Mary weather in May

In May, Mary sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Mary's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mary's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:48 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
34%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Mary is city of Mary Province in Turkmenistan.

Founded
1884

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 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Mary reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 36°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)
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22915
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42916
52916
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73016
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303419
313419

How May really feels in Mary

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 9 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
9
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.

Mary weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 204.51.89.72.7
Feb13° / 295.81.510.63.8
Mar18° / 386.70.311.76.3
Apr25° / 12°245012.97.6
May31° / 17°102.60145.6
Jun36° / 21°10.3014.52.9
Jul37° / 23°00.2014.31.9
Aug36° / 21°00.1013.43.1
Sep31° / 15°10.2012.36.5
Oct24° / 10°61.50118.9
Nov16° / 153.30.3106.2
Dec11° / 143.30.69.53.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36733
46832
56931
66931
77030
87030
97228
107228
117426
127426
137624
147624
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218218
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248515
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288812
298812
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mary gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
512
611
711
811
911
1011
1110
1210
1310
1410
159
169
178
188
198
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217
226
236
245
255
264
274
284
293
303
313

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188120
287130
386131
485141
584151
684151
784151
883161
983161
1083161
1182162
1282162
1382162
1483152
1583152
1684142
1784142
1885132
1985132
2086122
2187121
2287121
2388111
2488111
2588111
2687121
2787121
2888120
2987130
3087130
3186140

Wind in May

Winds average 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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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 6:04 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 8:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:047:36
213.66:037:37
313.66:027:38
413.66:007:39
513.75:597:40
613.75:587:40
713.75:577:41
813.85:567:42
913.85:557:43
1013.85:547:44
1113.95:537:45
1213.95:527:46
1313.95:517:47
1414.05:507:48
1514.05:497:49
1614.05:487:49
1714.05:487:50
1814.15:477:51
1914.15:467:52
2014.15:457:53
2114.25:447:54
2214.25:447:55
2314.25:437:55
2414.25:427:56
2514.35:427:57
2614.35:417:58
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2814.35:407:59
2914.35:408:00
3014.45:398:01
3114.45:398:01

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.9Intense
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166.9Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mary

In seasonPeak

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

Mary sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Mary?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mary in May

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

In May, Mary sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mary 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 Mary peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highModerateJun 22UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Mary 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 Mary is worst in July — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 32 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1864 µg/m³Jan 1833 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb35Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr50Poor
May49Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mary?

Mary sits at 37.6°N, 61.8°E, 223 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Bayramaly, 30 km away.

TejenSarahsSarakhsKaka

Topography around Mary

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mary has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Mary is covered by artificial surfaces (81%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (42%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
182 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Bayramaly 30 km · Çaşgyn 34 km · Türkmengala 49 km · Yolöten 57 km · Tejen 119 km · Sarahs 131 km · Sarakhs 131 km · Kaka 197 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 Mary (37.5938°, 61.8303°, elevation 223 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).