Nalayh weather in May

In May, Nalayh sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 6 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nalayh's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nalayh's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 1°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 31 mm; 6 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 54 min; 5:19 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 9th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

← April Nalayh year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nalayh reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18
Avg low (°C)	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	-2
2	11	-2
3	12	-1
4	12	-1
5	12	-1
6	12	-1
7	12	-1
8	13	0
9	13	0
10	13	0
11	13	0
12	14	0
13	14	1
14	14	1
15	14	1
16	15	1
17	15	2
18	15	2
19	15	2
20	16	2
21	16	2
22	16	3
23	16	3
24	16	3
25	17	3
26	17	3
27	17	3
28	17	4
29	17	4
30	17	4
31	18	4

How May really feels in Nalayh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Nalayh weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-17° / -27°	1	0.5	0.8	8.7	0.0
Feb	-11° / -24°	3	1	1.3	9.9	0.0
Mar	-2° / -15°	6	1.9	2.4	11.6	0.0
Apr	7° / -5°	14	3.6	2.8	13.4	1.3
May	15° / 1°	31	6	2.6	14.9	4.8
Jun	20° / 8°	54	9.8	0.1	15.7	6.3
Jul	22° / 11°	71	11.8	0	15.4	6.3
Aug	20° / 9°	69	10.8	0	14.1	6.2
Sep	14° / 2°	37	6.6	1.3	12.4	4.6
Oct	5° / -7°	13	3.3	2.6	10.6	0.7
Nov	-7° / -17°	5	1.8	2.1	9.1	0.0
Dec	-15° / -25°	2	0.7	1.2	8.3	0.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	58	57	58	58	57	57	56	56
Cloudier (%)	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	43	43	43	42	42	43	42	42	43	43	44	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	56	44
31	56	44

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Nalayh gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 6 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 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	16	17	18	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21
Snow chance (%)	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	16	11
2	17	12
3	18	12
4	19	13
5	20	13
6	20	13
7	20	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	11
14	21	11
15	21	10
16	21	9
17	20	8
18	20	8
19	19	7
20	19	6
21	19	5
22	19	5
23	19	4
24	19	4
25	19	4
26	19	3
27	20	3
28	20	3
29	20	3
30	21	2
31	21	2

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:32 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.9	14.9	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.1	15.1	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:42	5:40	5:39	5:37	5:35	5:34	5:32	5:31	5:29	5:28	5:26	5:25	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:19	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:15	5:13	5:12	5:11	5:10	5:09	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:06	5:05	5:04
Sunset (PM)	7:54	7:56	7:57	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:07	8:08	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:14	8:15	8:16	8:17	8:19	8:20	8:21	8:22	8:23	8:25	8:26	8:27	8:28	8:29	8:30	8:31	8:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.2	5:42	7:54
2	14.3	5:40	7:56
3	14.3	5:39	7:57
4	14.4	5:37	7:59
5	14.4	5:35	8:00
6	14.5	5:34	8:01
7	14.5	5:32	8:03
8	14.6	5:31	8:04
9	14.6	5:29	8:05
10	14.7	5:28	8:07
11	14.7	5:26	8:08
12	14.7	5:25	8:10
13	14.8	5:23	8:11
14	14.8	5:22	8:12
15	14.9	5:21	8:14
16	14.9	5:19	8:15
17	15.0	5:18	8:16
18	15.0	5:17	8:17
19	15.0	5:16	8:19
20	15.1	5:15	8:20
21	15.1	5:13	8:21
22	15.2	5:12	8:22
23	15.2	5:11	8:23
24	15.2	5:10	8:25
25	15.3	5:09	8:26
26	15.3	5:08	8:27
27	15.3	5:07	8:28
28	15.4	5:07	8:29
29	15.4	5:06	8:30
30	15.4	5:05	8:31
31	15.5	5:04	8:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.62 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 6.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.4	Intense
10	6.4	Intense
11	6.5	Intense
12	6.5	Intense
13	6.5	Intense
14	6.6	Intense
15	6.6	Intense
16	6.6	Intense
17	6.7	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.7	Intense
20	6.8	Intense
21	6.8	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.8	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.8	Intense
31	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Nalayh?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

0.5

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Nalayh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nalayh in May

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

In May, Nalayh sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 1°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Nalayh in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nalayh peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	6	7	7	9	8	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Nalayh 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 Nalayh is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	10	9	9	10	14	24	13	7	7	9	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	7	Good
Oct	7	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Nalayh?

Nalayh sits at 47.8°N, 107.3°E, 1,434 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Zuunmod, 26 km away.

Topography around Nalayh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nalayh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 1,450 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 743 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,674 m.

The land around Nalayh is covered by grassland (72%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

148 m

grassland 72%

16 km

743 m

grassland 89%

80 km

1,674 m

grassland 82%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainmoss and lichen

← April Nalayh year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Zuunmod 26 km · Dzuunmod 26 km · Ulaanbaatar 34 km · Dzüünharaa 135 km · Darhan 216 km · Öndörkhaan 258 km · Erdenet 275 km · Sühbaatar 285 km

Mongolia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / E / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $7,108; 2025
Happiness: 5.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 43%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 21; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 447
Religion

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 Nalayh (47.7667°, 107.2833°, elevation 1,434 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	-2
2	11	-2
3	12	-1
4	12	-1
5	12	-1
6	12	-1
7	12	-1
8	13	0
9	13	0
10	13	0
11	13	0
12	14	0
13	14	1
14	14	1
15	14	1
16	15	1
17	15	2
18	15	2
19	15	2
20	16	2
21	16	2
22	16	3
23	16	3
24	16	3
25	17	3
26	17	3
27	17	3
28	17	4
29	17	4
30	17	4
31	18	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	56	44
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	16	11
2	17	12
3	18	12
4	19	13
5	20	13
6	20	13
7	20	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	11
14	21	11
15	21	10
16	21	9
17	20	8
18	20	8
19	19	7
20	19	6
21	19	5
22	19	5
23	19	4
24	19	4
25	19	4
26	19	3
27	20	3
28	20	3
29	20	3
30	21	2
31	21	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	-2
2	11	-2
3	12	-1
4	12	-1
5	12	-1
6	12	-1
7	12	-1
8	13	0
9	13	0
10	13	0
11	13	0
12	14	0
13	14	1
14	14	1
15	14	1
16	15	1
17	15	2
18	15	2
19	15	2
20	16	2
21	16	2
22	16	3
23	16	3
24	16	3
25	17	3
26	17	3
27	17	3
28	17	4
29	17	4
30	17	4
31	18	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	56	44
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	16	11
2	17	12
3	18	12
4	19	13
5	20	13
6	20	13
7	20	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	11
14	21	11
15	21	10
16	21	9
17	20	8
18	20	8
19	19	7
20	19	6
21	19	5
22	19	5
23	19	4
24	19	4
25	19	4
26	19	3
27	20	3
28	20	3
29	20	3
30	21	2
31	21	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	-2
2	11	-2
3	12	-1
4	12	-1
5	12	-1
6	12	-1
7	12	-1
8	13	0
9	13	0
10	13	0
11	13	0
12	14	0
13	14	1
14	14	1
15	14	1
16	15	1
17	15	2
18	15	2
19	15	2
20	16	2
21	16	2
22	16	3
23	16	3
24	16	3
25	17	3
26	17	3
27	17	3
28	17	4
29	17	4
30	17	4
31	18	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	56	44
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	16	11
2	17	12
3	18	12
4	19	13
5	20	13
6	20	13
7	20	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	11
14	21	11
15	21	10
16	21	9
17	20	8
18	20	8
19	19	7
20	19	6
21	19	5
22	19	5
23	19	4
24	19	4
25	19	4
26	19	3
27	20	3
28	20	3
29	20	3
30	21	2
31	21	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100