Tejen weather in May

In May, Tejen sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.6 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 35°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 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 Tejen's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tejen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:54 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
38%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Tejen is city in Ahal 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 29°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tejen 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 26°C and 38°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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How May really feels in Tejen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 16 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
16
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.

Tejen 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
Jan11° / 184.31.59.73.0
Feb13° / 265.31.310.64.1
Mar19° / 386.90.211.76.5
Apr26° / 13°265.1012.97.4
May32° / 18°122.60144.8
Jun37° / 23°10.3014.51.8
Jul39° / 25°10.2014.30.5
Aug38° / 23°00.1013.41.7
Sep32° / 18°10.3012.35.3
Oct25° / 11°71.50118.7
Nov17° / 163.60.2106.5
Dec11° / 133.40.59.53.5

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36337
46436
56436
66535
76634
86733
96832
107030
117030
127228
137228
147426
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tejen gets around 12 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 13% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
312
412
512
612
712
811
911
1011
1111
1210
1310
1410
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169
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312

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 (%)
188102
287112
386122
485123
584133
684133
784133
883143
983143
1083143
1183143
1283143
1383143
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1584133
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2687121
2786131
2887130
2987130
3086140
3186140

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
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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 6:10 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 8:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:107:41
213.66:087:42
313.66:077:43
413.66:067:44
513.76:057:44
613.76:047:45
713.76:037:46
813.86:027:47
913.86:017:48
1013.86:007:49
1113.95:597:50
1213.95:587:51
1313.95:577:52
1413.95:567:53
1514.05:557:53
1614.05:547:54
1714.05:537:55
1814.15:537:56
1914.15:527:57
2014.15:517:58
2114.15:507:58
2214.25:507:59
2314.25:498:00
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2514.25:488:02
2614.35:478:02
2714.35:468:03
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2914.35:458:05
3014.35:458:05
3114.45:458:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
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317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tejen

In seasonPeak

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

Tejen 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 Tejen?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tejen in May

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

In May, Tejen sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tejen 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 Tejen peaks around July 12 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 12UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Tejen 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 Tejen is worst in July — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1849 µg/m³Jan 1224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr41Poor
May39Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul50Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov32Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tejen?

Tejen sits at 37.4°N, 60.5°E, 190 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Kaka, 79 km away.

KakaÇaşgynSarakhsSarahsMaryDargazGorjī-ye SofláMashad

Topography around Tejen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tejen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 187 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,557 m.

The land around Tejen is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), cropland (22%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), bare terrain (28%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
29 m
80 km
1,557 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Kaka 79 km · Çaşgyn 103 km · Sarakhs 110 km · Sarahs 114 km · Mary 119 km · Dargaz 124 km · Gorjī-ye Soflá 133 km · Mashad 145 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 Tejen (37.3834°, 60.5055°, elevation 190 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).