Ridder weather in May

In May, Ridder sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 128 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Ridder's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ridder's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
128 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:46 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
55%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Ridder is city.

Density
11/km²
people per km²
Founded
1786

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 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ridder reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
111-1
211-1
311-1
411-1
5110
6120
7120
8120
9120
10130
11131
12131
13131
14131
15141
16142
17142
18142
19142
20142
21152
22153
23153
24153
25153
26153
27164
28164
29164
30164
31164

How May really feels in Ridder

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 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
19
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ridder weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -20°6010.110.98.30.0
Feb-8° / -19°578.69.59.70.0
Mar-2° / -13°7510.210.611.50.0
Apr / -4°10011.67.613.50.8
May14° / 12813.32.815.23.7
Jun19° / 13514.80.116.15.3
Jul20° / 16817.5015.75.4
Aug19° / 11912.80.114.35.9
Sep13° / 9711.12.812.43.7
Oct / -5°11812.69.810.50.5
Nov-5° / -14°11412.713.18.80.0
Dec-10° / -18°9112.714.17.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34753
44753
54753
64852
74951
84951
95050
105050
115050
125050
135149
145050
155050
164951
175149
185149
195149
205050
215050
225149
235149
245149
255050
265050
275050
285149
295248
305248
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Ridder gets around 128 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 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 43% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14118
24117
34016
44016
53915
63914
73813
83812
93811
103810
113810
12389
13399
14409
15419
16429
17439
18449
19458
20458
21468
22477
23477
24487
25486
26496
27495
28495
29494
30483
31483

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
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
30991
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:10 AM to 4:29 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 8:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:107:36
214.55:097:37
314.55:077:39
414.65:057:41
514.65:037:42
614.75:017:44
714.85:007:45
814.84:587:47
914.94:567:48
1014.94:557:50
1115.04:537:51
1215.04:527:53
1315.14:507:54
1415.14:497:56
1515.24:477:57
1615.24:467:59
1715.34:448:00
1815.34:438:02
1915.44:428:03
2015.44:408:04
2115.44:398:06
2215.54:388:07
2315.54:378:08
2415.64:358:10
2515.64:348:11
2615.64:338:12
2715.74:328:13
2815.74:318:15
2915.84:308:16
3015.84:298:17
3115.84:298:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ridder?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ridder.

What to pack for Ridder in May

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

In May, Ridder sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 2°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ridder in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ridder peaks around July 13 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ridder?

Ridder sits at 50.3°N, 83.5°E, 725 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Ust-Kamenogorsk, 77 km away.

KalbatauRubtsovskSemeyAleysk

Topography around Ridder

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ridder has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m around an average of 757 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,908 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,449 m.

The land around Ridder is covered by grassland (42%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
361 m
16 km
1,908 m
80 km
2,449 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Ust-Kamenogorsk 77 km · Altay 86 km · Shemonaikha 118 km · Gornyak 161 km · Kalbatau 179 km · Rubtsovsk 208 km · Semey 232 km · Aleysk 245 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 Ridder (50.3452°, 83.5156°, elevation 725 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).