Novyy Turtkul’ weather in May

In May, Novyy Turtkul’ sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Novyy Turtkul’'s 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novyy Turtkul’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:42 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Novyy Turtkul’ is settlement 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 27°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Novyy Turtkul’ reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 35°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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303218
313219

How May really feels in Novyy Turtkul’

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 3 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
3
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.

Novyy Turtkul’ weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°102.71.49.30.0
Feb / -4°122.61.110.30.7
Mar14° / 173.40.311.74.7
Apr22° / 10°163.6013.17.8
May29° / 16°112.3014.36.5
Jun35° / 21°41.2014.93.5
Jul37° / 23°10.2014.72.4
Aug35° / 20°10.2013.73.8
Sep28° / 14°10.3012.37.9
Oct20° / 51.6010.98.1
Nov10° / -0°92.70.49.73.0
Dec / -4°720.890.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36436
46436
56436
66436
76436
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288218
298317
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318515

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Novyy Turtkul’ gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 10% 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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3973
4973
5973
6973
7964
8964
9964
10964
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21937
22937
23937
24928
25928
26928
27919
28919
29919
30919
31919

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
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514light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
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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 6:00 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 8:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:007:46
213.85:597:47
313.85:577:48
413.95:567:49
513.95:557:51
614.05:547:52
714.05:527:53
814.05:517:54
914.15:507:55
1014.15:497:56
1114.25:487:57
1214.25:467:58
1314.25:457:59
1414.35:448:00
1514.35:438:01
1614.35:428:02
1714.45:418:03
1814.45:408:04
1914.45:398:05
2014.55:388:06
2114.55:388:07
2214.55:378:08
2314.55:368:09
2414.65:358:10
2514.65:348:11
2614.65:348:12
2714.75:338:13
2814.75:328:13
2914.75:328:14
3014.75:318:15
3114.85:318:16

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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297.0Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Novyy Turtkul’

In seasonPeak

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

Novyy Turtkul’ sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is May a good time to visit Novyy Turtkul’?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Novyy Turtkul’ in May

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

In May, Novyy Turtkul’ sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Novyy Turtkul’ 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 Novyy Turtkul’ peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Novyy Turtkul’ 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 Novyy Turtkul’ is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2254 µg/m³Jan 1328 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar55Poor
Apr51Poor
May44Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Novyy Turtkul’?

Novyy Turtkul’ sits at 41.5°N, 61.0°E, 106 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Hazorasp, 26 km away.

Topography around Novyy Turtkul’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novyy Turtkul’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m.

The land around Novyy Turtkul’ is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and cropland (42%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and bare terrain (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (64%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
354 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Hazorasp 26 km · Beruniy 27 km · Urganch 32 km · Druzhba 44 km · Gazojak 52 km · Qo’shko’pir 56 km · Khiva 57 km · Gurlan 61 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 Novyy Turtkul’ (41.55°, 61.0167°, elevation 106 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).