Türkmenabat weather in May

In May, Türkmenabat sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°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 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 Türkmenabat's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Türkmenabat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:38 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
34%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Türkmenabat is city of Turkmenistan.

Founded
1511

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 28°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Türkmenabat 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 25°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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313319

How May really feels in Türkmenabat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 8 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
8
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.

Türkmenabat 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
Jan / -1°1741.29.61.3
Feb10° / 254.81.110.52.8
Mar17° / 296.40.411.75.8
Apr24° / 12°193.90137.8
May31° / 17°82014.15.8
Jun36° / 21°20.6014.73.0
Jul37° / 23°00.1014.52.1
Aug35° / 21°00.1013.53.4
Sep30° / 15°10.3012.37.1
Oct23° / 41.40118.8
Nov14° / 133.60.39.95.1
Dec / -0°1330.39.31.8

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 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26832
36832
46832
56832
66931
76931
86931
97030
107030
117129
127228
137228
147327
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308713
318812

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Türkmenabat gets around 8 mm of rain over 2 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 7% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2928
3919
4919
59010
69010
78911
88911
98911
108911
118911
128911
138911
148911
159010
169010
179010
18919
19919
20928
21928
22928
23937
24937
25928
26928
27928
28919
29919
309010
319010

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light 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 5:54 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:547:31
213.75:537:32
313.75:527:33
413.75:517:34
513.85:507:35
613.85:487:36
713.85:477:37
813.95:467:38
913.95:457:39
1013.95:447:40
1114.05:437:41
1214.05:427:42
1314.05:417:43
1414.15:407:44
1514.15:397:45
1614.15:387:46
1714.25:377:47
1814.25:367:48
1914.25:357:49
2014.25:357:49
2114.35:347:50
2214.35:337:51
2314.35:327:52
2414.45:327:53
2514.45:317:54
2614.45:307:55
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2814.45:297:56
2914.55:297:57
3014.55:287:58
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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 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 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
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177.0Intense
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207.1Intense
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247.2Intense
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277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
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317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Türkmenabat

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Türkmenabat?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Türkmenabat in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Türkmenabat 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 Türkmenabat peaks around June 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateLowJun 16UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Türkmenabat 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 Türkmenabat is worst in July — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateJul 2245 µg/m³Jan 1625 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr41Poor
May35Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul45Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Türkmenabat?

Türkmenabat sits at 39.1°N, 63.6°E, 191 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Saýat, 41 km away.

SeydiBukharaKogon ShahriVobkent ShahriMuborakShofirkon Shahri

Topography around Türkmenabat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Türkmenabat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 191 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m.

The land around Türkmenabat is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
77 m
80 km
147 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Saýat 41 km · Karakul’ 56 km · Seydi 73 km · Bukhara 107 km · Kogon Shahri 111 km · Vobkent Shahri 130 km · Muborak 137 km · Shofirkon Shahri 141 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 Türkmenabat (39.0733°, 63.5786°, elevation 191 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).