Sheki weather in May

In May, Sheki sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 82 mm of precipitation across 14.8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Sheki's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sheki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
82 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:39 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Sheki is city in Azerbaijan.

Density
7,600/km²
people per km²

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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sheki reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 21°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)
1136
2146
3146
4146
5146
6146
7157
8157
9157
10157
11157
12167
13168
14168
15168
16168
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25189
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301910
311910

How May really feels in Sheki

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.

Sheki 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 / -7°234.55.49.40.0
Feb / -6°306.16.610.30.0
Mar / -2°5910.18.111.70.3
Apr11° / 7813.94.613.12.4
May16° / 8214.80.414.34.7
Jun21° / 12°7311.1014.96.6
Jul24° / 15°639.8014.77.5
Aug24° / 15°487.7013.67.8
Sep19° / 11°5470.112.37.0
Oct14° / 507.11.810.94.3
Nov / -1°426.24.59.70.9
Dec / -5°244.84.49.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34258
44258
54258
64357
74357
84555
94555
104654
114753
124852
134951
144951
155248
165248
175347
185446
195545
205644
215743
225842
235941
246040
255941
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276040
286139
296139
306238
316337

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Sheki gets around 82 mm of rain and snow over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1527
2526
3525
4524
5524
6523
7523
8512
9512
10512
11502
12502
13501
14491
15491
16481
17471
18471
19461
20461
21451
22451
23441
24441
25440
26430
27430
28420
29420
30410
31410

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
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151000
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211000
221000
231000
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251000
261000
27991
28991
29991
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31991

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
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135calm
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155calm
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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 5:56 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 8:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:567:41
213.85:557:42
313.85:547:43
413.95:527:44
513.95:517:45
613.95:507:46
714.05:487:47
814.05:477:48
914.15:467:49
1014.15:457:50
1114.15:447:51
1214.25:437:53
1314.25:427:54
1414.25:417:55
1514.35:407:56
1614.35:397:57
1714.35:387:58
1814.45:377:59
1914.45:368:00
2014.45:358:01
2114.55:348:01
2214.55:338:02
2314.55:328:03
2414.55:328:04
2514.65:318:05
2614.65:308:06
2714.65:308:07
2814.65:298:08
2914.75:288:09
3014.75:288:09
3114.75:278:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sheki?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sheki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sheki in May

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

In May, Sheki sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Sheki 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 Sheki peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Sheki 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 Sheki is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2120 µg/m³Dec 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sheki?

Sheki sits at 41.2°N, 47.2°E, 549 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Qax, 33 km away.

QaxMingachevirQabalaYevlakhZaqatalaAğdaşGöyçayNaftalan

Topography around Sheki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sheki has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 848 m around an average of 615 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,130 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,430 m.

The land around Sheki is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (37%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
848 m
16 km
3,130 m
80 km
4,430 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Qax 33 km · Mingachevir 48 km · Qabala 61 km · Yevlakh 64 km · Zaqatala 66 km · Ağdaş 66 km · Göyçay 77 km · Naftalan 82 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 Sheki (41.1919°, 47.1706°, elevation 549 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).