Gagarin Shahri weather in May

In May, Gagarin Shahri sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 43 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 32°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 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 Gagarin Shahri's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gagarin Shahri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:16 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
44%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Gagarin Shahri is city in Uzbekistan.

Founded
1974

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 27°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Gagarin Shahri reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 35°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)
12715
22715
32715
42715
52715
62815
72816
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313319

How May really feels in Gagarin Shahri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 3 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
3
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gagarin Shahri weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°408.63.19.40.7
Feb / 549.53.110.41.8
Mar16° / 6711111.74.7
Apr23° / 12°6710.1013.16.7
May30° / 17°437.9014.25.7
Jun35° / 21°174.9014.93.0
Jul37° / 23°41.4014.62.3
Aug35° / 21°31013.63.7
Sep29° / 16°51.2012.37.2
Oct22° / 10°203.8010.98.1
Nov14° / 386.919.74.4
Dec / 428.12.79.11.4

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55743
65743
75842
85842
95842
105941
115941
126139
136139
146238
156436
166535
176535
186733
196832
206931
217030
227228
237327
247426
257525
267525
277525
287624
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307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gagarin Shahri gets around 43 mm of rain over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
429
529
629
728
828
928
1028
1128
1227
1327
1427
1527
1626
1726
1826
1925
2025
2125
2224
2324
2423
2523
2623
2722
2822
2922
3022
3122

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1702550
2692650
3682750
4682750
5672850
6662950
7662950
8643060
9643060
10633160
11633160
12623170
13623170
14633070
15623080
16632980
17642880
18632890
19642790
20642790
21642790
22642790
236426100
246426100
256426100
266326101
276226111
286226111
296226111
306226111
316127111

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

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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218calm
228calm
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258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:33 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:337:16
213.85:327:17
313.85:317:18
413.85:297:19
513.95:287:20
613.95:277:21
713.95:267:22
814.05:247:23
914.05:237:24
1014.15:227:25
1114.15:217:26
1214.15:207:27
1314.25:197:28
1414.25:187:29
1514.25:177:30
1614.35:167:31
1714.35:157:32
1814.35:147:33
1914.45:137:34
2014.45:127:35
2114.45:117:36
2214.45:117:37
2314.55:107:38
2414.55:097:39
2514.55:087:40
2614.55:087:41
2714.65:077:41
2814.65:067:42
2914.65:067:43
3014.65:057:44
3114.75:057:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.73 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
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86.5Intense
96.5Intense
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126.6Intense
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146.6Intense
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166.7Intense
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186.8Intense
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206.8Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gagarin Shahri

In seasonPeak

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

Gagarin Shahri sees seasonal dust haze (May–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is May a good time to visit Gagarin Shahri?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Gagarin Shahri for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gagarin Shahri in May

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

In May, Gagarin Shahri sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gagarin Shahri 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 Gagarin Shahri peaks around June 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highHighModerateLowJun 15UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Gagarin Shahri 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 Gagarin Shahri is worst in May — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1038 µg/m³Jan 1322 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gagarin Shahri?

Gagarin Shahri sits at 40.7°N, 68.2°E, 266 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Zhetysay, 18 km away.

Topography around Gagarin Shahri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gagarin Shahri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 266 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,674 m.

The land around Gagarin Shahri is covered by cropland (60%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (86%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
1,674 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Zhetysay 18 km · Do’stlik Shahri 19 km · Paxtakor Shahri 43 km · Sirdaryo 46 km · Guliston 55 km · Chinoz 58 km · Jizzax 66 km · Dashtobod 66 km

Uzbekistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,968
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
11.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 439
Religion
Muslim 88%Eastern Orthodox 9%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 Gagarin Shahri (40.6647°, 68.1677°, elevation 266 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).