Sho‘rchi weather in May

In May, Sho‘rchi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sho‘rchi's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sho‘rchi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:24 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
41%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Sho‘rchi is city in Uzbekistan.

Founded
1976

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 27°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sho‘rchi reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°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 35°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)
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22715
32715
42715
52715
62715
72815
82816
92816
102816
112816
122816
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193017
203017
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223017
233017
243118
253118
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273118
283218
293218
303219
313219

How May really feels in Sho‘rchi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 2 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
2
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.

Sho‘rchi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 408.53.29.71.9
Feb11° / 559.73.110.52.7
Mar17° / 5910111.75.2
Apr23° / 12°467.70.1137.1
May29° / 17°254.90146.3
Jun35° / 21°51.4014.63.3
Jul37° / 22°10.2014.42.3
Aug34° / 20°00.1013.53.9
Sep30° / 15°20.4012.37.0
Oct23° / 10°81.90118.7
Nov16° / 285.70.69.95.8
Dec11° / 346.81.89.42.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46238
56337
66337
76436
86436
96535
106634
116733
126832
136931
147030
157129
167327
177327
187426
197525
207624
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227822
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248020
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278218
288218
298416
308416
318515

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sho‘rchi gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.9 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 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
221
321
421
520
620
720
820
920
1019
1119
1219
1318
1418
1517
1617
1716
1816
1915
2015
2114
2213
2313
2412
2511
2611
2710
2810
299
309
318

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29370
39370
49181
59181
69091
789101
889101
988111
1088111
1188111
1288111
1388111
1488111
1588111
1688111
1788111
1889110
1990100
2090100
219190
229190
239280
249280
259280
269370
279370
289370
299370
309370
319370

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
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:397:13
213.65:387:14
313.65:377:15
413.75:367:16
513.75:357:16
613.75:347:17
713.85:327:18
813.85:317:19
913.85:307:20
1013.95:297:21
1113.95:287:22
1213.95:277:23
1314.05:267:24
1414.05:257:25
1514.05:257:26
1614.05:247:27
1714.15:237:27
1814.15:227:28
1914.15:217:29
2014.25:207:30
2114.25:207:31
2214.25:197:32
2314.25:187:33
2414.35:187:33
2514.35:177:34
2614.35:167:35
2714.35:167:36
2814.45:157:36
2914.45:157:37
3014.45:147:38
3114.45:147:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sho‘rchi?

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
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sho‘rchi in May

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

In May, Sho‘rchi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sho‘rchi 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 Sho‘rchi peaks around July 12 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Sho‘rchi 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 Sho‘rchi is worst in May — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1433 µg/m³Jan 1215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sho‘rchi?

Sho‘rchi sits at 38.0°N, 67.8°E, 450 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Denov, 31 km away.

HisorBokhtarKolkhozobod

Topography around Sho‘rchi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sho‘rchi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 446 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,784 m.

The land around Sho‘rchi is covered by cropland (53%) and artificial surfaces (43%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
293 m
80 km
3,784 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Denov 31 km · Boysun 56 km · Zarhalol 68 km · Tursunzoda 69 km · Moskovskiy 82 km · Hisor 89 km · Bokhtar 89 km · Kolkhozobod 89 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 Sho‘rchi (37.9994°, 67.7875°, elevation 450 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).