Shiyeli weather in May

In May, Shiyeli sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Shiyeli's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shiyeli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
6:12 AM – 8:46 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Shiyeli is village in Kyzylorda region, Kazakhstan.

Founded
1928

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 25°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical May day in Shiyeli reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Shiyeli

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.

Shiyeli weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -8°1953.89.10.0
Feb / -7°153.8210.20.1
Mar11° / -0°214.90.611.63.3
Apr21° / 214.1013.27.4
May28° / 14°143.3014.57.3
Jun33° / 19°71.9015.24.4
Jul35° / 21°51.40153.4
Aug33° / 19°30.8013.84.6
Sep27° / 13°20.7012.38.3
Oct19° / 92.50.110.87.3
Nov / -1°184.31.19.41.9
Dec / -7°174.32.48.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
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56436
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86733
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Shiyeli gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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514light breeze
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914light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 9:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:328:28
214.06:318:30
314.06:298:31
414.16:288:32
514.16:268:33
614.26:258:35
714.26:248:36
814.26:228:37
914.36:218:38
1014.36:208:39
1114.46:188:40
1214.46:178:42
1314.46:168:43
1414.56:158:44
1514.56:148:45
1614.66:128:46
1714.66:118:47
1814.66:108:48
1914.76:098:50
2014.76:088:51
2114.76:078:52
2214.86:068:53
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2614.96:038:57
2714.96:028:58
2815.06:018:59
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3015.06:009:01
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Shiyeli?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Shiyeli for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Shiyeli in May

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

In May, Shiyeli sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shiyeli 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 Shiyeli peaks around June 12 at about 8 (very 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighHighModerateLowJun 12UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Shiyeli 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 Shiyeli is worst in April — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2354 µg/m³Jan 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar45Poor
Apr54Poor
May54Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep52Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shiyeli?

Shiyeli sits at 44.2°N, 66.7°E, 152 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Zhangaqorghan, 50 km away.

ZhangatasZhosalyArys

Topography around Shiyeli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shiyeli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m.

The land around Shiyeli is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and shrubs (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
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40 m
80 km
754 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Zhangaqorghan 50 km · Tasbuget 115 km · Kyzylorda 123 km · Turkestan 156 km · Kentau 160 km · Zhangatas 250 km · Zhosaly 256 km · Arys 256 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 Shiyeli (44.1706°, 66.7338°, elevation 152 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).