Magtymguly weather in May

In May, Magtymguly sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 29 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 Magtymguly's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magtymguly's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
8th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:09 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Magtymguly is city in Balkan 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 25°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Magtymguly reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 33°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)
12413
22513
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42514
52514
62614
72614
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102715
112715
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202916
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222917
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253017
263017
273018
283018
293118
303118
313118

How May really feels in Magtymguly

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.

Magtymguly weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 265.32.79.62.0
Feb10° / 366.52.610.52.6
Mar15° / 497.91.111.74.9
Apr21° / 10°416.90.1137.1
May28° / 16°294.6014.17.0
Jun33° / 20°152.8014.64.3
Jul36° / 23°71.9014.42.9
Aug35° / 22°91.6013.53.4
Sep30° / 18°112012.36.5
Oct23° / 11°193.50118.4
Nov15° / 2650.59.95.4
Dec10° / 204.81.39.42.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36139
46139
56238
66238
76337
86337
96436
106436
116634
126634
136733
146832
156931
167030
177030
187129
197228
207327
217525
227525
237723
247822
257921
267921
278020
288020
298119
308218
318218

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Magtymguly gets around 29 mm of rain over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
221
320
419
519
618
718
817
917
1016
1116
1216
1315
1415
1515
1615
1715
1815
1915
2014
2114
2214
2313
2413
2513
2612
2712
2812
2911
3011
3111

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19370
29280
39190
490100
589110
688120
786131
885141
984151
1083161
1182171
1281181
1381181
1480191
1580191
1680191
1779201
1879201
1979201
2079201
2179201
2279201
2379201
2479201
2578202
2677212
2776222
2876222
2974233
3073243
3172253

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
110calm
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310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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3110calm

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 6:25 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 8:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:257:59
213.66:238:00
313.76:228:01
413.76:218:02
513.76:208:03
613.86:198:04
713.86:188:05
813.86:178:06
913.96:168:07
1013.96:148:08
1113.96:138:09
1214.06:128:10
1314.06:118:11
1414.06:118:12
1514.16:108:13
1614.16:098:14
1714.16:088:14
1814.16:078:15
1914.26:068:16
2014.26:058:17
2114.26:058:18
2214.26:048:19
2314.36:038:20
2414.36:038:20
2514.36:028:21
2614.36:018:22
2714.46:018:23
2814.46:008:24
2914.46:008:24
3014.45:598:25
3114.55:598:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Magtymguly

In seasonPeak

None of Magtymguly's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Magtymguly sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Dust
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May
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Nov
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Is May a good time to visit Magtymguly?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Magtymguly for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Magtymguly in May

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

In May, Magtymguly sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Magtymguly 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 Magtymguly peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 17UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Magtymguly 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 Magtymguly is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1532 µg/m³Dec 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Magtymguly?

Magtymguly sits at 38.4°N, 56.3°E, 314 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Gyzylarbat, 60 km away.

BäherdenBereketĀshkhānehKalālehBojnūrdGālīkeshGökdepe

Topography around Magtymguly

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magtymguly has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,380 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,949 m.

The land around Magtymguly is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
1,380 m
80 km
1,949 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Gyzylarbat 60 km · Bäherden 100 km · Bereket 112 km · Āshkhāneh 112 km · Kalāleh 136 km · Bojnūrd 141 km · Gālīkesh 149 km · Gökdepe 150 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 Magtymguly (38.4375°, 56.2808°, elevation 314 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).