Ushtobe weather in May

In May, Ushtobe sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 38 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ushtobe's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ushtobe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:24 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
49%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Ushtobe is human settlement in Kazakhstan.

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 22°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ushtobe reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°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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4228
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7239
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11239
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How May really feels in Ushtobe

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.

Ushtobe weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -16°205.65.48.90.0
Feb-3° / -14°205.24.410.10.0
Mar / -5°296.12.111.61.6
Apr18° / 367.50.413.26.2
May24° / 10°387.3014.67.4
Jun30° / 16°276.7015.45.7
Jul32° / 18°306.7015.14.7
Aug30° / 16°153.4013.96.1
Sep24° / 10°153.5012.38.2
Oct16° / 255.50.410.75.8
Nov / -5°336.92.69.31.0
Dec-2° / -12°256.658.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35644
45743
55743
65842
75941
85941
95941
105941
115941
125941
135842
145842
155941
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205743
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255941
266040
275941
286040
296139
306139
316238

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ushtobe gets around 38 mm of rain over 7.3 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
523
622
722
822
922
1022
1122
1223
1323
1424
1524
1624
1724
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2625
2725
2825
2925
3025
3125

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59820
69820
79730
89730
99730
109730
119730
129730
139640
149640
159640
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199640
209640
219550
229550
239550
249550
259460
269460
279271
289271
299181
309181
319091

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 8:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:457:46
214.15:437:47
314.15:427:48
414.25:407:50
514.25:397:51
614.25:377:52
714.35:367:53
814.35:347:55
914.45:337:56
1014.45:327:57
1114.55:307:58
1214.55:298:00
1314.55:288:01
1414.65:278:02
1514.65:268:03
1614.75:248:04
1714.75:238:05
1814.75:228:07
1914.85:218:08
2014.85:208:09
2114.95:198:10
2214.95:188:11
2314.95:178:12
2415.05:168:13
2515.05:158:14
2615.05:148:15
2715.05:148:16
2815.15:138:17
2915.15:128:18
3015.15:118:19
3115.25:118:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.5Intense
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146.6Intense
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266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ushtobe?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ushtobe in May

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

In May, Ushtobe sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Ushtobe in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ushtobe peaks around May 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highModerateLowMay 19UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ushtobe 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 Ushtobe is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1821 µg/m³Dec 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ushtobe?

Ushtobe sits at 45.3°N, 78.0°E, 433 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Taldykorgan, 40 km away.

ShelekZharkentEsikOtegen Batyra

Topography around Ushtobe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ushtobe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 426 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,088 m.

The land around Ushtobe is covered by artificial surfaces (34%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
402 m
80 km
2,088 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Taldykorgan 40 km · Tekeli 73 km · Sarqant 152 km · Konayev 170 km · Shelek 185 km · Zharkent 200 km · Esik 215 km · Otegen Batyra 218 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 Ushtobe (45.2526°, 77.9828°, elevation 433 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).