Kazbegi weather in May

In May, Kazbegi sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 178 mm of precipitation across 23.2 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kazbegi's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kazbegi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
178 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:45 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
68%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Kazbegi is town in Georgia.

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 9°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kazbegi reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°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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How May really feels in Kazbegi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kazbegi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -11°276.37.69.20.0
Feb-2° / -10°296.37.310.30.0
Mar / -7°82131311.60.0
Apr / -2°12717.31213.10.4
May11° / 17823.25.114.42.0
Jun16° / 27324.70.915.13.2
Jul19° / 28025.5014.84.0
Aug19° / 21923.7013.74.3
Sep15° / 11616.81.312.33.9
Oct10° / 7611.8510.82.0
Nov / -5°386.76.59.60.0
Dec-2° / -10°306.56.98.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53169
63268
73169
83169
93268
103367
113466
123565
133565
143664
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kazbegi gets around 178 mm of rain and snow over 23.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 74% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
17033
27132
37130
47229
57228
67327
77426
87425
97524
107522
117521
127520
137418
147417
157316
167315
177314
187313
197312
207311
217310
227410
23749
24759
25758
26768
27777
28777
29787
30796
31806

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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31100

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
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104calm
114calm
124calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
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313calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:037:54
213.96:027:55
313.96:017:56
414.05:597:57
514.05:587:58
614.05:577:59
714.15:558:01
814.15:548:02
914.25:538:03
1014.25:528:04
1114.25:508:05
1214.35:498:06
1314.35:488:07
1414.45:478:08
1514.45:468:09
1614.45:458:10
1714.55:448:12
1814.55:438:13
1914.55:428:14
2014.65:418:15
2114.65:408:16
2214.65:398:17
2314.75:388:18
2414.75:388:19
2514.75:378:20
2614.75:368:20
2714.85:358:21
2814.85:358:22
2914.85:348:23
3014.85:338:24
3114.95:338:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Kazbegi

In seasonPeak

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

Kazbegi's rainy season runs April–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Kazbegi?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kazbegi.

What to pack for Kazbegi in May

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

In May, Kazbegi sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kazbegi in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kazbegi peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kazbegi?

Kazbegi sits at 42.7°N, 44.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Vladikavkaz, 43 km away.

VladikavkazAlagirBeslanSurkhakhiEkazhevoKantyshevoNazranArdon

Topography around Kazbegi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kazbegi has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,590 m around an average of 2,128 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,993 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,748 m.

The land around Kazbegi is covered by grassland (63%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and bare terrain (25%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,590 m
16 km
3,993 m
80 km
4,748 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Vladikavkaz 43 km · Alagir 55 km · Beslan 60 km · Surkhakhi 63 km · Ekazhevo 63 km · Kantyshevo 64 km · Nazran 64 km · Ardon 65 km

Georgia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,692
2025
Happiness
5.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
71%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
12.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 541
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Christian 83%Muslim 11%Armenian Apostolic Christian 3%other 1%

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 Kazbegi (42.6569°, 44.6431°, elevation 0 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).