Armenia weather in May

In May, Armenia sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 537 mm of rain across 29.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Armenia's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Armenia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
537 mm
29.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:53 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
96%
12th clearest
Wind
2 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Armenia is place in Colombia.

Air quality
Good
PM10 25 µg/m³ · 2014

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Armenia reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Armenia weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 14°39726.511.84.1
Feb23° / 14°42324.611.94.0
Mar23° / 14°55128.8123.7
Apr23° / 15°64829.212.13.4
May23° / 15°53729.712.23.5
Jun23° / 15°33725.312.34.0
Jul23° / 14°23924.812.24.2
Aug23° / 14°23124.812.14.2
Sep23° / 14°37127.4123.7
Oct22° / 14°55229.911.93.5
Nov22° / 14°64729.211.83.4
Dec23° / 14°51028.511.73.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
130100
140100
150100
160100
170100
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220100
230100
240100
250100
26199
27199
28199
29199
30199
31199

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Armenia gets around 537 mm of rain over 29.7 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 95% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
198
298
398
497
597
697
797
896
996
1096
1195
1295
1395
1495
1594
1694
1794
1894
1995
2095
2195
2295
2395
2495
2595
2695
2795
2895
2995
3094
3194

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
12377
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72278
82179
92179
102179
112179
122179
132179
142278
152278
162377
172377
182476
192575
202674
212773
222872
232971
243070
253070
263169
273268
283367
293466
303466
313565

Wind in May

Winds average 2 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 2 km/h on the calmest days to 2 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
12calm
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122calm
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172calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:556:05
212.25:556:05
312.25:556:05
412.25:556:05
512.25:546:05
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 4.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Armenia?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Armenia.

What to pack for Armenia in May

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

In May, Armenia sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Armenia in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Armenia peaks around February 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 12 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 16Dec 11UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Armenia 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 Armenia is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1534 µg/m³Jul 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Armenia?

Armenia sits at 4.5°N, 75.7°W, 1,390 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Calarcá, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Armenia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Armenia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 248 m around an average of 1,468 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,613 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,908 m.

The land around Armenia is covered by trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
248 m
16 km
2,613 m
80 km
4,908 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Calarcá 4.0 km · Montenegro 9.0 km · Circasia 10 km · Quimbaya 14 km · La Tebaida 16 km · Salento 16 km · Caicedonia 28 km · Anaime 30 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,562
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
15.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 480
Religion
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 1%

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 Armenia (4.5366°, -75.6726°, elevation 1,390 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).