Pavlodar weather in May

In May, Pavlodar sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 6.4 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pavlodar's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pavlodar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
5:04 AM – 8:32 PM
Cloud cover
56%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Pavlodar is city in Kazakhstan, former capital of the Kimek Khanate.

Founded
1720

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 Pavlodar reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1174
2175
3185
4185
5185
6186
7196
8196
9196
10197
11207
12207
13207
14207
15218
16218
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22229
23229
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252210
262310
272310
282310
292311
302311
312311

How May really feels in Pavlodar

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.

Pavlodar weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -20°113.94.580.0
Feb-10° / -18°103.23.89.50.0
Mar-2° / -11°154.33.411.50.0
Apr12° / 195.21.113.63.7
May21° / 286.40.115.46.9
Jun26° / 14°408016.47.1
Jul27° / 16°6010.70166.5
Aug25° / 13°387.3014.57.3
Sep18° / 265.60.112.46.3
Oct10° / 226.21.710.32.4
Nov-2° / -9°185.14.38.50.0
Dec-9° / -17°155.26.57.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44456
54555
64654
74753
84852
94852
104951
114951
124951
134951
144951
154951
164951
174951
185050
194951
204951
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224951
235050
245149
255149
265149
275248
285248
295347
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Pavlodar gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 6.4 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1212
2212
3202
4202
5202
6191
7191
8191
9191
10191
11191
12201
13201
14211
15221
16221
17231
18230
19230
20240
21240
22240
23240
24240
25240
26240
27240
28240
29240
30240
31240

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
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26982
27982
28982
29973
30973
31964

Wind in May

Winds average 14 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
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 8:07 PM to 8:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:318:07
214.75:298:09
314.75:278:11
414.85:258:13
514.85:238:14
614.95:228:16
715.05:208:18
815.05:188:19
915.15:168:21
1015.15:148:23
1115.25:138:24
1215.35:118:26
1315.35:098:28
1415.45:088:29
1515.45:068:31
1615.55:048:32
1715.55:038:34
1815.65:018:35
1915.65:008:37
2015.74:598:38
2115.74:578:40
2215.84:568:41
2315.84:558:43
2415.84:538:44
2515.94:528:46
2615.94:518:47
2716.04:508:48
2816.04:498:50
2916.14:488:51
3016.14:478:52
3116.14:468:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
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

Is May a good time to visit Pavlodar?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pavlodar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pavlodar in May

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

In May, Pavlodar sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Pavlodar 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 Pavlodar peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Pavlodar 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 Pavlodar is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1415 µg/m³Dec 185 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr16Moderate
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul11Good
Aug7Good
Sep6Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pavlodar?

Pavlodar sits at 52.3°N, 77.0°E, 125 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Aksu, 26 km away.

KarasukKupinoRubtsovsk

Topography around Pavlodar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pavlodar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m.

The land around Pavlodar is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) within 16 km, and grassland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
68 m
80 km
105 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Aksu 26 km · Ekibastuz 128 km · Yarovoye 130 km · Kulunda 137 km · Slavgorod 139 km · Karasuk 178 km · Kupino 234 km · Rubtsovsk 303 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 Pavlodar (52.276°, 76.9688°, elevation 125 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).