Artashat weather in May

In May, Artashat sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 83 mm of rain across 19.9 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Artashat's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Artashat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
19.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:52 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
51%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Artashat is city in Armenia.

Density
1,246/km²
people per km²
Founded
1828

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 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Artashat reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Artashat

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.

Artashat 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 / -7°275.64.69.50.0
Feb / -5°3374.910.40.2
Mar10° / 5710.83.911.72.3
Apr16° / 8516.91134.3
May22° / 10°8319.9014.25.3
Jun27° / 15°5214.5014.86.0
Jul31° / 18°3511014.54.7
Aug31° / 18°269013.64.9
Sep26° / 13°287.7012.37.3
Oct19° / 369.9010.96.5
Nov11° / 2961.49.83.0
Dec / -4°306.449.20.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Artashat gets around 83 mm of rain over 19.9 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 64% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 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 6:09 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 8:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:097:49
213.76:087:50
313.76:067:51
413.86:057:52
513.86:047:53
613.96:037:54
713.96:027:55
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1114.05:577:59
1214.15:568:00
1314.15:558:01
1414.15:548:02
1514.25:538:03
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1914.35:498:07
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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 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is May a good time to visit Artashat?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Artashat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Artashat in May

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

In May, Artashat sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Artashat 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 Artashat peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Artashat 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 Artashat is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2326 µg/m³Jan 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Artashat?

Artashat sits at 40.0°N, 44.5°E, 834 m above sea level, in Armenia. The nearest listed city is Masis, 16 km away.

MasisAraratErebuniShengavitYerevanKentronMalatia-SebastiaNor Nork

Topography around Artashat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Artashat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 831 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 4,314 m.

The land around Artashat is covered by cropland (51%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
805 m
80 km
4,314 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Masis 16 km · Ararat 17 km · Erebuni 20 km · Shengavit 23 km · Yerevan 25 km · Kentron 25 km · Malatia-Sebastia 26 km · Nor Nork 27 km

Armenia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,474
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 515
Religion
Armenian Apostolic 95%not stated 2%

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 Artashat (39.9548°, 44.5487°, elevation 834 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).