Gyzylarbat weather in May

In May, Gyzylarbat sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.6 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 27°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Gyzylarbat's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gyzylarbat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:07 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover
38%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Gyzylarbat is city in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan.

Founded
1750

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 Gyzylarbat 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 36°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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How May really feels in Gyzylarbat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 7 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
7
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.

Gyzylarbat 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°1641.69.61.4
Feb10° / 255.31.910.52.4
Mar16° / 326.20.511.75.5
Apr23° / 12°314.90137.7
May30° / 18°193.6014.16.0
Jun35° / 23°112014.73.0
Jul38° / 26°40.9014.51.5
Aug37° / 24°71.3013.52.3
Sep31° / 18°91.6012.36.0
Oct23° / 11°163.50118.3
Nov14° / 204.30.49.94.9
Dec / 143.419.31.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 (%)
16139
26139
36238
46238
56238
66337
76337
86535
96535
106535
116733
126733
136832
146931
157030
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gyzylarbat gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.6 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 12% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
316
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515
615
714
814
914
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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 (%)
190100
289110
388120
486131
585141
685141
784151
883161
983161
1082162
1182162
1282162
1382162
1482162
1582162
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1783152
1883152
1983152
2082162
2182162
2282162
2383161
2483161
2582171
2682171
2781181
2879192
2979192
3078202
3177212

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
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913light 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 6:24 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 8:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:248:00
213.66:238:01
313.76:218:02
413.76:208:03
513.86:198:04
613.86:188:05
713.86:178:06
813.96:168:07
913.96:148:08
1013.96:138:09
1114.06:128:10
1214.06:118:11
1314.06:108:12
1414.16:098:13
1514.16:088:14
1614.16:078:15
1714.26:078:16
1814.26:068:17
1914.26:058:18
2014.26:048:18
2114.36:038:19
2214.36:038:20
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2514.46:008:23
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2714.45:598:24
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2914.55:588:26
3014.55:588:27
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
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66.2Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gyzylarbat

In seasonPeak

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

Gyzylarbat 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 Gyzylarbat?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gyzylarbat in May

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

In May, Gyzylarbat 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 Gyzylarbat 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 Gyzylarbat peaks around July 17 at about 9 (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 highHighModerateJul 17UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Gyzylarbat 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 Gyzylarbat is worst in September — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1751 µg/m³Jan 1721 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr37Poor
May37Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep52Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gyzylarbat?

Gyzylarbat sits at 39.0°N, 56.3°E, 103 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Magtymguly, 60 km away.

BereketBäherdenGumdagĀshkhānehGökdepeBalkanabatArkadag

Topography around Gyzylarbat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gyzylarbat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 869 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,896 m.

The land around Gyzylarbat is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), grassland (28%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and bare terrain (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
869 m
80 km
1,896 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Magtymguly 60 km · Bereket 72 km · Bäherden 117 km · Gumdag 148 km · Āshkhāneh 167 km · Gökdepe 172 km · Balkanabat 175 km · Arkadag 185 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 Gyzylarbat (38.9764°, 56.2758°, elevation 103 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).