Ismayilli weather in May

In May, Ismayilli sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 11 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 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Ismayilli's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ismayilli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:36 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
56%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Ismayilli is city in Azerbaijan.

Founded
1931

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 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ismayilli reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°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 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
2167
3167
4167
5178
6178
7178
8178
9178
10189
11189
12189
13189
14189
15199
161910
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222010
232011
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252011
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272111
282111
292112
302112
312212

How May really feels in Ismayilli

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.

Ismayilli 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 / -4°427.87.49.40.0
Feb / -3°589.98.810.40.0
Mar / 7811.58.711.70.8
Apr13° / 78122.913.13.3
May19° / 70110.214.25.9
Jun24° / 14°547.5014.97.6
Jul27° / 17°356014.67.7
Aug27° / 17°385.5013.67.8
Sep21° / 13°717.8012.37.2
Oct15° / 7910.11.310.94.8
Nov / 74105.79.71.5
Dec / -3°438.36.49.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34357
44456
54456
64456
74654
84654
94753
104753
114951
124951
134951
145149
155248
165347
175446
185545
195743
205842
215941
226139
236238
246436
256535
266535
276733
286832
296832
306832
316931

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Ismayilli gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 11 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1424
2413
3413
4402
5402
6402
7401
8401
9401
10401
11401
12411
13401
14400
15400
16390
17390
18380
19370
20360
21350
22330
23320
24310
25290
26280
27270
28260
29260
30250
31250

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17973
18973
19973
20964
21964
22955
23955
24946
25937
26928
27928
28919
299010
308911
318812

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
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
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265calm
275calm
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305calm
315calm

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 5:53 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 8:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:537:36
213.85:527:37
313.85:507:38
413.85:497:39
513.95:487:40
613.95:477:41
714.05:457:42
814.05:447:44
914.05:437:45
1014.15:427:46
1114.15:417:47
1214.15:407:48
1314.25:397:49
1414.25:387:50
1514.25:377:51
1614.35:367:52
1714.35:357:53
1814.35:347:54
1914.45:337:55
2014.45:327:56
2114.45:317:56
2214.55:307:57
2314.55:307:58
2414.55:297:59
2514.55:288:00
2614.65:278:01
2714.65:278:02
2814.65:268:03
2914.65:268:04
3014.75:258:04
3114.75:248:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.76 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
65.4Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ismayilli?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ismayilli for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ismayilli in May

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

In May, Ismayilli sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ismayilli 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 Ismayilli peaks around July 17 at about 10 (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 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ismayilli 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 Ismayilli 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 Ismayilli?

Ismayilli sits at 40.8°N, 48.2°E, 579 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Aghsu, 32 km away.

AghsuQabalaGöyçayShemakhaKyurdarmirUjarAğdaşQuba

Topography around Ismayilli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ismayilli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m around an average of 607 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,090 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,438 m.

The land around Ismayilli is covered by cropland (40%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (28%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
191 m
16 km
2,090 m
80 km
4,438 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Aghsu 32 km · Qabala 34 km · Göyçay 38 km · Shemakha 45 km · Kyurdarmir 49 km · Ujar 51 km · Ağdaş 59 km · Quba 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 Ismayilli (40.7848°, 48.1514°, elevation 579 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).