Arys weather in May

In May, Arys sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 31 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 14.4 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 51% 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 Arys's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arys's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
6:09 AM – 8:33 PM
Cloud cover
42%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Arys is city in Kazakhstan.

Founded
1900

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 Arys 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 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42614
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213017
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263118
273118
283118
293118
303118
313218

How May really feels in Arys

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.

Arys 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 / -4°387.64.19.20.0
Feb / -3°417.5310.30.7
Mar14° / 458.71.211.64.2
Apr22° / 11°4680.113.17.0
May29° / 16°316.2014.46.4
Jun34° / 21°133.20153.5
Jul36° / 23°61.5014.82.3
Aug35° / 21°30.6013.73.4
Sep29° / 15°30.9012.37.3
Oct21° / 183.70.110.87.8
Nov11° / 346.419.63.3
Dec / -3°357.12.68.90.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35941
45941
55941
66040
76040
86139
96139
106238
116337
126337
136436
146436
156634
166733
176832
186931
196931
207030
217030
227129
237228
247228
257327
267327
277426
287426
297525
307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Arys gets around 31 mm of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
223
323
423
522
622
722
822
922
1021
1121
1221
1321
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1521
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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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
189101
289101
388111
488111
588111
688111
787121
887121
987121
1087121
1187121
1286122
1385132
1485132
1585132
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1785132
1884133
1984133
2084133
2183143
2283143
2382144
2482144
2582144
2682144
2781145
2881145
2981145
3081145
3182135

Wind in May

Winds average 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
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912calm
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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 6:27 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 8:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:278:17
213.96:268:18
313.96:248:19
413.96:238:20
514.06:228:21
614.06:208:22
714.16:198:23
814.16:188:25
914.16:178:26
1014.26:168:27
1114.26:148:28
1214.36:138:29
1314.36:128:30
1414.36:118:31
1514.46:108:32
1614.46:098:33
1714.46:088:34
1814.56:078:35
1914.56:068:36
2014.56:058:37
2114.66:048:38
2214.66:038:39
2314.66:028:40
2414.76:028:41
2514.76:018:42
2614.76:008:43
2714.75:598:44
2814.85:598:45
2914.85:588:46
3014.85:578:47
3114.85:578:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.6Intense
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266.9Intense
276.9Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Arys?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Arys in May

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

In May, Arys sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Arys in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arys peaks around June 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 14UV 8Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Arys 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 Arys is worst in March — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2425 µg/m³Jan 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arys?

Arys sits at 42.4°N, 68.8°E, 239 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Shymkent, 66 km away.

Topography around Arys

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arys has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 240 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,501 m.

The land around Arys is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (84%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
1,501 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Shymkent 66 km · Aksu 84 km · Lenger 93 km · Turkestan 106 km · Saryaghash 112 km · Abay 121 km · Iskandar 122 km · Kentau 123 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 Arys (42.4301°, 68.8087°, elevation 239 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).