Rishton weather in May

In May, Rishton sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 16.2 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 30% 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 Rishton's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rishton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:04 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Rishton is city in Uzbekistan.

Density
1,832/km²
people per km²
Founded
~801 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 23°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Rishton 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)
12313
22313
32413
42414
52414
62414
72414
82414
92514
102514
112514
122515
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292817
302817
312817

How May really feels in Rishton

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.

Rishton weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°276.76.79.50.0
Feb / -0°387.96.510.40.4
Mar12° / 6112.2511.73.0
Apr20° / 10°8314.71.1135.4
May26° / 15°7916.20.114.25.8
Jun31° / 19°4411.6014.84.6
Jul33° / 21°206.2014.64.3
Aug31° / 20°164.4013.65.5
Sep26° / 15°184.3012.37.9
Oct19° / 367.20.610.96.6
Nov11° / 377.639.82.8
Dec / -1°367.86.49.20.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44258
54258
64357
74456
84555
94555
104555
114753
124852
134852
144852
154852
164951
174951
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194951
205050
215050
225050
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245248
255248
265347
275446
285545
295644
305743
315842

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Rishton gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 16.2 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 52% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
156
256
356
456
556
656
756
856
956
1055
1155
1255
1354
1454
1553
1653
1753
1852
1952
2051
2151
2250
2349
2449
2548
2647
2746
2846
2945
3045
3144

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3964
4964
5964
6955
7955
8955
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21955
22955
23955
24964
25964
26964
27964
28964
29973
30973
31973

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:21 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:217:03
213.75:207:04
313.85:197:05
413.85:177:06
513.85:167:07
613.95:157:08
713.95:147:09
814.05:137:10
914.05:117:11
1014.05:107:12
1114.15:097:13
1214.15:087:14
1314.15:077:15
1414.25:067:16
1514.25:057:17
1614.25:047:18
1714.35:037:19
1814.35:027:20
1914.35:017:21
2014.45:017:22
2114.45:007:23
2214.44:597:24
2314.44:587:25
2414.54:577:26
2514.54:577:26
2614.54:567:27
2714.54:557:28
2814.64:557:29
2914.64:547:30
3014.64:547:31
3114.64:537:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
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186.5Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.7Intense
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 Rishton?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Rishton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rishton in May

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

In May, Rishton sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Rishton 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 Rishton peaks around May 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowMay 21UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Rishton 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 Rishton 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 Rishton?

Rishton sits at 40.4°N, 71.3°E, 479 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Oltiariq, 17 km away.

Topography around Rishton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rishton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 473 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,926 m.

The land around Rishton is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (32%), grassland (30%) and bare terrain (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
600 m
80 km
4,926 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
May weather nearby: Oltiariq 17 km · Qo‘qon 35 km · Marg‘ilon 39 km · Yaypan 40 km · Kirguli 42 km · Fergana 42 km · Toshloq 43 km · Batken 51 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 Rishton (40.3567°, 71.2847°, elevation 479 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).