Yolöten weather in May

In May, Yolöten sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.5 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 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Yolöten's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yolöten's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:47 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
33%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Yolöten is city in Mary 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 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Yolöten reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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
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42917
53017
63017
73017
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313421

How May really feels in Yolöten

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.

Yolöten 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° / 244.81.99.72.7
Feb12° / 346.31.710.63.7
Mar18° / 417.10.411.76.2
Apr25° / 13°264.8012.97.5
May32° / 18°102.50145.2
Jun37° / 23°10.4014.52.4
Jul38° / 24°00.1014.31.3
Aug36° / 22°00.1013.42.6
Sep31° / 16°00.1012.36.1
Oct24° / 10°61.40118.9
Nov17° / 153.50.2106.2
Dec11° / 173.60.69.53.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26832
36832
46931
57030
67129
77228
87327
97426
107525
117525
127723
137822
147822
158020
168020
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228515
238515
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278911
288911
299010
30919
31928

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yolöten gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.5 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.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
512
611
711
811
911
1011
1111
1210
1310
1410
159
169
178
188
197
207
216
226
235
245
255
264
274
284
294
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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
289110
389110
488120
588120
688120
787130
886131
986131
1086131
1186131
1287121
1387121
1487121
1588111
1688111
1789101
1889101
199091
209091
219181
229280
239370
249370
259370
269370
279370
289370
299370
309370
319370

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light 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 6:02 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 7:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:027:33
213.56:017:34
313.66:007:35
413.65:597:36
513.75:587:37
613.75:577:38
713.75:567:39
813.85:557:40
913.85:537:40
1013.85:527:41
1113.85:517:42
1213.95:517:43
1313.95:507:44
1413.95:497:45
1514.05:487:46
1614.05:477:47
1714.05:467:48
1814.15:457:48
1914.15:457:49
2014.15:447:50
2114.15:437:51
2214.25:427:52
2314.25:427:53
2414.25:417:53
2514.25:407:54
2614.35:407:55
2714.35:397:56
2814.35:397:56
2914.35:387:57
3014.35:387:58
3114.45:377:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.04 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
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96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
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207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
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 Yolöten

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Yolöten?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yolöten in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yolöten 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 Yolöten peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Yolöten 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 Yolöten is worst in July — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 32 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1970 µg/m³Jan 1833 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr52Poor
May51Poor
Jun51Poor
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Yolöten?

Yolöten sits at 37.3°N, 62.4°E, 263 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Türkmengala, 14 km away.

ÇaşgynSarahsSarakhsTejenSaýat

Topography around Yolöten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yolöten has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 258 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m.

The land around Yolöten is covered by cropland (49%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (41%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (40%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
66 m
80 km
356 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Türkmengala 14 km · Bayramaly 39 km · Mary 57 km · Çaşgyn 90 km · Sarahs 133 km · Sarakhs 136 km · Tejen 164 km · Saýat 212 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 Yolöten (37.2989°, 62.3597°, elevation 263 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).