Zhanaozen weather in May

In May, Zhanaozen sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Zhanaozen's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhanaozen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
6:10 AM – 8:39 PM
Cloud cover
43%
6th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Zhanaozen is town in Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan.

Founded
1964

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 23°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Zhanaozen reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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

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.

Zhanaozen weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°113.42.39.20.0
Feb / -5°102.51.610.20.1
Mar11° / 183.90.911.63.0
Apr19° / 2340.113.26.8
May26° / 14°193.7014.57.7
Jun32° / 19°122.6015.25.0
Jul35° / 22°102.1014.93.4
Aug33° / 21°51.3013.84.3
Sep27° / 14°81.9012.38.0
Oct18° / 112.5010.87.0
Nov / 143.20.59.51.9
Dec / -4°133.41.58.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35941
46040
56139
66238
76238
86337
96337
106436
116436
126634
136634
146634
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Zhanaozen gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
414
514
614
714
814
914
1014
1114
1214
1314
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1513
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1712
1812
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2011
2111
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2410
2510
2610
279
289
299
309
319

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3973
4973
5964
6964
7964
8955
9955
10955
11946
12946
13937
14937
15937
16928
17928
18928
19928
20919
21919
22919
239010
249010
259010
269010
278911
288911
298911
308911
318911

Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
617light breeze
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917light breeze
1017light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 8:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:298:22
213.96:288:23
314.06:268:25
414.06:258:26
514.16:248:27
614.16:228:28
714.16:218:29
814.26:208:30
914.26:188:32
1014.36:178:33
1114.36:168:34
1214.36:158:35
1314.46:148:36
1414.46:128:37
1514.56:118:38
1614.56:108:39
1714.56:098:40
1814.66:088:42
1914.66:078:43
2014.66:068:44
2114.76:058:45
2214.76:048:46
2314.76:038:47
2414.86:038:48
2514.86:028:49
2614.86:018:50
2714.86:008:51
2814.96:008:52
2914.95:598:52
3014.95:588:53
3114.95:588:54

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 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
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276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Zhanaozen

In seasonPeak

In May, Zhanaozen sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Zhanaozen sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Zhanaozen?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zhanaozen in May

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

In May, Zhanaozen sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Zhanaozen 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 Zhanaozen peaks around July 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highHighModerateLowJul 19UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zhanaozen 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 Zhanaozen is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateMar 2249 µg/m³Jan 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr46Poor
May39Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep46Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zhanaozen?

Zhanaozen sits at 43.3°N, 52.9°E, 204 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Mangistau, 130 km away.

TürkmenbaşyBuzovnaMardakanMaştağaXaçmazBiny Selo

Topography around Zhanaozen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhanaozen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 201 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m.

The land around Zhanaozen is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and bare terrain (35%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (62%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
207 m
80 km
581 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Mangistau 130 km · Aktau 141 km · Türkmenbaşy 369 km · Buzovna 387 km · Mardakan 389 km · Maştağa 392 km · Xaçmaz 393 km · Biny Selo 395 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 Zhanaozen (43.3412°, 52.8619°, elevation 204 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).