Magdanly weather in May

In May, Magdanly sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 64% 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 Magdanly's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magdanly's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:31 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
33%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Magdanly is city district of 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 Magdanly reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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)
12916
22916
32916
42917
53017
63017
73017
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103117
113118
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313520

How May really feels in Magdanly

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 13 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
13
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.

Magdanly weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 306.629.72.4
Feb12° / 447.71.510.53.5
Mar18° / 4780.511.76.0
Apr25° / 13°335.5012.97.4
May32° / 18°163.40145.1
Jun37° / 22°20.4014.62.1
Jul39° / 24°00.1014.31.0
Aug37° / 22°00013.52.2
Sep32° / 17°10.1012.35.6
Oct25° / 11°41.10118.9
Nov17° / 204.20.4106.2
Dec11° / 2451.19.43.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36634
46634
56733
66832
76931
87129
97129
107228
117426
127525
137624
147822
157822
167921
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208218
218317
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318911

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Magdanly gets around 16 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 11% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
216
316
416
515
615
715
815
914
1014
1114
1213
1313
1412
1512
1611
1711
1810
1910
209
219
228
238
247
257
266
276
285
295
305
314

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185132
284142
384142
484142
583152
683152
783152
883152
983152
1082162
1182162
1282162
1384151
1484151
1585141
1685141
1786131
1886131
1987121
2088111
2188111
2289101
239091
249091
259181
269181
279181
289271
299271
309271
319271

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:47 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:477:19
213.65:457:20
313.65:447:21
413.65:437:22
513.75:427:23
613.75:417:24
713.85:407:25
813.85:397:26
913.85:387:27
1013.85:377:28
1113.95:367:29
1213.95:357:29
1313.95:347:30
1414.05:337:31
1514.05:327:32
1614.05:317:33
1714.15:307:34
1814.15:297:35
1914.15:297:36
2014.15:287:37
2114.25:277:37
2214.25:267:38
2314.25:267:39
2414.25:257:40
2514.35:247:41
2614.35:247:41
2714.35:237:42
2814.35:237:43
2914.45:227:44
3014.45:227:44
3114.45:217:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
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86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.4Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Magdanly

In seasonPeak

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

Magdanly sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Magdanly?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Magdanly in May

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

In May, Magdanly sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Magdanly in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Magdanly peaks around June 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highModerateJun 19UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Magdanly 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 Magdanly is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1534 µg/m³Jan 1622 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Magdanly?

Magdanly sits at 37.8°N, 66.0°E, 430 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Qarqīn, 44 km away.

KerkiG‘uzorHalaçBoysunBeshkentQarshiAndkhoy

Topography around Magdanly

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magdanly has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 474 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,885 m.

The land around Magdanly is covered by grassland (51%), artificial surfaces (26%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and bare terrain (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
787 m
80 km
2,885 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Qarqīn 44 km · Kerki 73 km · G‘uzor 92 km · Halaç 106 km · Boysun 111 km · Beshkent 117 km · Qarshi 119 km · Andkhoy 126 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 Magdanly (37.8124°, 66.0466°, elevation 430 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).