Norak weather in May

In May, Norak sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 134 mm of precipitation across 14.4 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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Norak's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Norak's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 134 mm; 14.4 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 06 min; 5:17 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 7th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Norak is town in Tajikistan.

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

← April Norak 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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Norak reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°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)	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12

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

How May really feels in Norak

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.

Norak 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -6°	88	11.9	10.1	9.6	0.0
Feb	5° / -4°	125	13.1	9.2	10.5	0.2
Mar	11° / 1°	150	15.7	5.8	11.7	2.2
Apr	17° / 6°	157	15.3	1.3	13	4.8
May	22° / 10°	134	14.4	0.1	14.1	6.1
Jun	26° / 14°	49	8.6	0	14.6	7.3
Jul	29° / 16°	19	3.5	0	14.4	6.9
Aug	29° / 15°	9	2.4	0	13.5	7.6
Sep	25° / 11°	16	2.6	0	12.3	8.8
Oct	18° / 6°	43	6.6	0.3	11	6.8
Nov	11° / 0°	79	9.3	3.3	9.9	3.0
Dec	5° / -4°	82	11.1	7.5	9.4	0.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 40%. 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 (%)	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	57	58	59	59	59	60	61	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	69	69	70	72	73	74
Cloudier (%)	50	50	50	49	48	48	47	46	45	44	44	43	42	41	41	41	40	39	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	31	31	30	28	27	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	51	49
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	63	37
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	70	30
29	72	28
30	73	27
31	74	26

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Norak gets around 134 mm of rain and snow over 14.4 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 47% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	44	44	43	42	41	41	40	39	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	52
4	52
5	51
6	51
7	50
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	49
12	49
13	49
14	49
15	48
16	48
17	48
18	47
19	47
20	46
21	46
22	45
23	44
24	44
25	43
26	42
27	41
28	41
29	40
30	39
31	39

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 98% 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	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
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27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 5:33 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:34 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)	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:33	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:08	5:08	5:07	5:07
Sunset (PM)	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.6	5:33	7:07
2	13.6	5:31	7:08
3	13.6	5:30	7:09
4	13.7	5:29	7:10
5	13.7	5:28	7:11
6	13.8	5:27	7:12
7	13.8	5:26	7:13
8	13.8	5:25	7:14
9	13.9	5:23	7:15
10	13.9	5:22	7:16
11	13.9	5:21	7:17
12	14.0	5:20	7:18
13	14.0	5:19	7:19
14	14.0	5:18	7:19
15	14.0	5:18	7:20
16	14.1	5:17	7:21
17	14.1	5:16	7:22
18	14.1	5:15	7:23
19	14.2	5:14	7:24
20	14.2	5:13	7:25
21	14.2	5:13	7:26
22	14.2	5:12	7:27
23	14.3	5:11	7:27
24	14.3	5:10	7:28
25	14.3	5:10	7:29
26	14.3	5:09	7:30
27	14.4	5:09	7:31
28	14.4	5:08	7:31
29	14.4	5:08	7:32
30	14.4	5:07	7:33
31	14.5	5:07	7:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.32 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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.6	Intense
25	6.6	Intense
26	6.6	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.7	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.8	Intense
31	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Norak

In seasonPeak

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

Norak'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 Norak?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Norak for sightseeing.

What to pack for Norak in May

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

In May, Norak sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Norak 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 Norak peaks around May 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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	4	5	7	10	10	9	10	7	4	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	7	High
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Norak 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 Norak is worst in May — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 15 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)	15	19	27	34	37	33	31	29	31	29	21	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	34	Moderate
May	37	Poor
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Norak?

Norak sits at 38.4°N, 69.3°E, 660 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Yovon, 26 km away.

Topography around Norak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Norak has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 782 m around an average of 851 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,878 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,101 m.

The land around Norak is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km

782 m

grassland 66%

16 km

1,878 m

grassland 71%

80 km

4,101 m

grassland 71%

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

May weather nearby: Yovon 26 km · Danghara 33 km · Vahdat 33 km · Boshkengash 46 km · Dushanbe 50 km · Kŭlob 66 km · Hisor 69 km · Hulbuk 71 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 Norak (38.3892°, 69.3227°, elevation 660 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	20	9
2	20	9
3	20	9
4	20	9
5	21	9
6	21	9
7	21	10
8	21	10
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	21	10
12	21	10
13	22	10
14	22	10
15	22	10
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	22	11
20	22	11
21	22	11
22	22	11
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	23	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	51	49
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	63	37
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	70	30
29	72	28
30	73	27
31	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	52
4	52
5	51
6	51
7	50
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	49
12	49
13	49
14	49
15	48
16	48
17	48
18	47
19	47
20	46
21	46
22	45
23	44
24	44
25	43
26	42
27	41
28	41
29	40
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	51	49
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	63	37
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	70	30
29	72	28
30	73	27
31	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	52
4	52
5	51
6	51
7	50
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	49
12	49
13	49
14	49
15	48
16	48
17	48
18	47
19	47
20	46
21	46
22	45
23	44
24	44
25	43
26	42
27	41
28	41
29	40
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	51	49
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	63	37
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	70	30
29	72	28
30	73	27
31	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	52
4	52
5	51
6	51
7	50
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	49
12	49
13	49
14	49
15	48
16	48
17	48
18	47
19	47
20	46
21	46
22	45
23	44
24	44
25	43
26	42
27	41
28	41
29	40
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3