Qo‘qon weather in May

In May, Qo‘qon sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 19 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Qo‘qon's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qo‘qon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:05 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Qo‘qon is city in Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, formerly the seat of an independent emirate.

Density
6,492/km²
people per km²
Founded
~901 CE

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 28°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Qo‘qon reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°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)
12715
22716
32816
42816
52816
62816
72916
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123017
133017
143017
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313320

How May really feels in Qo‘qon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 6 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
6
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.

Qo‘qon weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°143.81.19.40.5
Feb / 214.90.710.41.9
Mar16° / 306.90.211.75.1
Apr24° / 13°306.70137.1
May30° / 18°194.7014.25.5
Jun35° / 22°123.6014.82.7
Jul37° / 24°51.6014.61.8
Aug35° / 22°41.2013.63.1
Sep30° / 17°61.5012.36.6
Oct22° / 11°163.7010.98.0
Nov13° / 235.20.39.74.3
Dec / 225.50.99.21.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34852
44852
54852
64951
74951
85050
95149
105149
115248
125347
135446
145545
155644
165644
175743
185842
195842
205941
215941
226040
236139
246238
256238
266337
276436
286436
296535
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Qo‘qon gets around 19 mm of rain over 4.7 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
418
518
618
718
818
918
1018
1118
1218
1317
1417
1517
1617
1716
1816
1916
2015
2115
2214
2314
2413
2513
2613
2712
2812
2912
3012
3112

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
28911
38911
48911
58911
68812
78812
88713
98713
108614
118614
128614
138614
148614
158614
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208713
218713
228812
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278812
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308812
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Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:22 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:227:05
213.75:217:06
313.85:207:07
413.85:187:08
513.95:177:09
613.95:167:10
713.95:157:11
814.05:147:12
914.05:127:13
1014.05:117:14
1114.15:107:15
1214.15:097:16
1314.15:087:17
1414.25:077:18
1514.25:067:19
1614.25:057:20
1714.35:047:21
1814.35:037:22
1914.35:027:23
2014.45:017:24
2114.45:017:25
2214.45:007:26
2314.54:597:26
2414.54:587:27
2514.54:587:28
2614.54:577:29
2714.64:567:30
2814.64:567:31
2914.64:557:32
3014.64:557:32
3114.74:547:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Qo‘qon?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qo‘qon in May

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

In May, Qo‘qon sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qo‘qon 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 Qo‘qon peaks around May 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 22UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Qo‘qon 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 Qo‘qon 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 1636 µg/m³Dec 2219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May37Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qo‘qon?

Qo‘qon sits at 40.5°N, 70.9°E, 416 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Yaypan, 20 km away.

Topography around Qo‘qon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qo‘qon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 412 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,780 m.

The land around Qo‘qon is covered by artificial surfaces (92%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), cropland (28%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
220 m
80 km
3,780 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Yaypan 20 km · Beshariq 30 km · Rishton 35 km · Pop 41 km · Oltiariq 47 km · Konibodom 51 km · Isfara 52 km · Batken 53 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 Qo‘qon (40.5286°, 70.9425°, elevation 416 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).