Uzgen weather in May

In May, Uzgen sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 124 mm of precipitation across 14.9 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Uzgen's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uzgen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Precipitation
124 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:55 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Uzgen is city in Kyrgyzstan.

Density
5,371/km²
people per km²

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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Uzgen reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1209
2209
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How May really feels in Uzgen

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.

Uzgen 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 / -8°478.489.40.0
Feb / -5°669.98.810.40.1
Mar10° / 10113.66.611.72.1
Apr17° / 13014.71.513.14.8
May21° / 10°12414.90.214.25.9
Jun25° / 14°7010.1014.97.0
Jul28° / 16°355.5014.67.2
Aug28° / 15°264.7013.67.7
Sep24° / 11°325.9012.38.0
Oct17° / 678.61.210.95.8
Nov10° / -1°729.559.72.1
Dec / -6°669.88.49.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44159
54159
64159
74357
84456
94555
104555
114654
124753
134852
144852
154951
164951
175050
185050
195149
205248
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225347
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275644
285743
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316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Uzgen gets around 124 mm of rain and snow over 14.9 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 48% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1522
2531
3531
4531
5531
6531
7521
8521
9511
10511
11501
12500
13490
14490
15490
16490
17480
18480
19470
20470
21460
22460
23450
24440
25440
26430
27420
28410
29410
30400
31400

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26973
27973
28973
29964
30964
31955

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
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166calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 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 6:12 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 8:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:127:56
213.86:117:57
313.86:107:58
413.86:097:59
513.96:078:00
613.96:068:01
714.06:058:02
814.06:048:03
914.06:028:04
1014.16:018:05
1114.16:008:06
1214.15:598:07
1314.25:588:08
1414.25:578:09
1514.25:568:10
1614.35:558:11
1714.35:548:12
1814.35:538:13
1914.45:528:14
2014.45:518:15
2114.45:518:16
2214.45:508:17
2314.55:498:18
2414.55:488:19
2514.55:488:19
2614.65:478:20
2714.65:468:21
2814.65:468:22
2914.65:458:23
3014.75:448:24
3114.75:448:24

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 7.25 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
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206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Uzgen

In seasonPeak

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

Uzgen'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 Uzgen?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Uzgen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Uzgen in May

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

In May, Uzgen sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Uzgen 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 Uzgen peaks around May 22 at about 10 (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 highHighModerateMay 22UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Uzgen 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 Uzgen is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2125 µg/m³Dec 195 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Uzgen?

Uzgen sits at 40.8°N, 73.3°E, 1,027 m above sea level, in Kyrgyzstan. The nearest listed city is Sultonobod, 27 km away.

Topography around Uzgen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uzgen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 996 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,200 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,080 m.

The land around Uzgen is covered by cropland (38%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
182 m
16 km
1,200 m
80 km
4,080 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Sultonobod 27 km · Xonobod 28 km · Kara-Kulja 29 km · Jalal-Abad 32 km · Qorasuv 35 km · Suzak 36 km · Kara Suu 37 km · Dardoq 40 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 Uzgen (40.7699°, 73.3007°, elevation 1,027 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).