Olmaliq weather in May

In May, Olmaliq sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 28°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 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 Olmaliq's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Olmaliq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:10 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
49%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Olmaliq is city in Uzbekistan.

Founded
1951

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 23°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Olmaliq reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 31°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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312817

How May really feels in Olmaliq

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.

Olmaliq 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 / -2°4995.19.40.2
Feb / -0°679.94.610.41.1
Mar14° / 8611.82.211.73.7
Apr20° / 10°9412.40.313.16.0
May26° / 15°6411.5014.26.6
Jun31° / 19°277.2014.95.2
Jul33° / 20°113.2014.64.7
Aug31° / 18°62013.66.0
Sep26° / 14°91.9012.38.6
Oct20° / 284.70.410.97.4
Nov12° / 55829.73.6
Dec / -0°548.94.49.11.0

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 19% 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
35149
45248
55248
65347
75347
85347
95446
105545
115545
125644
135743
145842
155941
166139
176139
186337
196436
206436
216634
226733
236832
246931
257030
267129
277129
287228
297228
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Olmaliq gets around 64 mm of rain over 11.5 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
639
739
839
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2337
2437
2536
2636
2735
2835
2934
3034
3133

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177212
276222
376222
475232
575232
674242
773243
872253
972253
1071263
1171263
1271263
1371263
1471263
1572262
1672262
1772262
1872262
1972262
2071272
2171272
2271272
2371272
2472262
2572262
2671263
2771263
2871263
2969274
3069274
3169274

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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307calm
317calm

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 5:27 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:277:10
213.85:267:12
313.85:247:13
413.85:237:14
513.95:227:15
613.95:217:16
714.05:197:17
814.05:187:18
914.05:177:19
1014.15:167:20
1114.15:157:21
1214.15:147:22
1314.25:137:23
1414.25:127:24
1514.25:117:25
1614.35:107:26
1714.35:097:27
1814.35:087:28
1914.45:077:29
2014.45:067:30
2114.45:057:31
2214.55:047:32
2314.55:047:33
2414.55:037:34
2514.55:027:34
2614.65:017:35
2714.65:017:36
2814.65:007:37
2914.65:007:38
3014.74:597:39
3114.74:587:40

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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166.6Intense
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216.8Intense
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246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Olmaliq

In seasonPeak

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

Olmaliq'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 Olmaliq?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Olmaliq in May

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

In May, Olmaliq sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Olmaliq 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 Olmaliq peaks around May 24 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowMay 24UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Olmaliq 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 Olmaliq is worst in May — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1336 µg/m³Dec 2419 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr35Poor
May37Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Olmaliq?

Olmaliq sits at 40.8°N, 69.6°E, 569 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Ohangaron, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Olmaliq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Olmaliq has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 571 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,135 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,571 m.

The land around Olmaliq is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
1,135 m
80 km
3,571 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ohangaron 8.0 km · Piskent 22 km · Tŭytepa 29 km · Istiqlol 31 km · Bo‘ka 34 km · Bektemir 46 km · Angren 50 km · Sergeli 50 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 Olmaliq (40.8447°, 69.5983°, elevation 569 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).