Çaşgyn weather in May

In May, Çaşgyn sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Çaşgyn's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Çaşgyn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:49 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
35%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Çaşgyn is village in Mary Province, Turkmenistan.

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 29°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Çaşgyn reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°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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22916
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42916
52917
63017
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How May really feels in Çaşgyn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 12 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
12
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.

Çaşgyn weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 194.41.59.72.4
Feb12° / 275.51.310.53.7
Mar18° / 366.70.311.76.3
Apr25° / 13°244.9012.97.6
May31° / 18°112.70145.3
Jun37° / 23°10.4014.62.4
Jul38° / 25°10.2014.31.2
Aug37° / 22°00.1013.52.4
Sep31° / 16°10.2012.36.1
Oct24° / 10°61.60118.8
Nov16° / 153.50.3106.0
Dec10° / 133.20.59.42.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36733
46733
56832
66832
76931
87030
97030
107129
117228
127327
137426
147426
157624
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Çaşgyn gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
312
412
512
612
712
812
912
1012
1112
1211
1311
1411
1510
1610
179
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226
235
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274
283
293
303
312

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19091
289101
389101
488111
588111
687121
787121
886131
986131
1086131
1186131
1286131
1387121
1487121
1588111
1688111
1788111
1889101
1989101
209091
219091
229181
239181
249280
259280
269280
279190
289190
299190
3090100
3190100

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
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 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 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 8:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:057:37
213.66:047:38
313.66:027:39
413.66:017:40
513.76:007:41
613.75:597:42
713.85:587:43
813.85:577:44
913.85:567:45
1013.85:557:46
1113.95:547:47
1213.95:537:47
1313.95:527:48
1414.05:517:49
1514.05:507:50
1614.05:497:51
1714.15:487:52
1814.15:477:53
1914.15:477:54
2014.15:467:54
2114.25:457:55
2214.25:447:56
2314.25:447:57
2414.25:437:58
2514.35:427:59
2614.35:427:59
2714.35:418:00
2814.35:418:01
2914.45:408:02
3014.45:408:02
3114.45:398:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.69 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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36.5Intense
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146.8Intense
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187.0Intense
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277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
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317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Çaşgyn

In seasonPeak

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

Çaşgyn sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Çaşgyn?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Çaşgyn in May

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

In May, Çaşgyn sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Çaşgyn 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 Çaşgyn peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Çaşgyn 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 Çaşgyn is worst in July — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 32 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1864 µg/m³Jan 1833 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb35Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr50Poor
May49Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Çaşgyn?

Çaşgyn sits at 37.8°N, 61.5°E, 200 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Mary, 34 km away.

TürkmengalaYolötenTejenSarakhsSarahsKaka

Topography around Çaşgyn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Çaşgyn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 200 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m.

The land around Çaşgyn is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
146 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Mary 34 km · Bayramaly 58 km · Türkmengala 81 km · Yolöten 90 km · Tejen 103 km · Sarakhs 144 km · Sarahs 145 km · Kaka 178 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 Çaşgyn (37.7973°, 61.5491°, elevation 200 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).