Gurlan weather in May

In May, Gurlan sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°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 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Gurlan's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gurlan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:44 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Gurlan is town in Uzbekistan.

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 26°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Gurlan reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°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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293117
303117
313117

How May really feels in Gurlan

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.

Gurlan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°102.829.30.0
Feb / -5°112.81.110.30.5
Mar13° / 163.30.411.74.5
Apr22° / 163.6013.17.7
May29° / 15°132.9014.36.9
Jun34° / 19°41.40154.2
Jul35° / 21°20.6014.73.3
Aug33° / 19°10.2013.74.8
Sep27° / 13°20.5012.38.4
Oct20° / 61.8010.97.9
Nov10° / -0°92.80.49.62.9
Dec / -5°82.1190.0

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 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26535
36535
46535
56634
66634
76733
86733
96733
106733
116733
126832
136832
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207129
217228
227327
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308119
318218

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gurlan gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.9 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 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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510
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710
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1110
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2010
219
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268
278
288
297
307
317

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49730
59730
69730
79640
89640
99640
109640
119550
129550
139460
149460
159460
169370
179370
189280
199280
209190
2190100
2290100
2389110
2488120
2588120
2687130
2786131
2885141
2985141
3084151
3184151

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 8:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:027:49
213.86:017:50
313.95:597:51
413.95:587:53
513.95:577:54
614.05:557:55
714.05:547:56
814.15:537:57
914.15:527:58
1014.15:517:59
1114.25:498:00
1214.25:488:01
1314.35:478:02
1414.35:468:03
1514.35:458:04
1614.45:448:05
1714.45:438:06
1814.45:428:07
1914.55:418:08
2014.55:408:09
2114.55:398:10
2214.55:388:11
2314.65:388:12
2414.65:378:13
2514.65:368:14
2614.75:358:15
2714.75:358:16
2814.75:348:17
2914.75:338:18
3014.85:338:19
3114.85:328:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.4Intense
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296.9Intense
306.9Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gurlan

In seasonPeak

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

Gurlan sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Gurlan?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gurlan in May

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

In May, Gurlan sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gurlan 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 Gurlan peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 17UV 9Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Gurlan 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 Gurlan is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 26 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2154 µg/m³Jan 1226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar55Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May48Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep54Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gurlan?

Gurlan sits at 41.8°N, 60.4°E, 92 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Shovot, 22 km away.

Topography around Gurlan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gurlan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m.

The land around Gurlan is covered by cropland (51%) and artificial surfaces (45%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (50%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
19 m
80 km
375 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Shovot 22 km · Beruniy 34 km · Qo’shko’pir 35 km · Daşoguz 35 km · Urganch 38 km · Manghit 41 km · Oýrat 42 km · Görogly 45 km

Uzbekistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,968
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
11.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 439
Religion
Muslim 88%Eastern Orthodox 9%other 3%

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 Gurlan (41.8412°, 60.3927°, elevation 92 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).