Tartar weather in May

In May, Tartar sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 54 mm of rain across 11.3 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 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tartar's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tartar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:42 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Tartar is city in Tartar, Azerbaijan. District center.

Founded
1940

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 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tartar reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°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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22111
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42111
52112
62112
72212
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112213
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312716

How May really feels in Tartar

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.

Tartar 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 / -2°2353.59.51.1
Feb / -1°317.14.510.41.7
Mar13° / 5210.42.311.73.5
Apr18° / 5411.80.3135.4
May24° / 14°5411.3014.26.5
Jun29° / 18°366.3014.86.2
Jul32° / 21°142.8014.64.8
Aug32° / 21°172.9013.65.1
Sep26° / 17°466.6012.37.2
Oct20° / 11°447.9010.96.7
Nov13° / 366.90.99.84.1
Dec / -0°235.22.39.21.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
44060
54060
64159
74159
84357
94357
104456
114654
124654
134753
144951
155050
165050
175149
185347
195446
205446
215545
225644
235743
245842
255941
266040
276040
286139
296139
306139
316238

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tartar gets around 54 mm of rain over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
541
641
741
842
942
1042
1141
1241
1341
1440
1539
1639
1738
1837
1936
2035
2134
2233
2332
2431
2531
2630
2729
2829
2928
3028
3127

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1871210
2861310
3841510
4831610
5821710
6811810
7792010
8782110
9752320
10742420
11722620
12712720
13692830
14673030
15663130
16643240
17633340
18613450
19603550
20583660
21563770
22553870
23533980
24514090
254940100
264841110
274741120
284542130
294442140
304342141
314242151

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
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 8:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:597:40
213.75:577:41
313.85:567:42
413.85:557:43
513.85:547:44
613.95:527:45
713.95:517:46
814.05:507:47
914.05:497:48
1014.05:487:49
1114.15:477:50
1214.15:467:51
1314.15:457:52
1414.25:447:53
1514.25:437:54
1614.25:427:55
1714.35:417:56
1814.35:407:57
1914.35:397:58
2014.45:387:59
2114.45:378:00
2214.45:368:01
2314.45:368:02
2414.55:358:03
2514.55:348:04
2614.55:348:05
2714.55:338:05
2814.65:328:06
2914.65:328:07
3014.65:318:08
3114.65:318:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.7Bright
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275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tartar?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tartar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tartar in May

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

In May, Tartar sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tartar 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 Tartar peaks around July 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 19UV 9Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Tartar 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 Tartar is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodSep 1022 µg/m³Dec 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tartar?

Tartar sits at 40.3°N, 46.9°E, 256 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Barda, 17 km away.

YevlakhAghdamMingachevirAghjabadiAğdaşGöygöl

Topography around Tartar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tartar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 244 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 747 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,677 m.

The land around Tartar is covered by cropland (44%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
747 m
80 km
3,677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Barda 17 km · Naftalan 21 km · Yevlakh 36 km · Aghdam 39 km · Mingachevir 48 km · Aghjabadi 55 km · Ağdaş 57 km · Göygöl 58 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 Tartar (40.342°, 46.9316°, elevation 256 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).