Khromtau weather in May

In May, Khromtau sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 7.3 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Khromtau's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khromtau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
5:26 AM – 8:39 PM
Cloud cover
53%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Khromtau is town in 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 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Khromtau 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 13°C and 27°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)
1175
2186
3186
4186
5186
6197
7197
8197
9197
10197
11208
12208
13208
14208
15208
16219
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20219
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232210
242210
252310
262311
272311
282311
292311
302411
312411

How May really feels in Khromtau

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.

Khromtau weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -16°205.87.28.30.0
Feb-9° / -16°205.26.19.70.0
Mar-2° / -9°307611.50.0
Apr12° / 336.61.713.53.3
May21° / 387.30.115.26.9
Jun26° / 14°286.3016.17.3
Jul28° / 16°386.9015.76.9
Aug27° / 14°244.5014.37.6
Sep20° / 184012.47.2
Oct11° / 295.91.310.52.9
Nov-0° / -7°246.24.88.80.0
Dec-7° / -14°266.87.57.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95248
105248
115248
125248
135446
145446
155446
165545
175545
185644
195644
205743
215743
225842
235842
245941
256040
266040
276040
286139
296139
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Khromtau gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
524
624
724
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1624
1724
1823
1923
2022
2122
2222
2321
2421
2521
2621
2721
2821
2921
3021
3121

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
111000
121000
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21982
22982
23982
24982
25973
26973
27973
28973
29964
30964
31964

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
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
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 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 5:51 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 8:16 PM to 8:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:518:16
214.55:498:18
314.55:478:19
414.65:468:21
514.65:448:22
614.75:428:24
714.75:408:25
814.85:398:27
914.95:378:28
1014.95:358:30
1115.05:348:31
1215.05:328:33
1315.15:318:34
1415.15:298:36
1515.25:288:37
1615.25:268:39
1715.35:258:40
1815.35:248:42
1915.35:228:43
2015.45:218:44
2115.45:208:46
2215.55:188:47
2315.55:178:48
2415.65:168:50
2515.65:158:51
2615.65:148:52
2715.75:138:53
2815.75:128:55
2915.75:118:56
3015.85:108:57
3115.85:098:58

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 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 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
75.6Bright
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
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Khromtau?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Khromtau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Khromtau in May

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

In May, Khromtau 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 Khromtau 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 Khromtau peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Khromtau?

Khromtau sits at 50.3°N, 58.4°E, 416 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Aktobe, 87 km away.

Topography around Khromtau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khromtau has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m around an average of 420 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m.

The land around Khromtau is covered by grassland (58%) within 3 km, grassland (88%) within 16 km, and grassland (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
252 m
16 km
385 m
80 km
406 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Aktobe 87 km · Novotroitsk 106 km · Orsk 109 km · Kandyagash 114 km · Yasnyy 134 km · Gay 136 km · Mednogorsk 141 km · Kuvandyk 157 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 Khromtau (50.2516°, 58.4357°, elevation 416 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).