Kogon Shahri weather in May

In May, Kogon Shahri sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 14.2 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 58% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kogon Shahri's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kogon Shahri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:33 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
36%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Kogon Shahri is city in Uzbekistan.

Density
4,153/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

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 Kogon Shahri 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 6°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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52915
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How May really feels in Kogon Shahri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 9 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
9
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.

Kogon Shahri 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 / -1°214.91.59.51.2
Feb10° / 265.20.910.42.7
Mar17° / 326.30.411.75.8
Apr25° / 12°244.80137.6
May31° / 17°102.5014.25.6
Jun36° / 21°20.5014.82.7
Jul38° / 23°10.2014.51.7
Aug36° / 21°00.1013.63.0
Sep30° / 16°10.2012.36.6
Oct23° / 51.7010.98.7
Nov15° / 153.80.39.85.2
Dec / -0°143.30.59.21.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% 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
26535
36634
46634
56634
66634
76832
86832
96832
106931
116931
127030
137129
147228
157228
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kogon Shahri gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
411
511
611
711
810
910
1010
1110
129
139
149
158
168
178
187
197
207
216
226
236
246
255
265
275
285
295
305
314

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19181
29091
39091
489101
588111
688111
787121
887121
987121
1087121
1187121
1287121
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199091
209091
219091
229181
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259181
269181
279181
289181
299091
309091
319091

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 7:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:497:29
213.75:487:30
313.75:477:31
413.85:467:32
513.85:447:33
613.85:437:34
713.95:427:35
813.95:417:36
913.95:407:37
1014.05:397:38
1114.05:387:39
1214.15:377:40
1314.15:357:41
1414.15:347:42
1514.15:347:43
1614.25:337:43
1714.25:327:44
1814.25:317:45
1914.35:307:46
2014.35:297:47
2114.35:287:48
2214.45:287:49
2314.45:277:50
2414.45:267:51
2514.45:257:52
2614.55:257:52
2714.55:247:53
2814.55:247:54
2914.55:237:55
3014.65:227:56
3114.65:227:56

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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46.5Intense
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227.0Intense
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257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kogon Shahri

In seasonPeak

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

Kogon Shahri sees seasonal dust haze (April–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Kogon Shahri?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kogon Shahri in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kogon Shahri 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 Kogon Shahri peaks around June 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highHighModerateJun 16UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kogon 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 Kogon Shahri is worst in July — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 2252 µg/m³Jan 1425 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr44Poor
May41Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul53Poor
Aug51Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct39Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kogon Shahri?

Kogon Shahri sits at 39.7°N, 64.6°E, 223 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Bukhara, 12 km away.

Türkmenabat

Topography around Kogon Shahri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kogon Shahri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 223 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m.

The land around Kogon Shahri is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and bare terrain (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
653 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Bukhara 12 km · Vobkent Shahri 31 km · G’ijduvon Shahri 43 km · Shofirkon Shahri 44 km · Karakul’ 65 km · Muborak 73 km · Navoiy 81 km · Türkmenabat 111 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 Kogon Shahri (39.7275°, 64.5547°, elevation 223 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).