Kyzyl-Kyya weather in May

In May, Kyzyl-Kyya sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 164 mm of precipitation across 20 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kyzyl-Kyya's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyzyl-Kyya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Precipitation
164 mm
20 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
6:01 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover
62%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Kyzyl-Kyya is City of regional significance in Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan.

Density
410/km²
people per km²
Founded
1898

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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kyzyl-Kyya reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1189
2189
3189
4199
5199
61910
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How May really feels in Kyzyl-Kyya

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.

Kyzyl-Kyya 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 / -5°519.39.39.50.0
Feb / -3°8111.610.410.40.0
Mar / 11915.510.611.71.5
Apr15° / 15516.85.1133.8
May20° / 11°164200.714.25.0
Jun25° / 14°10015.3014.86.2
Jul27° / 17°5510.5014.66.8
Aug26° / 16°528.1013.67.5
Sep22° / 12°5910.30.212.37.2
Oct15° / 9211.7310.94.7
Nov / 7510.26.89.81.3
Dec / -4°649.99.29.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33664
43664
53763
63961
73961
84060
94060
104159
114159
124159
134456
144456
154456
164456
174555
184456
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204456
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234654
244753
254753
264852
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285050
295149
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kyzyl-Kyya gets around 164 mm of rain and snow over 20 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 precipitation averages around 64% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1637
2647
3656
4656
5665
6665
7664
8664
9663
10653
11653
12652
13652
14652
15652
16651
17651
18651
19651
20651
21651
22641
23641
24631
25631
26621
27621
28611
29600
30590
31590

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
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
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141000
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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216calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 8:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:187:59
213.76:178:00
313.86:168:01
413.86:148:02
513.86:138:03
613.96:128:04
713.96:118:05
814.06:098:06
914.06:088:08
1014.06:078:09
1114.16:068:10
1214.16:058:11
1314.16:048:12
1414.26:038:12
1514.26:028:13
1614.26:018:14
1714.36:008:15
1814.35:598:16
1914.35:588:17
2014.35:578:18
2114.45:578:19
2214.45:568:20
2314.45:558:21
2414.55:548:22
2514.55:548:23
2614.55:538:24
2714.55:528:24
2814.65:528:25
2914.65:518:26
3014.65:518:27
3114.65:508:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kyzyl-Kyya

In seasonPeak

In May, Kyzyl-Kyya sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kyzyl-Kyya's rainy season runs February–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Kyzyl-Kyya?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kyzyl-Kyya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kyzyl-Kyya in May

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

In May, Kyzyl-Kyya sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kyzyl-Kyya in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kyzyl-Kyya peaks around May 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowMay 21UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kyzyl-Kyya 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 Kyzyl-Kyya is worst in May — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1436 µg/m³Dec 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May36Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kyzyl-Kyya?

Kyzyl-Kyya sits at 40.3°N, 72.1°E, 999 m above sea level, in Kyrgyzstan. The nearest listed city is Iradan, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Kyzyl-Kyya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyzyl-Kyya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m around an average of 994 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,405 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,845 m.

The land around Kyzyl-Kyya is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
204 m
16 km
2,405 m
80 km
4,845 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Iradan 3.0 km · Quvasoy 13 km · Quva 30 km · Fergana 32 km · Kirguli 36 km · Toshloq 39 km · Nookat 42 km · Marg‘ilon 42 km

Kyrgyzstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,081
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 443
Religion
Muslim 90%Christian 7%other 3%

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 Kyzyl-Kyya (40.2568°, 72.1279°, elevation 999 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).