Quetta weather in May

In May, Quetta sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Quetta's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quetta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:43 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
18%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
8 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Quetta is capital of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.

Density
5,901/km²
people per km²
Founded
1876

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 26°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Quetta reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Quetta

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.

Quetta weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°506.43.610.32.1
Feb11° / 557.13.110.93.0
Mar16° / 488.30.511.85.7
Apr23° / 12°265.3012.77.9
May28° / 17°92.5013.57.5
Jun32° / 20°102.3013.95.2
Jul33° / 20°306.4013.74.4
Aug31° / 19°234.9013.15.4
Sep28° / 16°81.6012.27.9
Oct23° / 10°40.6011.39.3
Nov17° / 92.1010.56.9
Dec12° / 223.1110.14.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Quetta gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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

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Dry (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:557:04
213.25:547:04
313.25:537:05
413.25:527:06
513.35:517:06
613.35:507:07
713.35:497:08
813.35:497:08
913.45:487:09
1013.45:477:10
1113.45:467:10
1213.45:457:11
1313.45:457:12
1413.55:447:12
1513.55:437:13
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1713.55:427:14
1813.65:427:15
1913.65:417:16
2013.65:407:16
2113.65:407:17
2213.65:397:18
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2713.75:377:21
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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 8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
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37.7Intense
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278.2Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Quetta

In seasonPeak

None of Quetta's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Quetta sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Quetta?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Quetta for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Quetta in May

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

In May, Quetta sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Quetta in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quetta peaks around June 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 17UV 12Dec 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Quetta 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 Quetta is worst in July — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 2034 µg/m³Nov 1525 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul35Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Quetta?

Quetta sits at 30.2°N, 67.0°E, 1,683 m above sea level, in Pakistan. The nearest listed city is Kandahār, 201 km away.

KandahārGereshkLashkar GāhKhān NeshīnGhazniNīlīKhāshMultan

Topography around Quetta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quetta has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m around an average of 1,688 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,619 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,240 m.

The land around Quetta is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, bare terrain (64%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
366 m
16 km
1,619 m
80 km
3,240 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Kandahār 201 km · Gereshk 295 km · Lashkar Gāh 296 km · Khān Neshīn 311 km · Ghazni 398 km · Nīlī 402 km · Khāsh 429 km · Multan 430 km

Pakistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 24% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,596
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
45%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
13
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 493
Religion
Muslim 96%Hindu 2%Christian 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 Quetta (30.1841°, 67.0014°, elevation 1,683 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).