Panjakent weather in May

In May, Panjakent sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Panjakent's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Panjakent's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:21 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
46%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Panjakent is city in Tajikistan.

Density
5,348/km²
people per km²
Founded
~500 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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Panjakent reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°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
4229
5229
6229
72210
82210
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292512
302512
312613

How May really feels in Panjakent

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.

Panjakent weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°499.36.79.50.0
Feb / -4°7110.65.810.40.6
Mar12° / 93133.311.73.0
Apr18° / 9312.60.6135.5
May23° / 11°6311.5014.16.8
Jun28° / 14°184.4014.77.3
Jul30° / 17°71.5014.56.5
Aug29° / 15°41.2013.67.3
Sep25° / 11°81.4012.39.0
Oct19° / 2540.3117.4
Nov12° / 457.21.99.83.5
Dec / -4°488.44.69.30.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25545
35545
45545
55644
65743
75842
85842
95941
105941
116040
126139
136238
146337
156436
166535
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186733
196832
206832
216931
227030
237129
247327
257426
267525
277624
287723
297822
307921
318020

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Panjakent gets around 63 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
641
741
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1540
1640
1740
1839
1939
2038
2137
2236
2335
2434
2532
2631
2729
2828
2927
3025
3124

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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217calm
227calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 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 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:387:16
213.75:367:17
313.75:357:18
413.85:347:19
513.85:337:20
613.85:317:21
713.95:307:22
813.95:297:23
913.95:287:24
1014.05:277:25
1114.05:267:26
1214.05:257:27
1314.15:247:28
1414.15:237:29
1514.15:227:30
1614.25:217:31
1714.25:207:32
1814.25:197:33
1914.35:187:33
2014.35:177:34
2114.35:177:35
2214.35:167:36
2314.45:157:37
2414.45:147:38
2514.45:147:39
2614.45:137:40
2714.55:137:40
2814.55:127:41
2914.55:117:42
3014.55:117:43
3114.65:107:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.6 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
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96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
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196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
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266.9Intense
276.9Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Panjakent

In seasonPeak

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

Panjakent'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 Panjakent?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Panjakent for sightseeing.

What to pack for Panjakent in May

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

In May, Panjakent sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Panjakent 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 Panjakent peaks around June 15 at about 10 (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 highModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Panjakent 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 Panjakent is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1334 µg/m³Jan 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Panjakent?

Panjakent sits at 39.5°N, 67.6°E, 998 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Urgut Shahri, 31 km away.

Bulung’ur ShahriSamarkandG’allaorol ShahriJizzax

Topography around Panjakent

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Panjakent has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 1,003 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,957 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,124 m.

The land around Panjakent is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
1,957 m
80 km
5,124 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Urgut Shahri 31 km · Bulung’ur Shahri 41 km · Samarkand 58 km · G’allaorol Shahri 59 km · Jizzax 73 km · Kitob 75 km · Chelak 79 km · Shahrisabz 83 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 Panjakent (39.4952°, 67.6093°, elevation 998 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).