Tursunzoda weather in May

In May, Tursunzoda sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 45% 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 Tursunzoda's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tursunzoda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:21 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Tursunzoda is city in Tajikistan.

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 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tursunzoda reaches about 24°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 29°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)
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22210
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How May really feels in Tursunzoda

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.

Tursunzoda weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°609.889.60.2
Feb / -3°8011.27.510.51.0
Mar13° / 9213.13.911.73.3
Apr19° / 8511.51.1135.8
May24° / 11°579.30.114.17.2
Jun29° / 14°133.2014.66.9
Jul31° / 16°40.9014.45.9
Aug30° / 15°10.5013.56.8
Sep26° / 10°40.8012.39.0
Oct20° / 173.50.2117.7
Nov13° / 477.42.89.93.9
Dec / -4°528.75.89.41.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55842
65842
75941
85941
96139
106238
116238
126337
136436
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tursunzoda gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
434
534
634
733
833
933
1033
1132
1232
1332
1432
1531
1631
1730
1830
1930
2029
2129
2228
2328
2427
2526
2625
2724
2823
2923
3022
3121

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 (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
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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
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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 5:37 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:377:12
213.65:367:13
313.75:347:14
413.75:337:15
513.75:327:16
613.85:317:17
713.85:307:18
813.85:297:18
913.95:287:19
1013.95:277:20
1113.95:257:21
1214.05:247:22
1314.05:237:23
1414.05:237:24
1514.15:227:25
1614.15:217:26
1714.15:207:27
1814.15:197:28
1914.25:187:29
2014.25:177:29
2114.25:177:30
2214.35:167:31
2314.35:157:32
2414.35:157:33
2514.35:147:34
2614.45:137:34
2714.45:137:35
2814.45:127:36
2914.45:127:37
3014.45:117:38
3114.55:117:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.1Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tursunzoda

In seasonPeak

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

Tursunzoda'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 Tursunzoda?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Tursunzoda for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tursunzoda in May

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

In May, Tursunzoda sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Tursunzoda 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 Tursunzoda peaks around June 16 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 highModerateJun 16UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Tursunzoda 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 Tursunzoda is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1535 µg/m³Jan 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May35Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tursunzoda?

Tursunzoda sits at 38.5°N, 68.2°E, 707 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Hisor, 28 km away.

DenovDushanbeBoshkengashVahdatSho‘rchiYovonBokhtar

Topography around Tursunzoda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tursunzoda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 709 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,319 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,053 m.

The land around Tursunzoda is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
1,319 m
80 km
5,053 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Hisor 28 km · Denov 40 km · Dushanbe 48 km · Boshkengash 50 km · Vahdat 68 km · Sho‘rchi 69 km · Yovon 74 km · Bokhtar 89 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 Tursunzoda (38.5127°, 68.2316°, elevation 707 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).