Kapan weather in May

In May, Kapan sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 178 mm of precipitation across 22.5 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kapan's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kapan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
178 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:46 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Kapan is town in Armenia.

Density
914/km²
people per km²
Founded
1801

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 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kapan reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
2177
3177
4177
5177
6178
7178
8188
9188
10188
11188
12189
13189
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15199
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282111
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302111
312111

How May really feels in Kapan

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.

Kapan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°376.96.99.60.0
Feb / -5°549.68.810.50.2
Mar10° / -1°10515.79.811.71.8
Apr15° / 13820.72.8133.2
May19° / 17822.50.214.14.4
Jun23° / 13°11814.2014.76.4
Jul26° / 15°397014.57.7
Aug26° / 15°387.2013.57.7
Sep22° / 11°10412.7012.36.5
Oct17° / 8213.70.8115.1
Nov10° / 588.549.92.5
Dec / -4°376.45.39.30.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53565
63565
73664
83763
93763
103862
114060
123961
134060
144159
154258
164258
174357
184357
194357
204456
214555
224654
234753
244753
254852
264852
274951
285050
295050
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kapan gets around 178 mm of rain and snow over 22.5 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 72% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1735
2734
3734
4733
5733
6742
7742
8741
9741
10741
11741
12741
13741
14731
15730
16730
17730
18730
19730
20730
21720
22720
23720
24720
25710
26710
27710
28700
29690
30690
31680

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69820
79820
89820
99820
109730
119730
129730
139730
149730
159640
169640
179640
189640
199550
209550
219460
229271
239181
249091
2589101
2687121
2786131
2883152
2982162
3080182
3179192

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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45calm
55calm
65calm
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85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
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175calm
185calm
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265calm
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285calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 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 6:03 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 8:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:037:40
213.76:027:41
313.76:007:42
413.75:597:43
513.85:587:44
613.85:577:45
713.85:567:46
813.95:557:47
913.95:537:48
1013.95:527:49
1114.05:517:50
1214.05:507:51
1314.05:497:52
1414.15:487:53
1514.15:477:54
1614.15:467:55
1714.25:467:56
1814.25:457:57
1914.25:447:58
2014.35:437:58
2114.35:427:59
2214.35:418:00
2314.35:418:01
2414.45:408:02
2514.45:398:03
2614.45:398:04
2714.45:388:04
2814.55:388:05
2914.55:378:06
3014.55:368:07
3114.55:368:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kapan

In seasonPeak

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

Kapan's rainy season runs March–June, 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 Kapan?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kapan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kapan in May

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

In May, Kapan sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kapan 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 Kapan peaks around July 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kapan 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 Kapan is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1125 µg/m³Nov 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kapan?

Kapan sits at 39.2°N, 46.4°E, 774 m above sea level, in Armenia. The nearest listed city is Goris, 34 km away.

GorisShushaHādīshahrNehramNakhchivanJermuk

Topography around Kapan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kapan has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 m around an average of 944 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,703 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,679 m.

The land around Kapan is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
600 m
16 km
2,703 m
80 km
3,679 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Goris 34 km · Shusha 68 km · Hādīshahr 76 km · Fuzuli 77 km · Nehram 82 km · Nakhchivan 86 km · Jermuk 94 km · Aghdam 98 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 Kapan (39.2076°, 46.4068°, elevation 774 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).