Istiqlol weather in May

In May, Istiqlol sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 86 mm of rain across 15.5 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 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Istiqlol's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Istiqlol's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 86 mm; 15.5 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 12 min; 5:10 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 7th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Istiqlol is place in Sughd Region, Tajikistan.

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Istiqlol 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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°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)	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16

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

How May really feels in Istiqlol

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Istiqlol 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -3°	37	7.9	6.4	9.4	0.0
Feb	5° / -2°	51	9.2	6.1	10.4	0.2
Mar	11° / 4°	71	12.4	3	11.7	2.7
Apr	18° / 9°	91	14.5	0.8	13	5.2
May	24° / 14°	86	15.5	0	14.2	6.1
Jun	29° / 18°	50	11.4	0	14.8	5.7
Jul	31° / 19°	24	6.1	0	14.6	5.4
Aug	30° / 18°	15	4.2	0	13.6	6.5
Sep	25° / 14°	13	3.1	0	12.3	8.6
Oct	18° / 8°	30	6	0.5	10.9	6.5
Nov	10° / 3°	47	8.3	2.5	9.7	2.5
Dec	5° / -1°	44	8.7	5.8	9.2	0.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	45	45	45	46	46	47	48	49	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	58	59	59	60	62	63	63	64	65	66	66	67	68	69	69
Cloudier (%)	55	55	55	54	54	53	52	51	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	44	42	41	41	40	38	37	37	36	35	34	34	33	32	31	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	60	40
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	69	31
31	69	31

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Istiqlol gets around 86 mm of rain over 15.5 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 51% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	51	51	52	52	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	47	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	51
3	52
4	52
5	51
6	51
7	51
8	52
9	52
10	52
11	52
12	52
13	52
14	52
15	52
16	52
17	52
18	52
19	51
20	51
21	51
22	51
23	50
24	50
25	49
26	49
27	48
28	48
29	48
30	47
31	47

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 91% 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 (%)	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	89	88	87	87	86
Comfortable (%)	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	12	13	13	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	87	13
30	87	13
31	86	14

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
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30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:39 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)	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:18	5:16	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:12	5:11	5:10	5:09	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:06	5:05	5:04	5:03	5:03	5:02	5:01	5:01	5:00	5:00	4:59
Sunset (PM)	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.7	5:27	7:10
2	13.7	5:26	7:11
3	13.8	5:25	7:12
4	13.8	5:24	7:13
5	13.9	5:22	7:14
6	13.9	5:21	7:15
7	13.9	5:20	7:16
8	14.0	5:19	7:17
9	14.0	5:18	7:18
10	14.0	5:16	7:19
11	14.1	5:15	7:20
12	14.1	5:14	7:21
13	14.1	5:13	7:22
14	14.2	5:12	7:23
15	14.2	5:11	7:24
16	14.2	5:10	7:25
17	14.3	5:09	7:26
18	14.3	5:08	7:27
19	14.3	5:07	7:28
20	14.4	5:07	7:29
21	14.4	5:06	7:30
22	14.4	5:05	7:31
23	14.5	5:04	7:32
24	14.5	5:03	7:33
25	14.5	5:03	7:34
26	14.5	5:02	7:34
27	14.6	5:01	7:35
28	14.6	5:01	7:36
29	14.6	5:00	7:37
30	14.6	5:00	7:38
31	14.7	4:59	7:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1
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	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.4	Intense
10	6.5	Intense
11	6.5	Intense
12	6.5	Intense
13	6.5	Intense
14	6.5	Intense
15	6.6	Intense
16	6.6	Intense
17	6.6	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.7	Intense
20	6.7	Intense
21	6.8	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.9	Intense
25	6.9	Intense
26	6.9	Intense
27	7.0	Intense
28	7.0	Intense
29	7.0	Intense
30	7.0	Intense
31	7.1	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Istiqlol

In seasonPeak

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

Istiqlol's rainy season runs February–June, 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 Istiqlol?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Istiqlol for sightseeing.

What to pack for Istiqlol in May

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

In May, Istiqlol sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Istiqlol in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Istiqlol peaks around May 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	6	9	9	8	9	7	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Istiqlol 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 Istiqlol is worst in May — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 19 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)	20	22	30	35	37	33	29	26	30	31	25	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	35	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Istiqlol?

Istiqlol sits at 40.6°N, 69.6°E, 1,196 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Olmaliq, 31 km away.

Topography around Istiqlol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Istiqlol has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m around an average of 1,230 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,524 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,477 m.

The land around Istiqlol is covered by grassland (81%) within 3 km, grassland (90%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

482 m

grassland 81%

16 km

1,524 m

grassland 90%

80 km

3,477 m

grassland 44%

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

May weather nearby: Olmaliq 31 km · Khujand 32 km · Qayroqqum 36 km · Ohangaron 37 km · Buston 38 km · Piskent 44 km · Bo‘ka 46 km · Proletar 46 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

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 Istiqlol (40.5702°, 69.6418°, elevation 1,196 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	21	12
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	13
6	22	13
7	23	13
8	23	13
9	23	13
10	23	13
11	23	13
12	23	13
13	23	14
14	24	14
15	24	14
16	24	14
17	24	14
18	24	14
19	24	14
20	24	14
21	25	14
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	60	40
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	69	31
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	51
3	52
4	52
5	51
6	51
7	51
8	52
9	52
10	52
11	52
12	52
13	52
14	52
15	52
16	52
17	52
18	52
19	51
20	51
21	51
22	51
23	50
24	50
25	49
26	49
27	48
28	48
29	48
30	47
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	87	13
30	87	13
31	86	14

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	60	40
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	69	31
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	51
3	52
4	52
5	51
6	51
7	51
8	52
9	52
10	52
11	52
12	52
13	52
14	52
15	52
16	52
17	52
18	52
19	51
20	51
21	51
22	51
23	50
24	50
25	49
26	49
27	48
28	48
29	48
30	47
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	87	13
30	87	13
31	86	14

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	48	52
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	60	40
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	69	31
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	51
3	52
4	52
5	51
6	51
7	51
8	52
9	52
10	52
11	52
12	52
13	52
14	52
15	52
16	52
17	52
18	52
19	51
20	51
21	51
22	51
23	50
24	50
25	49
26	49
27	48
28	48
29	48
30	47
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	89	11
28	88	12
29	87	13
30	87	13
31	86	14