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May Weather in Zhanaozen Kazakhstan

Daily high temperatures increase by 13°F, from 72°F to 85°F, rarely falling below 60°F or exceeding 97°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 11°F, from 49°F to 60°F, rarely falling below 40°F or exceeding 68°F.

For reference, on July 20, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Zhanaozen typically range from 69°F to 94°F, while on January 30, the coldest day of the year, they range from 17°F to 32°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in May in Zhanaozen

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in May in Zhanaozen

Average Hourly Temperature in May in ZhanaozenMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotwarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States (6,328 miles away); Baoding, China (3,202 miles); and Pulandian, China (3,493 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Zhanaozen (view comparison).

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The month of May in Zhanaozen experiences rapidly decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 43% to 28%.

The clearest day of the month is May 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 72% of the time.

For reference, on December 29, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 57%, while on July 27, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 90%.

Cloud Cover Categories in May in Zhanaozen

Cloud Cover Categories in May in ZhanaozenMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunMay 157%May 157%May 3172%May 3172%May 1162%May 1162%May 2167%May 2167%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Zhanaozen, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 7% and ending it at 4%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 8% on March 16, and its lowest chance is 1% on August 13.

Probability of Precipitation in May in Zhanaozen

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May in Zhanaozen is essentially constant, remaining about 0.4 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in May in Zhanaozen

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The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of May in Zhanaozen, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 1 minute, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 2 seconds, and weekly increase of 14 minutes, 13 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 14 hours, 9 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 15 hours, 10 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May in Zhanaozen

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Zhanaozen is 6:21 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 30 minutes earlier at 5:51 AM on May 31.

The earliest sunset is 8:30 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 31 minutes later at 9:01 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Zhanaozen during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:48 AM and sets 15 hours, 24 minutes later, at 9:12 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:57 AM and sets 8 hours, 58 minutes later, at 5:55 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May in Zhanaozen

The solar day over the course of May. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in Zhanaozen

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in ZhanaozenMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun00101020202030304040505050606000010102020303030404050506060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in Zhanaozen

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in ZhanaozenMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunApr 811:22 PMApr 811:22 PMApr 244:50 AMApr 244:50 AMMay 88:23 AMMay 88:23 AMMay 236:54 PMMay 236:54 PMJun 65:38 PMJun 65:38 PMJun 226:09 AMJun 226:09 AM6:43 AM6:43 AM7:48 PM7:48 PM7:57 PM7:57 PM6:29 AM6:29 AM5:58 AM5:58 AM9:23 PM9:23 PM9:10 PM9:10 PM5:56 AM5:56 AM5:06 AM5:06 AM9:32 PM9:32 PM9:10 PM9:10 PM5:26 AM5:26 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
May 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%3:00 AMSE12:08 PMWSW-7:34 AMS233,037 mi
2
43%3:33 AMESE1:26 PMWSW-8:29 AMS230,632 mi
3
31%4:00 AMESE2:45 PMWSW-9:21 AMS228,500 mi
4
20%4:23 AME4:03 PMW-10:11 AMS226,838 mi
5
11%4:45 AME5:21 PMW-11:00 AMS225,852 mi
6
5%5:07 AME6:40 PMWNW-11:50 AMS225,719 mi
7
1%5:31 AMENE8:01 PMWNW-12:41 PMS226,543 mi
8
0%5:58 AMENE9:23 PMWNW-1:35 PMS228,329 mi
9
2%6:32 AMNE10:41 PMNW-2:32 PMS230,962 mi
10
7%7:15 AMNE11:52 PMNW-3:31 PMS234,221 mi
11
14%8:07 AMNE--4:30 PMS237,811 mi
12
22%-12:51 AMNW9:09 AMNE5:27 PMS241,415 mi
13
32%-1:38 AMNW10:16 AMNE6:19 PMS244,735 mi
14
41%-2:14 AMWNW11:24 AMENE7:08 PMS247,531 mi
15
50%-2:42 AMWNW12:31 PMENE7:52 PMS249,630 mi
16
61%-3:04 AMWNW1:35 PMENE8:33 PMS250,937 mi
17
70%-3:23 AMWNW2:38 PME9:12 PMS251,426 mi
18
79%-3:40 AMW3:40 PME9:50 PMS251,135 mi
19
86%-3:57 AMW4:42 PME10:29 PMS250,153 mi
20
92%-4:14 AMW5:45 PMESE11:10 PMS248,608 mi
21
97%-4:33 AMWSW6:51 PMESE11:53 PMS246,650 mi
22
98%-4:55 AMWSW8:00 PMESE--
23
100%-5:22 AMWSW9:10 PMSE12:41 AMS244,435 mi
24
100%-5:56 AMSW10:19 PMSE1:33 AMS242,113 mi
25
98%-6:41 AMSW11:23 PMSE2:30 AMS239,811 mi
26
94%-7:37 AMSW-3:30 AMS237,623 mi
27
87%12:17 AMSE8:44 AMSW-4:30 AMS235,609 mi
28
79%1:01 AMSE9:58 AMWSW-5:30 AMS233,800 mi
29
69%1:36 AMESE11:16 AMWSW-6:25 AMS232,209 mi
30
50%2:04 AMESE12:33 PMWSW-7:18 AMS230,855 mi
31
46%2:27 AMESE1:49 PMW-8:07 AMS229,776 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Zhanaozen is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 13, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 3% of the time, while on November 6, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in Zhanaozen

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in ZhanaozenMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AprJunMay 10%May 10%May 310%May 310%May 110%May 110%May 210%May 210%comfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Zhanaozen is gradually decreasing during May, decreasing from 11.4 miles per hour to 10.9 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 29, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.6 miles per hour, while on July 17, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in May in Zhanaozen

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Zhanaozen throughout May is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 36% on May 1.

Wind Direction in May in Zhanaozen

Wind Direction in May in ZhanaozenENMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AprJunwesteastnorthsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Zhanaozen is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Zhanaozen is rapidly increasing during May, rising by 10°F, from 54°F to 64°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in May in Zhanaozen

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Zhanaozen typically lasts for 6.4 months (195 days), from around April 5 to around October 17, rarely starting before March 19 or after April 23, and rarely ending before September 28 or after November 6.

The month of May in Zhanaozen is very likely fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season gradually increasing from 96% to 100% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Zhanaozen

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Zhanaozengrowing seasonMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJun96%May 196%May 1100%May 31100%May 3199%May 1199%May 11100%May 21100%May 2150%Apr 550%Apr 590%Apr 2390%Apr 23very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotswelteringfreezing
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Zhanaozen are rapidly increasing during May, increasing by 515°F, from 261°F to 776°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in May in Zhanaozen

Growing Degree Days in May in ZhanaozenMay1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131200°F200°F300°F300°F400°F400°F500°F500°F600°F600°F700°F700°F800°F800°F900°F900°FAprJunMay 1261°FMay 1261°FMay 31776°FMay 31776°FMay 11396°FMay 11396°FMay 21568°FMay 21568°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of May, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Zhanaozen is increasing during May, rising by 1.2 kWh, from 6.2 kWh to 7.3 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in Zhanaozen

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in ZhanaozenMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhAprJunMay 16.2 kWhMay 16.2 kWhMay 317.3 kWhMay 317.3 kWhMay 116.6 kWhMay 116.6 kWhMay 217.0 kWhMay 217.0 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Zhanaozen are 43.341 deg latitude, 52.862 deg longitude, and 669 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Zhanaozen contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 131 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 652 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (696 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,929 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Zhanaozen is covered by bare soil (100%), within 10 miles by bare soil (99%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (95%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Zhanaozen, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Aktau Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Zhanaozen.

At a distance of 154 kilometers from Zhanaozen, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Zhanaozen to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 7%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 93%.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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