Daşoguz weather in May

In May, Daşoguz sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 11 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Daşoguz's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daşoguz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:46 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Daşoguz is human settlement in Turkmenistan.

Density
1,252/km²
people per km²
Founded
1681

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 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Daşoguz reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Daşoguz

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.

Daşoguz weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°102.71.99.30.0
Feb / -4°112.71.110.30.6
Mar14° / 173.50.511.74.5
Apr22° / 10°173.4013.17.8
May29° / 15°113014.36.7
Jun34° / 20°41.30153.9
Jul36° / 22°20.5014.72.9
Aug34° / 20°10.2013.74.3
Sep28° / 14°20.5012.38.1
Oct20° / 61.8010.98.0
Nov10° / -0°92.50.39.63.0
Dec / -4°82.4190.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26535
36535
46535
56634
66634
76634
86634
96733
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Daşoguz gets around 11 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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212
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411
511
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710
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287
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316

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6964
7964
8964
9964
10955
11955
12955
13946
14946
15946
16946
17937
18937
19928
20928
21919
22919
239010
249010
258911
268812
278812
288713
298713
308713
318713

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 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 6:04 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 8:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:047:51
213.86:027:52
313.96:017:53
413.96:007:54
513.95:587:55
614.05:577:56
714.05:567:57
814.15:557:59
914.15:538:00
1014.15:528:01
1114.25:518:02
1214.25:508:03
1314.35:498:04
1414.35:488:05
1514.35:478:06
1614.45:468:07
1714.45:458:08
1814.45:448:09
1914.55:438:10
2014.55:428:11
2114.55:418:12
2214.55:408:13
2314.65:398:14
2414.65:398:15
2514.65:388:16
2614.75:378:17
2714.75:368:18
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2914.75:358:19
3014.85:358:20
3114.85:348:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Daşoguz

In seasonPeak

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

Daşoguz sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Daşoguz?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Daşoguz in May

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

In May, Daşoguz sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Daşoguz 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 Daşoguz peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 17UV 9Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Daşoguz 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 Daşoguz is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateMar 2049 µg/m³Jan 1326 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr45Poor
May41Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep45Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Daşoguz?

Daşoguz sits at 41.8°N, 60.0°E, 87 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Oýrat, 13 km away.

Topography around Daşoguz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daşoguz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 86 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m.

The land around Daşoguz is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (49%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
22 m
80 km
384 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Oýrat 13 km · Görogly 21 km · Yylanly 26 km · Gubadag 27 km · Manghit 32 km · Shovot 34 km · Gurlan 35 km · Boldumsaz 41 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 Daşoguz (41.8362°, 59.9666°, elevation 87 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).