābād in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jalālābād peaks around June 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 13UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Jalālābād 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 Jalālābād is worst in July — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1934 µg/m³Oct 2121 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jalālābād?

Jalālābād sits at 34.4°N, 70.5°E, 575 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Mehtar Lām, 35 km away.

AsadābādĀsmārPeshawarKabulBāzārakKhōst

Topography around Jalālābād

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jalālābād has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 582 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 938 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,321 m.

The land around Jalālābād is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) within 3 km, bare terrain (57%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (32%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
938 m
80 km
4,321 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Mehtar Lām 35 km · Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn 41 km · Asadābād 81 km · Āsmār 107 km · Peshawar 114 km · Kabul 118 km · Bāzārak 130 km · Khōst 130 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 Jalālābād (34.4265°, 70.4515°, elevation 575 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).