Embi weather in May

In May, Embi sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 33 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Embi's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Embi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
5:32 AM – 8:35 PM
Cloud cover
49%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Embi is town in Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan.

Founded
1870

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 19°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Embi reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1197
2197
3197
4198
5208
6208
7208
8209
9209
10219
11219
12219
132110
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232411
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292513
302513
312513

How May really feels in Embi

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.

Embi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -15°205.87.88.50.0
Feb-7° / -15°205.269.80.0
Mar / -7°296.85.111.60.1
Apr14° / 276.1113.44.4
May22° / 10°336.40157.3
Jun28° / 15°245.1015.96.9
Jul30° / 18°224.7015.55.9
Aug28° / 16°143.2014.27.0
Sep21° / 10°113012.47.8
Oct12° / 255.20.710.53.8
Nov / -6°235.94.18.90.1
Dec-6° / -12°276.87.68.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35248
45149
55248
65248
75248
85347
95347
105446
115446
125644
135644
145842
155842
165941
175941
186139
196139
206238
216337
226337
236436
246436
256535
266535
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286634
296733
306733
316733

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Embi gets around 33 mm of rain over 6.4 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 rain averages around 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
522
622
722
823
923
1023
1124
1224
1324
1424
1523
1623
1722
1822
1921
2020
2120
2219
2319
2418
2518
2617
2717
2817
2917
3016
3116

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27973
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
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1615light breeze
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2015light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 8:13 PM to 8:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:568:13
214.35:548:15
314.45:528:16
414.55:518:18
514.55:498:19
614.65:478:21
714.65:468:22
814.75:448:24
914.75:438:25
1014.85:418:27
1114.85:398:28
1214.95:388:29
1314.95:378:31
1414.95:358:32
1515.05:348:33
1615.05:328:35
1715.15:318:36
1815.15:308:38
1915.25:298:39
2015.25:278:40
2115.35:268:41
2215.35:258:43
2315.35:248:44
2415.45:238:45
2515.45:228:46
2615.45:218:48
2715.55:208:49
2815.55:198:50
2915.55:188:51
3015.65:178:52
3115.65:168:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Embi?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Embi for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Embi in May

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

In May, Embi sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Embi 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 Embi peaks around June 17 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 17UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Embi?

Embi sits at 48.8°N, 58.2°E, 233 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Kandyagash, 89 km away.

AktobeNovotroitskOrskYasnyyMednogorsk

Topography around Embi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Embi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m.

The land around Embi is covered by grassland (82%) within 3 km, grassland (99%) within 16 km, and grassland (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
130 m
80 km
486 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
May weather nearby: Kandyagash 89 km · Shalqar 155 km · Khromtau 159 km · Aktobe 175 km · Novotroitsk 264 km · Orsk 268 km · Yasnyy 274 km · Mednogorsk 289 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 Embi (48.8298°, 58.1504°, elevation 233 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).