Navoiy weather in May

In May, Navoiy sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Navoiy's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Navoiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:28 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover
38%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Navoiy is town in Uzbekistan.

Density
4,119/km²
people per km²
Founded
1958

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 Navoiy reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Navoiy

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.

Navoiy 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
Jan / -2°336.92.99.50.8
Feb / -0°417.42.210.42.0
Mar15° / 488.3111.74.9
Apr22° / 10°396.40137.3
May28° / 14°184.3014.26.9
Jun33° / 18°51.5014.84.3
Jul35° / 19°20.4014.63.4
Aug33° / 17°10.2013.64.6
Sep29° / 12°20.4012.37.8
Oct22° / 62010.98.5
Nov14° / 234.80.79.84.7
Dec / -0°245.51.59.21.7

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36337
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Navoiy gets around 18 mm of rain over 4.3 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 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 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 5:45 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:457:26
213.75:447:27
313.85:437:28
413.85:427:29
513.85:407:30
613.95:397:31
713.95:387:32
813.95:377:33
914.05:367:34
1014.05:357:35
1114.05:337:36
1214.15:327:37
1314.15:317:38
1414.15:307:39
1514.25:297:40
1614.25:287:41
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1814.35:277:43
1914.35:267:44
2014.35:257:45
2114.45:247:46
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2514.55:217:49
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2814.55:197:52
2914.65:197:53
3014.65:187:53
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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 6.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is May a good time to visit Navoiy?

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
7.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Navoiy in May

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

In May, Navoiy sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Navoiy 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 Navoiy peaks around June 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Navoiy 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 Navoiy is worst in July — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateJul 2139 µg/m³Jan 1221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr39Poor
May36Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul40Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Navoiy?

Navoiy sits at 40.1°N, 65.4°E, 392 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Oqtosh, 50 km away.

Topography around Navoiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Navoiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 388 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,758 m.

The land around Navoiy is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
518 m
80 km
1,758 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Oqtosh 50 km · Yangirabot 50 km · Nurota 59 km · G’ijduvon Shahri 59 km · Payshamba Shahri 73 km · Shofirkon Shahri 75 km · Vobkent Shahri 75 km · Kattaqo’rg’on Shahri 78 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 Navoiy (40.0844°, 65.3792°, elevation 392 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).