Tokmok weather in May

In May, Tokmok sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 177 mm of precipitation across 21.6 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Tokmok's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tokmok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
177 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:42 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Tokmok is city in Kyrgyzstan.

Density
1,291/km²
people per km²
Founded
1825

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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tokmok reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°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)
1154
2154
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4164
5164
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31208

How May really feels in Tokmok

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.

Tokmok weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -12°236.16.59.20.0
Feb / -10°387.67.810.20.0
Mar / -4°7612.710.211.60.7
Apr13° / 128168.613.13.0
May17° / 17721.62.814.44.1
Jun21° / 10°20123.20.615.14.5
Jul24° / 12°23124.6014.84.8
Aug23° / 11°18922.90.113.75.1
Sep19° / 13620.22.512.34.8
Oct13° / -0°7711.95.610.83.4
Nov / -6°4986.69.50.5
Dec-1° / -11°316.36.48.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33862
43862
53862
63961
73961
83862
93961
104060
114159
124159
134159
144060
154159
164159
174060
184159
194159
204159
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224159
234060
244060
254060
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313961

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Tokmok gets around 177 mm of rain and snow over 21.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 70% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
16018
26018
36017
46116
56115
66215
76214
86213
96312
106411
116411
126510
136610
14679
15689
16699
17708
18718
19727
20737
21747
22757
23766
24776
25786
26786
27796
28795
29805
30805
31805

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 (%)
1100
2100
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Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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216calm
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236calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:00 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 8:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:007:52
213.95:597:53
313.95:587:54
414.05:567:55
514.05:557:56
614.15:547:57
714.15:527:58
814.15:518:00
914.25:508:01
1014.25:498:02
1114.35:478:03
1214.35:468:04
1314.35:458:05
1414.45:448:06
1514.45:438:07
1614.45:428:08
1714.55:418:09
1814.55:408:10
1914.55:398:11
2014.65:388:13
2114.65:378:14
2214.65:368:15
2314.75:358:16
2414.75:348:16
2514.75:348:17
2614.85:338:18
2714.85:328:19
2814.85:318:20
2914.85:318:21
3014.95:308:22
3114.95:308:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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246.3Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tokmok

In seasonPeak

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

Tokmok's rainy season runs April–September, 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 Tokmok?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tokmok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tokmok in May

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

In May, Tokmok sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Tokmok 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 Tokmok peaks around May 19 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowMay 19UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May10Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Tokmok 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 Tokmok is worst in May — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1018 µg/m³Dec 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tokmok?

Tokmok sits at 42.8°N, 75.3°E, 800 m above sea level, in Kyrgyzstan. The nearest listed city is Ivanovka, 18 km away.

LebedinovkaBishkekKochkorBalykchyBelovodskoyeKara-Balta

Topography around Tokmok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tokmok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 828 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,136 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,262 m.

The land around Tokmok is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
236 m
16 km
1,136 m
80 km
4,262 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Ivanovka 18 km · Kant 37 km · Lebedinovka 51 km · Bishkek 58 km · Kochkor 79 km · Balykchy 84 km · Belovodskoye 97 km · Kara-Balta 119 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 Tokmok (42.8419°, 75.3015°, elevation 800 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).