Shamkir weather in May

In May, Shamkir sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 115 mm of precipitation across 20 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 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Shamkir's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shamkir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Precipitation
115 mm
20 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:44 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Shamkir is city in Azerbaijan.

Founded
~401 CE

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 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Shamkir reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°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)
1178
2178
3179
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How May really feels in Shamkir

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.

Shamkir 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 / -4°256.15.39.40.0
Feb / -3°347.76.710.40.2
Mar / 6111.95.811.71.9
Apr15° / 9216.31.713.13.6
May19° / 11°11520014.24.8
Jun24° / 15°9015.2014.96.1
Jul27° / 18°6911.5014.66.6
Aug27° / 18°5710.6013.66.8
Sep22° / 14°5611.5012.36.6
Oct17° / 6211.40.410.95.2
Nov10° / 418.12.59.72.4
Dec / -2°246.24.19.10.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33565
43565
53565
63565
73664
83664
93763
103763
113763
123961
133961
144060
154159
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305050
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Shamkir gets around 115 mm of rain and snow over 20 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 63% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1642
2642
3652
4651
5661
6661
7660
8660
9660
10660
11660
12650
13650
14640
15630
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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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39640
49640
59640
69550
79550
89460
99370
109370
119280
129190
1390100
1490100
1589110
1688120
1786140
1885150
1984160
2081181
2179201
2277221
2374242
2472262
2570282
2667303
2765323
2862344
2960364
3057385
3155405

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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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 6:01 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 8:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:017:45
213.86:007:46
313.85:597:47
413.85:587:48
513.95:567:49
613.95:557:50
714.05:547:51
814.05:537:52
914.05:517:53
1014.15:507:54
1114.15:497:55
1214.15:487:56
1314.25:477:57
1414.25:467:58
1514.25:457:59
1614.35:448:00
1714.35:438:01
1814.35:428:02
1914.45:418:03
2014.45:408:04
2114.45:408:05
2214.55:398:06
2314.55:388:07
2414.55:378:08
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2614.65:368:10
2714.65:358:10
2814.65:358:11
2914.65:348:12
3014.75:338:13
3114.75:338:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.6Bright
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95.6Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.9Bright
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185.9Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Shamkir

In seasonPeak

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

Shamkir's rainy season runs March–October, 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 Shamkir?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Shamkir for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shamkir in May

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

In May, Shamkir sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Shamkir 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 Shamkir peaks around June 23 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 highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Shamkir 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 Shamkir is worst in May — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1319 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Shamkir?

Shamkir sits at 40.8°N, 46.0°E, 462 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Govlar, 27 km away.

GovlarGanjaGöygölGazakhIjevanNaftalanMingachevirGavar

Topography around Shamkir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shamkir has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m around an average of 445 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,417 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,626 m.

The land around Shamkir is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
257 m
16 km
1,417 m
80 km
3,626 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Govlar 27 km · Ganja 33 km · Göygöl 37 km · Gazakh 62 km · Ijevan 73 km · Naftalan 77 km · Mingachevir 88 km · Gavar 92 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 Shamkir (40.8297°, 46.0178°, elevation 462 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).