Kitob weather in May

In May, Kitob sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kitob's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kitob's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:25 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
42%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Kitob is human settlement.

Founded
1976

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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kitob reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°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)
1209
2219
3219
4219
5219
6219
7219
82210
92210
102210
112210
122210
132210
142210
152210
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182311
192311
202311
212311
222311
232311
242311
252411
262411
272411
282411
292412
302512
312512

How May really feels in Kitob

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.

Kitob weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°7011.39.29.60.0
Feb / -4°8911.57.910.50.3
Mar11° / 10613.44.811.72.6
Apr18° / 9712.40.9135.4
May23° / 10°5080.114.17.3
Jun27° / 13°92.2014.78.1
Jul29° / 15°30.9014.57.2
Aug28° / 14°20.3013.58.2
Sep24° / 10°51.1012.39.2
Oct18° / 213.90.3117.2
Nov11° / 497.32.79.93.2
Dec / -4°579.15.69.30.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
35941
46040
56139
66337
76337
86436
96634
106634
116733
126733
136931
147030
157030
167129
177327
187327
197327
207525
217525
227624
237723
247822
257921
267921
278119
288119
298218
308218
318416

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kitob gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 27% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
235
335
434
534
633
733
833
932
1032
1132
1231
1331
1431
1530
1629
1728
1827
1926
2025
2124
2223
2322
2420
2519
2618
2717
2816
2915
3014
3113

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11982
12982
13982
14982
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
30991
31991

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
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:417:18
213.75:407:19
313.75:397:20
413.75:377:21
513.85:367:22
613.85:357:23
713.85:347:24
813.95:337:25
913.95:327:26
1013.95:317:27
1114.05:307:28
1214.05:297:29
1314.05:287:30
1414.15:277:31
1514.15:267:32
1614.15:257:33
1714.25:247:34
1814.25:237:35
1914.25:227:35
2014.35:217:36
2114.35:217:37
2214.35:207:38
2314.35:197:39
2414.45:187:40
2514.45:187:41
2614.45:177:41
2714.45:167:42
2814.55:167:43
2914.55:157:44
3014.55:157:45
3114.55:147:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kitob

In seasonPeak

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

Kitob'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 Kitob?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Kitob for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Kitob in May

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

In May, Kitob sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Kitob 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 Kitob peaks around June 16 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 16UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kitob 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 Kitob is worst in May — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1233 µg/m³Jan 1216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kitob?

Kitob sits at 39.1°N, 66.9°E, 652 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Shahrisabz, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Kitob

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kitob has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 654 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,263 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,123 m.

The land around Kitob is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
1,263 m
80 km
4,123 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Shahrisabz 8.0 km · Chiroqchi 29 km · Urgut Shahri 46 km · Samarkand 60 km · Juma Shahri 69 km · Panjakent 75 km · G‘uzor 78 km · Bulung’ur Shahri 78 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 Kitob (39.1216°, 66.886°, elevation 652 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).