Khujand weather in May

In May, Khujand sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 37 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Khujand's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khujand's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:11 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
49%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Khujand is city in Tajikistan.

Density
4,775/km²
people per km²
Founded
~530 BCE

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 25°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Khujand reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42514
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62614
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112615
122715
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242916
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283017
293017
303017
313017

How May really feels in Khujand

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.

Khujand weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°316.749.50.3
Feb / 468.5410.41.3
Mar14° / 6510.21.811.74.0
Apr21° / 11°6810.60.4136.4
May27° / 15°377.3014.26.7
Jun33° / 19°144.2014.84.4
Jul34° / 21°51.4014.63.7
Aug33° / 19°30.7013.65.0
Sep28° / 14°71.5012.38.0
Oct21° / 214.10.210.97.7
Nov13° / 4171.79.83.8
Dec / 377.73.79.21.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34951
45050
55050
65149
75248
85347
95347
105446
115446
125545
135743
145743
155842
165941
176139
186139
196238
206337
216337
226535
236634
246733
256832
266832
277030
287030
297129
307228
317327

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Khujand gets around 37 mm of rain over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
630
730
829
929
1029
1129
1229
1328
1428
1527
1626
1725
1824
1923
2022
2121
2220
2319
2419
2518
2617
2717
2817
2916
3016
3116

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187130
286140
385141
484151
583161
683161
782171
882171
981181
1081181
1181181
1281181
1381181
1481181
1581181
1681181
1781181
1882180
1982180
2082180
2182180
2282180
2382180
2482180
2582180
2682180
2781181
2880191
2980191
3080191
3179201

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 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 5:28 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:287:09
213.75:277:10
313.85:257:11
413.85:247:12
513.85:237:13
613.95:227:15
713.95:217:16
814.05:197:17
914.05:187:18
1014.05:177:19
1114.15:167:20
1214.15:157:21
1314.15:147:22
1414.25:137:23
1514.25:127:24
1614.25:117:25
1714.35:107:25
1814.35:097:26
1914.35:087:27
2014.35:077:28
2114.45:077:29
2214.45:067:30
2314.45:057:31
2414.55:047:32
2514.55:047:33
2614.55:037:34
2714.55:027:35
2814.65:027:35
2914.65:017:36
3014.65:017:37
3114.65:007:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.42 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Khujand?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Khujand for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Khujand in May

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

In May, Khujand sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khujand 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 Khujand 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowMay 23UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Khujand 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 Khujand 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).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1336 µg/m³Dec 2419 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr35Poor
May37Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khujand?

Khujand sits at 40.3°N, 69.6°E, 340 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Buston, 8.0 km away.

SuluktuRazzakovMuchun

Topography around Khujand

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khujand has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 350 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,291 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,775 m.

The land around Khujand is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
1,291 m
80 km
4,775 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Buston 8.0 km · Qayroqqum 15 km · Proletar 16 km · Bekobod 31 km · Istiqlol 32 km · Suluktu 39 km · Razzakov 50 km · Muchun 58 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 Khujand (40.2826°, 69.6222°, elevation 340 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).