Akkol’ weather in May

In May, Akkol’ sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Akkol’'s 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akkol’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
5:30 AM – 9:06 PM
Cloud cover
58%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Akkol’ is village in Akmola region, Kazakhstan.

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 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Akkol’ reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°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 Akkol’

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.

Akkol’ 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-12° / -19°134.25.47.80.0
Feb-10° / -18°103.14.69.40.0
Mar-3° / -11°185.24.611.50.0
Apr10° / -1°306.92.313.72.4
May19° / 418.60.615.66.2
Jun23° / 12°489.3016.67.0
Jul24° / 13°8012016.26.7
Aug23° / 11°5510.2014.66.8
Sep17° / 327.30.212.45.3
Oct / -0°307.23.210.31.7
Nov-3° / -9°225.85.68.40.0
Dec-10° / -16°175.46.67.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34357
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54555
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Akkol’ gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1275
2275
3275
4275
5275
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7264
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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27982
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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 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
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914light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 8:40 PM to 9:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:588:40
214.85:568:42
314.85:548:44
414.95:518:45
515.05:508:47
615.05:488:49
715.15:468:51
815.15:448:52
915.25:428:54
1015.35:408:56
1115.35:388:58
1215.45:368:59
1315.45:359:01
1415.55:339:03
1515.65:319:04
1615.65:309:06
1715.75:289:08
1815.75:279:09
1915.85:259:11
2015.85:239:12
2115.95:229:14
2215.95:219:16
2316.05:199:17
2416.05:189:18
2516.15:179:20
2616.15:159:21
2716.15:149:23
2816.25:139:24
2916.25:129:25
3016.35:119:27
3116.35:109:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.5Bright
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225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Akkol’?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Akkol’ for sightseeing.

What to pack for Akkol’ in May

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

In May, Akkol’ sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Akkol’ in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Akkol’ peaks around June 16 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 16UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Akkol’?

Akkol’ sits at 53.3°N, 69.6°E, 261 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Kokshetau, 14 km away.

PetropavlAtbasarStepnogorskIsil’kul’Astana

Topography around Akkol’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akkol’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 261 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 805 m.

The land around Akkol’ is covered by grassland (54%) and cropland (43%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
805 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kokshetau 14 km · Shchuchinsk 56 km · Makinsk 92 km · Petropavl 178 km · Atbasar 186 km · Stepnogorsk 186 km · Isil’kul’ 210 km · Astana 267 km

Kazakhstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,692
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
92%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Muslim 69%Christian 17%non-believers 2%Buddhism 0%

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 Akkol’ (53.2962°, 69.6°, elevation 261 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).