Saran weather in May

In May, Saran sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 7.3 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Saran's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saran's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
5:30 AM – 8:40 PM
Cloud cover
53%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Saran is city in Kazakhstan.

Founded
1954

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 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Saran reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 13°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 8°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Saran

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.

Saran 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-10° / -18°185.36.88.40.0
Feb-9° / -17°195.36.39.80.0
Mar-1° / -10°256.44.811.50.0
Apr12° / 296.71.613.53.5
May20° / 357.30.215.16.7
Jun25° / 13°418.10167.2
Jul26° / 15°4910015.76.8
Aug25° / 13°305.8014.27.6
Sep19° / 214.90.112.46.6
Oct10° / 286.22.210.52.6
Nov-1° / -9°276.75.78.80.0
Dec-8° / -15°236.67.780.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35149
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Saran gets around 35 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1232
2232
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5232
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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 (%)
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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
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715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 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 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 8:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:558:17
214.45:538:19
314.55:518:20
414.55:498:22
514.65:478:23
614.75:468:25
714.75:448:26
814.85:428:28
914.85:418:29
1014.95:398:31
1114.95:388:32
1215.05:368:34
1315.05:358:35
1415.15:338:37
1515.15:328:38
1615.25:308:40
1715.25:298:41
1815.25:288:42
1915.35:268:44
2015.35:258:45
2115.45:248:46
2215.45:238:48
2315.55:218:49
2415.55:208:50
2515.55:198:51
2615.65:188:53
2715.65:178:54
2815.65:168:55
2915.75:158:56
3015.75:148:57
3115.75:148:58

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
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166.1Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
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246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Saran?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Saran for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saran in May

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

In May, Saran sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Saran 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 Saran peaks around July 20 at about 7 (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 20UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saran?

Saran sits at 49.8°N, 72.8°E, 476 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Abay, 19 km away.

AstanaEkibastuzStepnogorskMakinsk

Topography around Saran

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saran has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 486 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 660 m.

The land around Saran is covered by grassland (64%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
660 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Abay 19 km · Karagandy 19 km · Shakhtinsk 20 km · Temirtau 29 km · Astana 182 km · Ekibastuz 276 km · Stepnogorsk 291 km · Makinsk 357 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 Saran (49.8025°, 72.8319°, elevation 476 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).