Paxtakor Shahri weather in May

In May, Paxtakor Shahri sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 28 mm of rain across 6.2 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 26°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 Paxtakor Shahri's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paxtakor Shahri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:18 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
43%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Paxtakor Shahri is human settlement.

Founded
1961

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 26°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical May day in Paxtakor Shahri reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12613
22613
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42614
52714
62714
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82714
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102815
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223016
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263117
273117
283117
293117
303117
313218

How May really feels in Paxtakor Shahri

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.

Paxtakor 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°387.73.69.50.9
Feb / -0°528.63.510.41.9
Mar16° / 6310.21.511.74.7
Apr22° / 11°568.80.2136.9
May29° / 15°286.2014.26.3
Jun34° / 20°113.2014.83.7
Jul35° / 21°30.8014.63.2
Aug33° / 19°20.6013.64.6
Sep28° / 14°40.9012.37.9
Oct21° / 173.10.110.98.1
Nov14° / 366.11.19.84.4
Dec / -1°427.93.19.21.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55842
65842
75941
85941
96040
106040
116139
126238
136337
146436
156436
166634
176733
186832
196931
207030
217129
227228
237327
247525
257624
267723
277723
287723
297822
307921
318020

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Paxtakor Shahri gets around 28 mm of rain over 6.2 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
423
523
623
723
823
923
1023
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1623
1723
1823
1922
2021
2121
2220
2319
2419
2518
2617
2717
2817
2916
3016
3115

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1643060
2623170
3613270
4613270
5593380
6583480
7573580
8563680
9553780
10543880
11533980
12533980
13533980
14533980
15543880
16533890
17543790
18553690
19563590
20563590
21573490
22583390
235733100
245832100
255931100
265931100
275931100
285831110
295831110
305632111
315632111

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
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286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 5:35 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:357:16
213.75:337:17
313.85:327:18
413.85:317:19
513.85:307:20
613.95:287:21
713.95:277:22
814.05:267:23
914.05:257:24
1014.05:247:25
1114.15:237:26
1214.15:227:27
1314.15:217:28
1414.25:207:29
1514.25:197:30
1614.25:187:31
1714.35:177:32
1814.35:167:33
1914.35:157:34
2014.45:147:35
2114.45:137:36
2214.45:127:37
2314.45:127:38
2414.55:117:39
2514.55:107:40
2614.55:107:40
2714.55:097:41
2814.65:087:42
2914.65:087:43
3014.65:077:44
3114.65:077:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Paxtakor Shahri

In seasonPeak

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

Paxtakor Shahri sees seasonal dust haze (May–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is May a good time to visit Paxtakor Shahri?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Paxtakor Shahri in May

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

In May, Paxtakor Shahri sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Paxtakor Shahri in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paxtakor Shahri peaks around June 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 14UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Paxtakor 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 Paxtakor Shahri is worst in May — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1038 µg/m³Jan 1322 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Paxtakor Shahri?

Paxtakor Shahri sits at 40.3°N, 68.0°E, 306 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Jizzax, 23 km away.

Topography around Paxtakor Shahri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paxtakor Shahri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 306 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,995 m.

The land around Paxtakor Shahri is covered by cropland (59%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
2,995 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Jizzax 23 km · Do’stlik Shahri 25 km · Gagarin Shahri 43 km · G’allaorol Shahri 45 km · Dashtobod 50 km · Zomin Shaharchasi 54 km · Zhetysay 60 km · Guliston 72 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 Paxtakor Shahri (40.3118°, 67.9567°, elevation 306 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).