Karakul’ weather in May

In May, Karakul’ sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Karakul’'s 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karakul’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:36 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
35%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Karakul’ is human settlement.

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 29°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Karakul’ reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Karakul’

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 10 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
10
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.

Karakul’ weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°173.91.29.51.1
Feb10° / 2351.210.42.6
Mar17° / 285.70.411.75.8
Apr25° / 12°2040137.7
May31° / 17°82.2014.15.5
Jun36° / 22°20.7014.72.5
Jul38° / 24°00.1014.51.3
Aug36° / 22°00013.62.5
Sep31° / 16°10.2012.36.4
Oct23° / 41.4010.98.7
Nov14° / 133.50.39.85.0
Dec / -1°112.70.49.31.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36634
46634
56733
66733
76832
86832
96931
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116931
127030
137030
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Karakul’ gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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510
69
79
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99
109
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315

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2946
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
8937
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15946
16946
17946
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
23964
24964
25964
26955
27955
28955
29946
30946
31946

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 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 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:537:31
213.75:517:32
313.75:507:33
413.85:497:34
513.85:487:35
613.85:467:36
713.95:457:37
813.95:447:38
913.95:437:39
1014.05:427:40
1114.05:417:41
1214.05:407:42
1314.15:397:43
1414.15:387:44
1514.15:377:45
1614.25:367:46
1714.25:357:47
1814.25:347:48
1914.35:337:49
2014.35:327:50
2114.35:327:50
2214.35:317:51
2314.45:307:52
2414.45:297:53
2514.45:297:54
2614.45:287:55
2714.55:287:56
2814.55:277:56
2914.55:267:57
3014.55:267:58
3114.65:257:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Karakul’

In seasonPeak

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

Karakul’ sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Karakul’?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Karakul’ in May

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

In May, Karakul’ sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Karakul’ in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Karakul’ peaks around June 16 at about 9 (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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateLowJun 16UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Karakul’ 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 Karakul’ is worst in July — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 28 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2170 µg/m³Jan 1628 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar45Poor
Apr51Poor
May48Poor
Jun50Poor
Jul71Unhealthy
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct45Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Karakul’?

Karakul’ sits at 39.5°N, 63.8°E, 199 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Türkmenabat, 56 km away.

SaýatShofirkon ShahriG’ijduvon Shahri

Topography around Karakul’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karakul’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 200 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m.

The land around Karakul’ is covered by cropland (44%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and bare terrain (40%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (67%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
162 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Türkmenabat 56 km · Bukhara 58 km · Kogon Shahri 65 km · Vobkent Shahri 77 km · Seydi 79 km · Saýat 83 km · Shofirkon Shahri 87 km · G’ijduvon Shahri 96 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 Karakul’ (39.5333°, 63.8333°, elevation 199 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).