Iskandar weather in May

In May, Iskandar sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 101 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Iskandar's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iskandar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
101 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:08 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
50%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Iskandar is human settlement in Uzbekistan.

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 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Iskandar reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°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 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1197
2197
3197
4198
5208
6208
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11209
12219
13219
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232210
242210
252210
262210
272210
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302311
312311

How May really feels in Iskandar

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.

Iskandar 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 / -8°8611.5109.30.0
Feb / -6°10911.48.710.30.0
Mar / -1°11913.95.811.71.8
Apr16° / 13914.51.213.14.6
May21° / 10112.20.114.36.3
Jun26° / 13°407.9014.97.6
Jul28° / 15°153.3014.77.9
Aug27° / 13°112.6013.78.4
Sep23° / 172.9012.38.7
Oct16° / 526.70.710.95.9
Nov / -2°869.63.99.71.9
Dec / -7°9211.1890.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35248
45248
55248
65347
75347
85446
95545
105545
115644
125644
135743
145743
155941
166040
176139
186238
196337
206436
216535
226535
236733
246832
256931
267030
277030
287129
297129
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Iskandar gets around 101 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 40% and peaks near 48% 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 (%)
148
248
347
447
546
645
744
844
943
1042
1142
1241
1341
1440
1540
1639
1739
1838
1938
2038
2137
2237
2336
2436
2536
2635
2735
2835
2934
3034
3134

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26964
27964
28964
29955
30955
31946

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
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 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 5:25 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:257:11
213.85:247:13
313.85:237:14
413.95:217:15
513.95:207:16
614.05:197:17
714.05:187:18
814.05:167:19
914.15:157:20
1014.15:147:21
1114.25:137:22
1214.25:127:23
1314.25:117:24
1414.35:107:25
1514.35:097:26
1614.35:087:27
1714.45:077:28
1814.45:067:29
1914.45:057:30
2014.55:047:31
2114.55:037:32
2214.55:027:33
2314.55:017:34
2414.65:007:35
2514.65:007:36
2614.64:597:37
2714.74:587:38
2814.74:587:39
2914.74:577:40
3014.74:567:40
3114.84:567:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
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246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Iskandar

In seasonPeak

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

Iskandar's rainy season runs November–May, 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 Iskandar?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Iskandar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Iskandar in May

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

In May, Iskandar sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Iskandar in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Iskandar peaks around May 24 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highHighModerateLowMay 24UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Iskandar 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 Iskandar is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1431 µg/m³Jan 1119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Iskandar?

Iskandar sits at 41.6°N, 69.7°E, 660 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is G‘azalkent, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Iskandar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iskandar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 679 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,638 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,731 m.

The land around Iskandar is covered by cropland (42%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
1,638 m
80 km
3,731 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: G‘azalkent 6.0 km · Chirchiq 14 km · Qibray 27 km · Parkent 29 km · Salor 35 km · Yunusobod 41 km · Saryaghash 46 km · Bektemir 49 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 Iskandar (41.5539°, 69.7008°, elevation 660 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).