Dushanbe weather in May

In May, Dushanbe sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 120 mm of precipitation across 14.1 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dushanbe's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dushanbe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Precipitation
120 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:18 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10
Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 71.5 µg/m³ · 2019

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 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Dushanbe reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1219
2219
3219
42110
52110
62110
72110
82210
92210
102210
112210
122210
132210
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202311
212311
222311
232311
242311
252411
262411
272411
282412
292412
302412
312512

How May really feels in Dushanbe

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.

Dushanbe weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°8011.49.69.60.0
Feb / -4°11013.18.910.50.4
Mar12° / 13515.64.811.72.6
Apr18° / 14114.91.1135.1
May22° / 11°12014.10.114.16.3
Jun27° / 14°388014.67.1
Jul30° / 16°132.8014.46.4
Aug29° / 15°51.6013.57.0
Sep26° / 11°111.8012.38.9
Oct19° / 315.50.2117.2
Nov12° / 678.63.29.93.3
Dec / -4°7210.579.40.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45149
55149
65347
75446
85446
95545
105644
115644
125743
135842
145941
156040
166040
176139
186238
196337
206436
216436
226634
236733
246832
256931
267030
277129
287327
297327
307525
317624

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dushanbe gets around 120 mm of rain and snow over 14.1 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 46% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
150
250
350
450
549
649
749
849
949
1049
1149
1249
1349
1448
1548
1648
1747
1847
1946
2046
2145
2244
2343
2442
2541
2640
2739
2838
2937
3036
3135

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18964
19964
20964
21964
22964
23955
24955
25955
26955
27955
28955
29946
30946
31946

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
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 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 5:35 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:357:10
213.65:337:11
313.75:327:12
413.75:317:13
513.75:307:13
613.85:297:14
713.85:277:15
813.85:267:16
913.95:257:17
1013.95:247:18
1113.95:237:19
1214.05:227:20
1314.05:217:21
1414.05:207:22
1514.15:197:23
1614.15:187:24
1714.15:187:25
1814.15:177:26
1914.25:167:26
2014.25:157:27
2114.25:147:28
2214.35:147:29
2314.35:137:30
2414.35:127:31
2514.35:127:32
2614.45:117:32
2714.45:107:33
2814.45:107:34
2914.45:097:35
3014.45:097:35
3114.55:087:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.27 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Dushanbe

In seasonPeak

In May, Dushanbe sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Dushanbe's rainy season runs November–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Dushanbe?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Dushanbe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dushanbe in May

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

In May, Dushanbe sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Dushanbe 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 Dushanbe peaks around May 24 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highModerateMay 24UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Dushanbe 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 Dushanbe is worst in May — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 40 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Dushanbe's WHO annual average of 71.5 µg/m³.

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1597 µg/m³Jan 1240 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr90Unhealthy
May98Unhealthy
Jun88Unhealthy
Jul83Unhealthy
Aug77Unhealthy
Sep82Unhealthy
Oct78Unhealthy
Nov55Unhealthy
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Dushanbe?

Dushanbe sits at 38.5°N, 68.8°E, 767 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Boshkengash, 8.0 km away.

TursunzodaNorakDangharaBokhtar

Topography around Dushanbe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dushanbe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 771 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,062 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,890 m.

The land around Dushanbe is covered by artificial surfaces (80%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), cropland (31%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
1,062 m
80 km
4,890 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Boshkengash 8.0 km · Hisor 20 km · Vahdat 21 km · Yovon 33 km · Tursunzoda 48 km · Norak 50 km · Danghara 69 km · Bokhtar 78 km

Tajikistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 28% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,637
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
65%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
15.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 409
Religion
Muslim 98%

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 Dushanbe (38.5358°, 68.779°, elevation 767 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).