Bereket weather in May

In May, Bereket sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.4 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 26°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 Bereket's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bereket's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:10 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
37%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Bereket is city in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan.

Density
1,315/km²
people per km²
Founded
1895

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 26°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bereket reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22615
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42715
52715
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72816
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313321

How May really feels in Bereket

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 6 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
6
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bereket 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 / -1°133.21.29.61.1
Feb / 194.71.710.52.2
Mar15° / 305.50.411.75.3
Apr23° / 11°295.70.1137.5
May30° / 18°173.4014.16.2
Jun35° / 23°112.2014.73.1
Jul38° / 26°41.2014.51.5
Aug37° / 24°61013.52.3
Sep31° / 18°81.5012.36.1
Oct23° / 11°153.20118.3
Nov13° / 1940.49.84.6
Dec / 123.50.99.31.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46436
56436
66436
76535
86535
96634
106535
116634
126733
136832
146931
156931
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217723
227822
237921
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268218
278416
288416
298515
308515
318713

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bereket gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.4 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 12% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
118
217
317
416
516
615
715
815
914
1014
1114
1213
1313
1413
1512
1612
1712
1811
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2010
2110
229
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248
258
268
278
288
297
307
317

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19190
290100
389110
488111
587121
686131
785141
885141
983152
1083152
1182162
1282162
1382162
1482162
1583152
1683152
1783152
1883152
1983152
2083152
2183152
2283152
2383152
2483152
2583152
2682162
2782162
2880173
2979183
3079183
3178193

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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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 6:26 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 8:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:268:04
213.76:258:05
313.76:248:06
413.76:238:07
513.86:218:08
613.86:208:09
713.86:198:10
813.96:188:11
913.96:178:12
1013.96:168:13
1114.06:158:14
1214.06:148:15
1314.06:138:16
1414.16:128:17
1514.16:118:18
1614.16:108:18
1714.26:098:19
1814.26:088:20
1914.26:078:21
2014.36:068:22
2114.36:068:23
2214.36:058:24
2314.36:048:25
2414.46:038:26
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2614.46:028:27
2714.46:028:28
2814.56:018:29
2914.56:008:30
3014.56:008:30
3114.55:598:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
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96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.4Intense
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317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bereket

In seasonPeak

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

Bereket sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Bereket?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bereket in May

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

In May, Bereket sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bereket in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bereket peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJul 17UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Bereket 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 Bereket is worst in September — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 23 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorSep 1864 µg/m³Jan 2024 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar43Poor
Apr40Poor
May40Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug51Poor
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov47Poor
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bereket?

Bereket sits at 39.2°N, 55.5°E, 34 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Gyzylarbat, 72 km away.

GyzylarbatGumdagBalkanabatMagtymgulyJebelBäherdenKalālehGālīkesh

Topography around Bereket

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bereket has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 785 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,388 m.

The land around Bereket is covered by bare terrain (36%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (45%), grassland (24%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (71%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
785 m
80 km
1,388 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Gyzylarbat 72 km · Gumdag 80 km · Balkanabat 103 km · Magtymguly 112 km · Jebel 119 km · Bäherden 189 km · Kalāleh 207 km · Gālīkesh 219 km

Turkmenistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type B / C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,540
2025
Happiness
5.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
13.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 456
Religion
Muslim 93%Christian 6%

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 Bereket (39.2446°, 55.5154°, elevation 34 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).