Pul-e Khumrī weather in May

In May, Pul-e Khumrī sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 73 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pul-e Khumrī's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pul-e Khumrī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:54 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
47%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Pul-e Khumrī 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 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pul-e Khumrī reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Pul-e Khumrī

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.

Pul-e Khumrī weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°569.15.99.81.3
Feb10° / -3°669.95.610.62.3
Mar16° / 9312.12.911.74.6
Apr21° / 10512.50.512.96.2
May26° / 13°738.8013.97.1
Jun31° / 16°81.9014.46.0
Jul34° / 18°20.4014.24.3
Aug33° / 17°00.1013.45.0
Sep29° / 13°20.5012.27.9
Oct22° / 193.60.111.18.2
Nov15° / 477.91.410.14.9
Dec10° / -3°417.549.62.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35149
45248
55347
65446
75644
85743
95842
105941
116040
126139
136238
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317921

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pul-e Khumrī gets around 73 mm of rain over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
237
337
436
535
634
733
833
932
1031
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1230
1330
1430
1529
1629
1729
1829
1928
2028
2127
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2326
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2623
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3019
3117

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1919
2919
39010
48911
58911
68812
78812
88713
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108713
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 12 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 5:09 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:096:36
213.55:086:36
313.55:076:37
413.55:066:38
513.65:056:39
613.65:046:40
713.65:036:41
813.75:026:42
913.75:016:42
1013.75:006:43
1113.84:596:44
1213.84:586:45
1313.84:576:46
1413.84:566:47
1513.94:556:47
1613.94:546:48
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1914.04:526:51
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2714.24:476:57
2814.24:476:58
2914.24:466:58
3014.24:466:59
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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 6.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.78 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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46.3Intense
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247.0Intense
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267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pul-e Khumrī

In seasonPeak

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

Pul-e Khumrī's rainy season runs January–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 Pul-e Khumrī?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Pul-e Khumrī for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pul-e Khumrī in May

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

In May, Pul-e Khumrī sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Pul-e Khumrī in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pul-e Khumrī peaks around May 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateMay 23UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Pul-e Khumrī 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 Pul-e Khumrī is worst in May — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMay 2027 µg/m³Dec 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pul-e Khumrī?

Pul-e Khumrī sits at 35.9°N, 68.7°E, 638 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Baghlān, 21 km away.

KunduzKhanabadBāzārakJabal os SarajCharikar

Topography around Pul-e Khumrī

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pul-e Khumrī.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pul-e Khumrī has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m around an average of 767 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,433 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,638 m.

The land around Pul-e Khumrī is covered by bare terrain (42%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and bare terrain (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
462 m
16 km
1,433 m
80 km
4,638 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Baghlān 21 km · Nahrīn 40 km · Aībak 72 km · Kunduz 88 km · Khanabad 90 km · Bāzārak 101 km · Jabal os Saraj 103 km · Charikar 111 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 Pul-e Khumrī (35.9446°, 68.7151°, elevation 638 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).