Göyçay weather in May

In May, Göyçay sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 74 mm of rain across 12 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 34% 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 Göyçay's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Göyçay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:38 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
54%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Göyçay is city in Azerbaijan.

Founded
1916

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 Göyçay reaches about 22°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 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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21910
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51910
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How May really feels in Göyçay

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.

Göyçay 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 / -3°346.35.19.40.1
Feb / -2°468.56.510.40.6
Mar11° / 7311.44.511.72.6
Apr16° / 7612.1113.14.9
May22° / 12°7412014.26.4
Jun27° / 16°567.4014.97.3
Jul29° / 19°324.8014.66.4
Aug29° / 19°395013.66.5
Sep24° / 15°727.7012.37.5
Oct18° / 10°719.10.110.96.1
Nov11° / 628.72.19.73.0
Dec / -1°366.63.99.10.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44654
54753
64753
74852
84852
94951
105050
115050
125149
135248
145347
155446
165545
175644
185743
195941
206139
216238
226337
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296931
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Göyçay gets around 74 mm of rain over 12 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 39% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
446
546
645
745
845
945
1044
1144
1243
1342
1442
1541
1640
1739
1838
1937
2036
2135
2234
2334
2433
2532
2631
2730
2830
2929
3029
3129

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39640
49550
59550
69460
79370
89280
99190
1090100
1188120
1287130
1386140
1484160
1583170
1682180
1780200
1879210
1976231
2074251
2172271
2270291
2367312
2465332
2563352
2660373
2759383
2856404
2955414
3052435
3151445

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

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
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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 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 5:55 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 8:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:557:38
213.85:547:39
313.85:527:40
413.85:517:41
513.95:507:42
613.95:497:43
713.95:477:44
814.05:467:45
914.05:457:46
1014.15:447:47
1114.15:437:48
1214.15:427:49
1314.25:417:50
1414.25:407:51
1514.25:397:52
1614.35:387:53
1714.35:377:54
1814.35:367:55
1914.45:357:56
2014.45:347:57
2114.45:337:58
2214.45:327:59
2314.55:328:00
2414.55:318:00
2514.55:308:01
2614.55:298:02
2714.65:298:03
2814.65:288:04
2914.65:288:05
3014.65:278:06
3114.75:268:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Göyçay?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Göyçay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Göyçay in May

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

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

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Göyçay 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 Göyçay 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Göyçay 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 Göyçay is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1122 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Göyçay?

Göyçay sits at 40.7°N, 47.7°E, 122 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Ujar, 16 km away.

IsmayilliQabalaKyurdarmirYevlakhAghsuMingachevir

Topography around Göyçay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Göyçay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,450 m.

The land around Göyçay is covered by artificial surfaces (27%), grassland (26%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (21%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
694 m
80 km
4,450 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Ujar 16 km · Ağdaş 23 km · Ismayilli 38 km · Qabala 38 km · Kyurdarmir 49 km · Yevlakh 50 km · Aghsu 56 km · Mingachevir 59 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 Göyçay (40.6506°, 47.7422°, elevation 122 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).