Kandyagash weather in May

In May, Kandyagash sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 37 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kandyagash's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kandyagash's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
5:33 AM – 8:40 PM
Cloud cover
51%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Kandyagash is town in Aktobe Province, Kazakhstan.

Density
254/km²
people per km²
Founded
1905

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 18°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kandyagash reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1186
2186
3197
4197
5197
6197
7197
8208
9208
10208
11208
12209
13219
14219
15219
16219
172210
182210
192210
202210
212210
222310
232311
242311
252311
262411
272411
282412
292412
302412
312512

How May really feels in Kandyagash

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.

Kandyagash 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-9° / -15°236.28.28.40.0
Feb-8° / -15°225.36.69.80.0
Mar-1° / -8°317.6611.50.0
Apr13° / 316.61.313.43.7
May21° / 377015.17.1
Jun27° / 15°285.70167.1
Jul29° / 17°285.5015.66.3
Aug28° / 15°173.8014.27.2
Sep21° / 173.9012.47.5
Oct12° / 275.61.110.53.4
Nov / -6°245.84.28.90.0
Dec-6° / -13°307.38.480.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45050
55050
65149
75149
85149
95149
105248
115248
125248
135347
145446
155446
165545
175644
185644
195743
205842
215842
225941
236040
246040
256139
266139
276238
286337
296337
306337
316436

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kandyagash gets around 37 mm of rain over 7 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
423
523
623
724
824
924
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1724
1824
1923
2023
2122
2222
2321
2421
2521
2620
2720
2820
2920
3020
3120

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 98% 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
18982
19982
20982
21982
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27964
28964
29964
30964
31964

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 8:18 PM to 8:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:578:18
214.45:558:19
314.55:548:21
414.55:528:23
514.65:508:24
614.65:488:26
714.75:478:27
814.75:458:28
914.85:448:30
1014.85:428:31
1114.95:408:33
1214.95:398:34
1315.05:378:36
1415.05:368:37
1515.15:358:39
1615.15:338:40
1715.25:328:41
1815.25:308:43
1915.25:298:44
2015.35:288:45
2115.35:278:47
2215.45:268:48
2315.45:248:49
2415.55:238:51
2515.55:228:52
2615.55:218:53
2715.65:208:54
2815.65:198:55
2915.65:188:56
3015.75:188:58
3115.75:178:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kandyagash?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kandyagash in May

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

In May, Kandyagash sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Kandyagash 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 Kandyagash 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 20 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 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kandyagash?

Kandyagash sits at 49.5°N, 57.4°E, 294 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Embi, 89 km away.

NovotroitskOrskMednogorskKuvandykGay

Topography around Kandyagash

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kandyagash has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 293 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m.

The land around Kandyagash is covered by grassland (77%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (99%) within 16 km, and grassland (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
281 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Embi 89 km · Aktobe 91 km · Khromtau 114 km · Novotroitsk 203 km · Orsk 210 km · Mednogorsk 216 km · Kuvandyk 224 km · Gay 234 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 Kandyagash (49.4692°, 57.4186°, elevation 294 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).