Zharkent weather in May

In May, Zharkent sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 33 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Zharkent's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zharkent's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:19 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Zharkent is town in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan.

Founded
1882

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 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Zharkent reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1217
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8228
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How May really feels in Zharkent

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.

Zharkent 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-1° / -12°143.64.39.10.0
Feb / -9°174.54.610.20.0
Mar / -3°245.92.711.62.1
Apr18° / 336.90.713.26.0
May23° / 336014.57.4
Jun26° / 14°305.6015.27.3
Jul28° / 15°294.20157.0
Aug27° / 14°183013.87.9
Sep23° / 122.3012.38.4
Oct16° / 183.90.810.85.8
Nov / -4°285.83.59.41.2
Dec / -10°184.658.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34852
44951
55050
65050
75149
85149
95248
105248
115446
125446
135446
145446
155446
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275248
285149
295149
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315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Zharkent gets around 33 mm of rain over 6 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 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
420
520
619
719
819
919
1019
1120
1220
1320
1420
1520
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2220
2320
2420
2520
2620
2720
2819
2919
3019
3119

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
22991
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24991
25991
26982
27982
28973
29973
30973
31964

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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188calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 5:39 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 8:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:397:35
214.05:377:37
314.05:367:38
414.15:357:39
514.15:337:40
614.25:327:41
714.25:307:43
814.25:297:44
914.35:287:45
1014.35:267:46
1114.45:257:47
1214.45:247:49
1314.45:237:50
1414.55:227:51
1514.55:207:52
1614.65:197:53
1714.65:187:54
1814.65:177:55
1914.75:167:56
2014.75:157:57
2114.75:147:59
2214.85:138:00
2314.85:128:01
2414.85:118:02
2514.95:118:03
2614.95:108:04
2714.95:098:05
2815.05:088:06
2915.05:088:07
3015.05:078:07
3115.05:068:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
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316.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Zharkent?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Zharkent for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Zharkent in May

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

In May, Zharkent sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Zharkent in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zharkent peaks around July 19 at about 9 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 19UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zharkent 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 Zharkent is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 2121 µg/m³Dec 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zharkent?

Zharkent sits at 44.2°N, 80.0°E, 636 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Tekeli, 128 km away.

UshtobeEsikKarakolKonayev

Topography around Zharkent

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zharkent has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 631 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 519 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,825 m.

The land around Zharkent is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
519 m
80 km
3,825 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Tekeli 128 km · Sarqant 139 km · Shelek 154 km · Taldykorgan 160 km · Ushtobe 200 km · Esik 224 km · Karakol 228 km · Konayev 238 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 Zharkent (44.1662°, 80.0074°, elevation 636 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).