Aghsu weather in May

In May, Aghsu sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 26°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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Aghsu's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aghsu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:35 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
53%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Aghsu is city in Azerbaijan.

Founded
1735

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 20°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Aghsu reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22010
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42010
52011
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102111
112212
122212
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212413
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232413
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292614
302615
312615

How May really feels in Aghsu

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.

Aghsu weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°357.45.19.40.3
Feb / -1°478.86.210.40.8
Mar11° / 6410.53.311.72.8
Apr17° / 579.70.5135.3
May23° / 12°467.9014.27.1
Jun28° / 17°335014.86.8
Jul32° / 20°152.7014.65.3
Aug31° / 20°173013.65.5
Sep26° / 16°445.7012.37.6
Oct19° / 11°548.30.110.96.4
Nov12° / 569.41.79.73.1
Dec / 377.43.59.21.0

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34753
44753
54753
64852
74852
84852
95050
105050
115149
125248
135347
145446
155545
165743
175842
185941
196139
206238
216337
226535
236634
246733
256832
266931
277030
287030
297228
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Aghsu gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
232
331
431
530
630
730
830
929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1428
1528
1628
1727
1827
1926
2025
2124
2224
2323
2422
2521
2620
2719
2819
2918
3018
3118

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19370
29370
39280
49190
59190
689101
788111
887121
985141
1084151
1182171
1281181
1378202
1476222
1574242
1673252
1771272
1869292
1967303
2065323
2163343
2261354
2359374
2458384
2555405
2654415
2752426
2850437
2949447
3047458
3146468

Wind in May

Winds average 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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196calm
206calm
215calm
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265calm
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305calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 8:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:527:35
213.75:517:36
313.85:507:37
413.85:497:38
513.95:477:39
613.95:467:40
713.95:457:41
814.05:447:42
914.05:437:43
1014.05:417:44
1114.15:407:45
1214.15:397:46
1314.15:387:47
1414.25:377:48
1514.25:367:49
1614.25:357:50
1714.35:347:51
1814.35:337:52
1914.35:327:53
2014.45:327:54
2114.45:317:55
2214.45:307:56
2314.55:297:57
2414.55:287:58
2514.55:287:59
2614.55:277:59
2714.65:268:00
2814.65:268:01
2914.65:258:02
3014.65:258:03
3114.75:248:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Aghsu?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Aghsu for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Aghsu in May

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

In May, Aghsu sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aghsu in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aghsu peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Aghsu 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 Aghsu is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1222 µg/m³Dec 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aghsu?

Aghsu sits at 40.6°N, 48.4°E, 179 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Shemakha, 21 km away.

IsmayilliKyurdarmirGöyçaySabirabadUjarQabalaSaatlı

Topography around Aghsu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aghsu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 939 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,177 m.

The land around Aghsu is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
487 m
16 km
939 m
80 km
4,177 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
May weather nearby: Shemakha 21 km · Ismayilli 32 km · Kyurdarmir 33 km · Göyçay 56 km · Sabirabad 63 km · Ujar 63 km · Qabala 65 km · Saatlı 71 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 Aghsu (40.5703°, 48.4009°, elevation 179 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).