Temirtau weather in May

In May, Temirtau sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 7.9 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 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 Temirtau's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Temirtau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
5:29 AM – 8:40 PM
Cloud cover
53%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Temirtau is place in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.

Density
576/km²
people per km²
Founded
1909

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 Temirtau reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 26°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
2174
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4175
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6185
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10196
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How May really feels in Temirtau

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.

Temirtau 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-11° / -18°175.16.68.30.0
Feb-9° / -18°185.36.19.70.0
Mar-2° / -10°246.15.111.50.0
Apr12° / 296.61.713.53.3
May20° / 367.90.215.26.5
Jun24° / 13°448.8016.17.1
Jul26° / 14°5210.6015.76.8
Aug24° / 12°306.6014.37.5
Sep18° / 2250.112.46.5
Oct10° / -0°286.22.410.52.4
Nov-1° / -9°276.868.80.0
Dec-9° / -16°226.47.77.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34951
45050
55050
65248
75248
85347
95347
105347
115347
125347
135347
145446
155446
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Temirtau gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1242
2242
3242
4242
5232
6232
7231
8231
9231
10241
11241
12241
13250
14250
15260
16260
17260
18270
19270
20270
21270
22280
23280
24280
25280
26280
27280
28280
29270
30270
31270

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
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51000
61000
71000
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91000
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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
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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3114light breeze

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 5:53 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 8:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:538:17
214.55:528:19
314.55:508:20
414.65:488:22
514.65:468:24
614.75:458:25
714.75:438:27
814.85:418:28
914.85:408:30
1014.95:388:31
1114.95:368:33
1215.05:358:34
1315.05:338:36
1415.15:328:37
1515.15:308:38
1615.25:298:40
1715.25:288:41
1815.35:268:43
1915.35:258:44
2015.45:248:45
2115.45:228:47
2215.45:218:48
2315.55:208:49
2415.55:198:51
2515.65:188:52
2615.65:178:53
2715.65:168:54
2815.75:158:56
2915.75:148:57
3015.85:138:58
3115.85:128:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Temirtau?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Temirtau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Temirtau in May

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

In May, Temirtau sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Temirtau 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 Temirtau 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

Air quality in Temirtau 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 Temirtau is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May12Good
Jun9Good
Jul11Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Temirtau?

Temirtau sits at 50.1°N, 73.0°E, 514 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Saran, 29 km away.

EkibastuzStepnogorskMakinsk

Topography around Temirtau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Temirtau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 517 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m.

The land around Temirtau is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
192 m
80 km
437 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Saran 29 km · Karagandy 30 km · Shakhtinsk 46 km · Abay 47 km · Astana 165 km · Ekibastuz 249 km · Stepnogorsk 266 km · Makinsk 337 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 Temirtau (50.052°, 72.955°, elevation 514 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).