Burunday weather in May

In May, Burunday sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 121 mm of precipitation across 15.8 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Burunday's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burunday's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
121 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:34 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
62%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Burunday is settlement in Almaty 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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Burunday reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°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)
1165
2165
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8176
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How May really feels in Burunday

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.

Burunday weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -13°225.56.19.20.0
Feb-2° / -11°316.86.910.20.0
Mar / -4°6411.69.511.60.5
Apr13° / 11614.45.913.23.0
May18° / 12115.81.414.54.9
Jun22° / 11°8412.80.115.26.3
Jul25° / 13°6510.2014.97.1
Aug24° / 12°528.8013.87.5
Sep20° / 499.40.812.36.6
Oct13° / 539.5410.83.6
Nov / -5°4386.79.50.4
Dec-2° / -11°276.26.38.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
94159
104159
114159
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Burunday gets around 121 mm of rain and snow over 15.8 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 51% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15211
25211
35211
45210
5529
6529
7528
8517
9517
10516
11515
12515
13514
14514
15514
16513
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18513
19512
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26502
27502
28502
29491
30491
31491

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
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245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 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 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 8:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:537:46
213.95:527:48
314.05:507:49
414.05:497:50
514.15:487:51
614.15:467:52
714.15:457:53
814.25:447:54
914.25:427:56
1014.35:417:57
1114.35:407:58
1214.35:397:59
1314.45:388:00
1414.45:368:01
1514.55:358:02
1614.55:348:03
1714.55:338:05
1814.65:328:06
1914.65:318:07
2014.65:308:08
2114.75:298:09
2214.75:288:10
2314.75:278:11
2414.85:278:12
2514.85:268:13
2614.85:258:14
2714.85:248:15
2814.95:248:16
2914.95:238:17
3014.95:228:17
3114.95:228:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Burunday

In seasonPeak

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

Burunday's rainy season runs March–July, 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 Burunday?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Burunday for sightseeing.

What to pack for Burunday in May

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

In May, Burunday sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Burunday in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burunday peaks around May 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowMay 19UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Burunday 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 Burunday is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1425 µg/m³Dec 1318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Burunday?

Burunday sits at 43.4°N, 76.9°E, 689 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Almaty, 12 km away.

Topography around Burunday

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burunday has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 697 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,514 m.

The land around Burunday is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), grassland (23%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
452 m
80 km
4,514 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Almaty 12 km · Otegen Batyra 15 km · Talgar 32 km · Esik 48 km · Konayev 59 km · Balykchy 113 km · Shelek 116 km · Tokmok 138 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 Burunday (43.3557°, 76.8548°, elevation 689 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).