Aghdam weather in May

In May, Aghdam sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 71 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Aghdam's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aghdam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:42 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Aghdam is city in Azerbaijan, administrative centre of the Aghdam District.

Founded
1701

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 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Aghdam reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°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 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Aghdam

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.

Aghdam 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 / -3°3164.59.50.6
Feb / -2°438.45.710.41.1
Mar12° / 7011.42.911.72.9
Apr17° / 7112.60.6134.9
May22° / 13°7112.4014.26.3
Jun27° / 17°447014.86.9
Jul31° / 20°162.9014.55.8
Aug30° / 20°193.3013.65.9
Sep25° / 16°577.9012.37.3
Oct19° / 10°629.30.110.96.3
Nov12° / 487.61.29.83.5
Dec / -1°326.43.29.21.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53664
63862
73961
83961
94060
104060
114258
124357
134555
144753
154753
164951
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185149
195149
205248
215446
225545
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265743
275842
285941
295941
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Aghdam gets around 71 mm of rain over 12.4 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 rain averages around 40% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
445
545
645
745
846
945
1045
1145
1244
1343
1442
1542
1641
1740
1839
1939
2038
2137
2236
2335
2435
2534
2634
2733
2833
2932
3032
3131

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1841510
2831610
3821710
4811810
5792010
6782110
7752320
8742420
9722620
10692830
11673030
12663130
13633340
14623440
15593650
16583750
17563860
18553960
19534070
20514180
21484290
224643101
234543111
244344121
254144141
263945151
273845161
283645171
293545191
303346201
313246211

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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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 5:59 AM to 5:32 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)
113.75:597:40
213.75:587:41
313.75:577:42
413.85:567:43
513.85:547:44
613.95:537:45
713.95:527:46
813.95:517:47
914.05:507:48
1014.05:497:49
1114.05:477:50
1214.15:467:51
1314.15:457:52
1414.15:447:53
1514.25:437:54
1614.25:427:55
1714.25:427:56
1814.35:417:57
1914.35:407:57
2014.35:397:58
2114.45:387:59
2214.45:378:00
2314.45:378:01
2414.45:368:02
2514.55:358:03
2614.55:358:04
2714.55:348:05
2814.55:338:05
2914.65:338:06
3014.65:328:07
3114.65:328:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Aghdam?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Aghdam for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aghdam in May

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

In May, Aghdam sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aghdam 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 Aghdam peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Aghdam 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 Aghdam is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 2124 µg/m³Dec 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aghdam?

Aghdam sits at 40.0°N, 46.9°E, 374 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Shusha, 30 km away.

ShushaTartarAghjabadiBardaFuzuliNaftalanBeylaganYevlakh

Topography around Aghdam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aghdam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 369 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,213 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,677 m.

The land around Aghdam is covered by grassland (53%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
1,213 m
80 km
3,677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
May weather nearby: Shusha 30 km · Tartar 39 km · Aghjabadi 46 km · Barda 46 km · Fuzuli 47 km · Naftalan 58 km · Beylagan 64 km · Yevlakh 72 km

Azerbaijan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 28% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,411
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
58%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 454
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Aghdam (39.991°, 46.9274°, elevation 374 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).