Urgut Shahri weather in May

In May, Urgut Shahri sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Urgut Shahri's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urgut Shahri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:22 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
46%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Urgut Shahri is place in Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan.

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 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Urgut Shahri reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1229
2229
32210
42210
52210
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How May really feels in Urgut 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.

Urgut Shahri 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 / -4°519.26.19.50.1
Feb / -3°7210.64.810.51.0
Mar13° / 9513.62.811.73.2
Apr19° / 9512.90.4135.6
May24° / 11°6811.1014.16.9
Jun29° / 15°214.8014.76.9
Jul31° / 17°82014.56.0
Aug30° / 16°51.2013.56.8
Sep26° / 12°71.5012.38.9
Oct20° / 234.20.2117.5
Nov13° / 447.21.79.83.7
Dec / -3°488.64.39.30.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35545
45644
55743
65743
75842
85941
96040
106040
116139
126238
136337
146337
156436
166535
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196832
206832
216931
227030
237129
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257327
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277525
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317921

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Urgut Shahri gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
540
640
740
840
940
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1538
1638
1737
1837
1936
2036
2135
2234
2333
2432
2531
2630
2729
2828
2927
3026
3125

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2964
3964
4964
5955
6955
7955
8946
9946
10946
11937
12937
13937
14937
15928
16928
17928
18928
19928
20928
21928
22928
23928
24928
25928
26928
27928
28928
29928
30928
31928

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
186calm
196calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 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 5:39 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:397:17
213.75:387:18
313.75:377:19
413.75:357:20
513.85:347:21
613.85:337:22
713.95:327:23
813.95:317:24
913.95:307:25
1014.05:287:26
1114.05:277:27
1214.05:267:28
1314.15:257:29
1414.15:247:30
1514.15:237:31
1614.25:227:32
1714.25:227:33
1814.25:217:34
1914.25:207:35
2014.35:197:36
2114.35:187:36
2214.35:177:37
2314.45:177:38
2414.45:167:39
2514.45:157:40
2614.45:157:41
2714.55:147:42
2814.55:147:42
2914.55:137:43
3014.55:127:44
3114.55:127:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.62 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
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96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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216.8Intense
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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 Urgut Shahri

In seasonPeak

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

Urgut Shahri'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 Urgut Shahri?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Urgut Shahri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Urgut Shahri in May

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

In May, Urgut Shahri sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Urgut Shahri 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 Urgut Shahri peaks around June 16 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 highModerateJun 16UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Urgut 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 Urgut Shahri is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1334 µg/m³Jan 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Urgut Shahri?

Urgut Shahri sits at 39.4°N, 67.3°E, 948 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Panjakent, 31 km away.

Topography around Urgut Shahri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urgut Shahri has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m around an average of 953 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,807 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,103 m.

The land around Urgut Shahri is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
412 m
16 km
1,807 m
80 km
4,103 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Panjakent 31 km · Samarkand 37 km · Bulung’ur Shahri 38 km · Kitob 46 km · Shahrisabz 54 km · Juma Shahri 61 km · Chelak 65 km · G’allaorol Shahri 73 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 Urgut Shahri (39.419°, 67.2612°, elevation 948 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).