Gökdepe weather in May

In May, Gökdepe sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 Gökdepe's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gökdepe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:03 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Gökdepe is city and the administrative center in Ahal Region, 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 27°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Gökdepe 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 6°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12716
22716
32716
42716
52816
62817
72817
82817
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102917
112918
122918
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213119
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253220
263220
273220
283220
293321
303321
313321

How May really feels in Gökdepe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 5 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
5
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.

Gökdepe 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 / 224.72.19.72.0
Feb11° / 346.52.610.52.9
Mar17° / 468.71.111.75.5
Apr23° / 13°397.10137.3
May30° / 18°2140146.0
Jun35° / 23°51.2014.63.1
Jul38° / 26°20.5014.41.6
Aug36° / 24°20.4013.52.5
Sep31° / 19°30.6012.36.1
Oct24° / 12°82.50118.6
Nov15° / 1840.49.95.5
Dec10° / 153.61.29.42.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36436
46436
56436
66436
76535
86535
96535
106634
116733
126832
136931
146931
157129
167129
177228
187327
197426
207624
217624
227822
237921
248020
258020
268218
278218
288317
298416
308416
318515

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gökdepe gets around 21 mm of rain over 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 13% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
320
420
519
619
719
818
918
1017
1117
1216
1315
1414
1514
1613
1713
1812
1911
2010
2110
229
238
248
257
267
276
286
295
305
315

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180191
279201
378211
476222
575232
674242
773243
872253
972253
1072253
1172253
1272253
1373243
1473243
1573243
1672244
1772244
1872244
1972244
2072244
2172244
2272244
2372244
2472244
2571254
2671254
2770264
2870264
2969274
3069274
3168284

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:18 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 8:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:187:52
213.66:177:53
313.66:167:54
413.76:157:55
513.76:147:56
613.76:137:57
713.86:117:58
813.86:107:59
913.86:098:00
1013.96:088:01
1113.96:078:02
1213.96:068:03
1314.06:058:03
1414.06:048:04
1514.06:048:05
1614.16:038:06
1714.16:028:07
1814.16:018:08
1914.16:008:09
2014.25:598:10
2114.25:598:11
2214.25:588:11
2314.35:578:12
2414.35:578:13
2514.35:568:14
2614.35:558:15
2714.35:558:15
2814.45:548:16
2914.45:548:17
3014.45:538:18
3114.45:538:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gökdepe

In seasonPeak

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

Gökdepe sees seasonal dust haze (May–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Gökdepe?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gökdepe in May

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

In May, Gökdepe sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gökdepe in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gökdepe peaks around July 15 at about 10 (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 highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Gökdepe 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 Gökdepe is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1534 µg/m³Dec 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gökdepe?

Gökdepe sits at 38.2°N, 58.0°E, 207 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Arkadag, 13 km away.

ShīrvānBojnūrdĀshkhāneh

Topography around Gökdepe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gökdepe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 205 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,282 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,899 m.

The land around Gökdepe is covered by artificial surfaces (31%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (38%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
1,282 m
80 km
2,899 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Arkadag 13 km · Abadan 24 km · Ashgabat 44 km · Bäherden 56 km · Änew 57 km · Shīrvān 85 km · Bojnūrd 94 km · Āshkhāneh 113 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 Gökdepe (38.1586°, 57.9607°, elevation 207 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).