Shchuchinsk weather in May

In May, Shchuchinsk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Shchuchinsk's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shchuchinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 9th coldest
Precipitation: 39 mm; 8.8 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 36 min; 5:29 AM – 9:02 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 1st clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.8; out of 10

Shchuchinsk is town in Kazakhstan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Shchuchinsk reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	21
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	3
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	15	4
5	16	4
6	16	4
7	16	4
8	16	5
9	17	5
10	17	5
11	17	5
12	17	5
13	18	6
14	18	6
15	18	6
16	18	6
17	18	6
18	18	6
19	19	7
20	19	7
21	19	7
22	19	7
23	19	7
24	19	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	20	8
30	20	9
31	21	9

How May really feels in Shchuchinsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Shchuchinsk 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-12° / -19°	12	4.1	5.3	7.9	0.0
Feb	-11° / -18°	10	3.1	4.3	9.5	0.0
Mar	-4° / -11°	18	5.2	5.2	11.5	0.0
Apr	9° / -1°	30	7.4	2.7	13.6	2.0
May	18° / 6°	39	8.8	0.7	15.5	5.8
Jun	22° / 11°	57	10.4	0.1	16.6	6.7
Jul	23° / 13°	81	12.5	0	16.1	6.5
Aug	22° / 11°	58	10.2	0	14.5	6.6
Sep	16° / 6°	34	7.9	0.3	12.4	5.0
Oct	8° / -1°	30	6.8	3.6	10.3	1.4
Nov	-4° / -10°	22	6.4	6.4	8.4	0.0
Dec	-10° / -17°	16	5.2	6.5	7.4	0.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	44	44	46	46	47	48	49	49	50	51	51	52	51	51	52	51	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52
Cloudier (%)	56	56	54	54	53	52	51	51	50	49	49	48	49	49	48	49	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	50	50
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	52	48
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	52	48

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Shchuchinsk gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33
Snow chance (%)	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	6
2	29	6
3	29	6
4	28	6
5	28	5
6	27	5
7	27	4
8	26	4
9	26	3
10	26	3
11	27	3
12	27	3
13	27	2
14	28	2
15	28	2
16	29	2
17	29	2
18	29	2
19	30	2
20	30	2
21	30	2
22	31	2
23	31	1
24	31	1
25	31	1
26	32	1
27	32	1
28	32	1
29	32	1
30	32	1
31	33	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	97	96
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	96	4

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 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 5:56 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 8:37 PM to 9:24 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.9	14.9	15.0	15.0	15.1	15.2	15.2	15.3	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.5	15.6	15.6	15.7	15.7	15.8	15.8	15.9	15.9	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.1	16.1	16.2	16.2	16.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:56	5:54	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:45	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:37	5:35	5:34	5:32	5:30	5:29	5:27	5:26	5:24	5:23	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:17	5:16	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:11	5:10	5:09
Sunset (PM)	8:37	8:38	8:40	8:42	8:44	8:45	8:47	8:49	8:50	8:52	8:54	8:56	8:57	8:59	9:01	9:02	9:04	9:05	9:07	9:08	9:10	9:11	9:13	9:14	9:16	9:17	9:19	9:20	9:21	9:23	9:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.7	5:56	8:37
2	14.7	5:54	8:38
3	14.8	5:52	8:40
4	14.9	5:50	8:42
5	14.9	5:48	8:44
6	15.0	5:46	8:45
7	15.0	5:45	8:47
8	15.1	5:43	8:49
9	15.2	5:41	8:50
10	15.2	5:39	8:52
11	15.3	5:37	8:54
12	15.3	5:35	8:56
13	15.4	5:34	8:57
14	15.4	5:32	8:59
15	15.5	5:30	9:01
16	15.6	5:29	9:02
17	15.6	5:27	9:04
18	15.7	5:26	9:05
19	15.7	5:24	9:07
20	15.8	5:23	9:08
21	15.8	5:21	9:10
22	15.9	5:20	9:11
23	15.9	5:19	9:13
24	16.0	5:17	9:14
25	16.0	5:16	9:16
26	16.0	5:15	9:17
27	16.1	5:14	9:19
28	16.1	5:13	9:20
29	16.2	5:11	9:21
30	16.2	5:10	9:23
31	16.2	5:09	9:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.0	Intense
29	6.0	Intense
30	6.0	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Shchuchinsk?

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

5.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.0

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Shchuchinsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shchuchinsk in May

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

In May, Shchuchinsk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Shchuchinsk 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 Shchuchinsk peaks around June 14 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	2	4	6	6	6	5	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Shchuchinsk?

Shchuchinsk sits at 52.9°N, 70.2°E, 406 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Makinsk, 37 km away.

Topography around Shchuchinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shchuchinsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m around an average of 411 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 796 m.

The land around Shchuchinsk is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), grassland (32%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (35%), cropland (33%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

253 m

artificial surfaces 36%

16 km

622 m

trees 35%

80 km

796 m

grassland 50%

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← April Shchuchinsk year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Makinsk 37 km · Akkol’ 56 km · Kokshetau 66 km · Stepnogorsk 131 km · Atbasar 177 km · Astana 213 km · Petropavl 226 km · Isil’kul’ 231 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

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 Shchuchinsk (52.9359°, 70.189°, elevation 406 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	3
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	15	4
5	16	4
6	16	4
7	16	4
8	16	5
9	17	5
10	17	5
11	17	5
12	17	5
13	18	6
14	18	6
15	18	6
16	18	6
17	18	6
18	18	6
19	19	7
20	19	7
21	19	7
22	19	7
23	19	7
24	19	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	20	8
30	20	9
31	21	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	50	50
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	52	48
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	6
2	29	6
3	29	6
4	28	6
5	28	5
6	27	5
7	27	4
8	26	4
9	26	3
10	26	3
11	27	3
12	27	3
13	27	2
14	28	2
15	28	2
16	29	2
17	29	2
18	29	2
19	30	2
20	30	2
21	30	2
22	31	2
23	31	1
24	31	1
25	31	1
26	32	1
27	32	1
28	32	1
29	32	1
30	32	1
31	33	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	3
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	15	4
5	16	4
6	16	4
7	16	4
8	16	5
9	17	5
10	17	5
11	17	5
12	17	5
13	18	6
14	18	6
15	18	6
16	18	6
17	18	6
18	18	6
19	19	7
20	19	7
21	19	7
22	19	7
23	19	7
24	19	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	20	8
30	20	9
31	21	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	50	50
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	52	48
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	6
2	29	6
3	29	6
4	28	6
5	28	5
6	27	5
7	27	4
8	26	4
9	26	3
10	26	3
11	27	3
12	27	3
13	27	2
14	28	2
15	28	2
16	29	2
17	29	2
18	29	2
19	30	2
20	30	2
21	30	2
22	31	2
23	31	1
24	31	1
25	31	1
26	32	1
27	32	1
28	32	1
29	32	1
30	32	1
31	33	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	3
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	15	4
5	16	4
6	16	4
7	16	4
8	16	5
9	17	5
10	17	5
11	17	5
12	17	5
13	18	6
14	18	6
15	18	6
16	18	6
17	18	6
18	18	6
19	19	7
20	19	7
21	19	7
22	19	7
23	19	7
24	19	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	20	8
30	20	9
31	21	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	50	50
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	52	48
16	51	49
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	6
2	29	6
3	29	6
4	28	6
5	28	5
6	27	5
7	27	4
8	26	4
9	26	3
10	26	3
11	27	3
12	27	3
13	27	2
14	28	2
15	28	2
16	29	2
17	29	2
18	29	2
19	30	2
20	30	2
21	30	2
22	31	2
23	31	1
24	31	1
25	31	1
26	32	1
27	32	1
28	32	1
29	32	1
30	32	1
31	33	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	96	4