Yovon weather in May

In May, Yovon sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 103 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yovon's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yovon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:18 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
49%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Yovon is town 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 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Yovon reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 31°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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22412
32412
42412
52413
62413
72413
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92513
102513
112513
122513
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232614
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292815
302815
312815

How May really feels in Yovon

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.

Yovon 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°7010.66.59.60.7
Feb / -1°9812.15.710.51.6
Mar15° / 12014.42.611.73.9
Apr21° / 10°12213.70.4135.9
May26° / 14°10312.60146.5
Jun31° / 17°377.2014.65.3
Jul33° / 20°112.2014.44.3
Aug33° / 18°41.4013.55.0
Sep29° / 14°101.7012.37.6
Oct22° / 244.70118.0
Nov14° / 587.91.49.94.6
Dec / -1°639.74.29.41.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35446
45446
55644
65644
75743
85842
95842
105941
116040
126139
136139
146238
156337
166535
176535
186634
196733
206832
216832
226931
237030
247030
257228
267327
277426
287426
297624
307723
317822

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yovon gets around 103 mm of rain over 12.6 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 41% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
247
346
446
546
645
745
845
944
1044
1144
1244
1344
1444
1543
1643
1742
1842
1941
2040
2140
2239
2338
2437
2536
2636
2735
2834
2933
3032
3132

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
288111
387121
486131
585141
684151
783161
882171
981181
1080191
1179201
1278211
1377221
1477221
1577221
1676231
1776231
1876231
1976231
2076231
2176231
2276231
2376231
2476231
2576231
2676231
2775241
2875241
2973261
3072271
3171281

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:347:08
213.65:337:09
313.65:317:10
413.75:307:11
513.75:297:12
613.75:287:13
713.85:277:14
813.85:267:15
913.95:257:16
1013.95:247:17
1113.95:237:18
1213.95:227:19
1314.05:217:20
1414.05:207:20
1514.05:197:21
1614.15:187:22
1714.15:177:23
1814.15:167:24
1914.25:157:25
2014.25:157:26
2114.25:147:27
2214.25:137:27
2314.35:127:28
2414.35:127:29
2514.35:117:30
2614.35:117:31
2714.45:107:32
2814.45:097:32
2914.45:097:33
3014.45:087:34
3114.45:087:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Yovon

In seasonPeak

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

Yovon'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 Yovon?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yovon in May

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

In May, Yovon sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Yovon 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 Yovon 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateMay 23UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Yovon 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 Yovon 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).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1536 µg/m³Jan 1215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May37Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yovon?

Yovon sits at 38.3°N, 69.0°E, 654 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Norak, 26 km away.

HisorBokhtarVakhsh

Topography around Yovon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yovon has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m around an average of 681 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,634 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,003 m.

The land around Yovon is covered by cropland (42%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
327 m
16 km
1,634 m
80 km
4,003 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Norak 26 km · Boshkengash 26 km · Vahdat 27 km · Dushanbe 33 km · Danghara 36 km · Hisor 48 km · Bokhtar 58 km · Vakhsh 69 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 Yovon (38.3141°, 69.0378°, elevation 654 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).