Zhangatas weather in May

In May, Zhangatas sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 40 mm of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Zhangatas's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhangatas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
6:02 AM – 8:33 PM
Cloud cover
44%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Zhangatas is human settlement.

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 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Zhangatas reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°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 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 Zhangatas

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.

Zhangatas weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -8°377.96.79.10.0
Feb / -6°387.55.410.20.0
Mar / -0°489.33.311.61.9
Apr17° / 559.30.813.25.6
May24° / 12°407.6014.57.4
Jun29° / 17°225.6015.26.2
Jul32° / 19°153.8014.95.3
Aug30° / 17°92.1013.86.6
Sep24° / 11°71.7012.38.8
Oct16° / 244.70.610.86.0
Nov / -1°396.92.79.51.3
Dec / -6°366.75.18.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55743
65842
75842
86040
96040
106040
116139
126238
136238
146337
156535
166634
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196733
206733
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236931
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277030
287129
297129
307327
317228

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Zhangatas gets around 40 mm of rain over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
227
327
426
526
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2624
2724
2824
2924
3024
3124

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29820
39820
49820
59820
69820
79730
89730
99730
109640
119640
129640
139640
149550
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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.

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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
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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 6:21 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 8:15 PM to 8:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:218:15
213.96:208:16
314.06:188:18
414.06:178:19
514.16:168:20
614.16:148:21
714.26:138:22
814.26:128:23
914.26:108:25
1014.36:098:26
1114.36:088:27
1214.46:078:28
1314.46:058:29
1414.46:048:30
1514.56:038:31
1614.56:028:33
1714.56:018:34
1814.66:008:35
1914.65:598:36
2014.65:588:37
2114.75:578:38
2214.75:568:39
2314.75:558:40
2414.85:548:41
2514.85:548:42
2614.85:538:43
2714.95:528:44
2814.95:518:45
2914.95:518:46
3014.95:508:47
3115.05:498:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.5Intense
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267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Zhangatas?

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
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zhangatas in May

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

In May, Zhangatas sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Zhangatas in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zhangatas peaks around August 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 14UV 8Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Zhangatas 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 Zhangatas is worst in May — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1126 µg/m³Jan 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zhangatas?

Zhangatas sits at 43.6°N, 69.7°E, 501 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Karatau, 73 km away.

Topography around Zhangatas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhangatas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 550 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,430 m.

The land around Zhangatas is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
202 m
16 km
526 m
80 km
1,430 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Karatau 73 km · Kentau 99 km · Turkestan 123 km · Turar Ryskulov 125 km · Aksu 127 km · Shymkent 140 km · Arys 147 km · Taraz 152 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 Zhangatas (43.5627°, 69.7321°, elevation 501 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).