May Weather in Kegen KazakhstanDaily high temperatures increase by 6°F, from 58°F to 65°F, rarely falling below 46°F or exceeding 74°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 7°F, from 38°F to 44°F, rarely falling below 30°F or exceeding 51°F. For reference, on July 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kegen typically range from 51°F to 74°F, while on January 17, the coldest day of the year, they range from 8°F to 25°F. 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. Irricana, Canada (5,879 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Kegen (view comparison). CloudsThe month of May in Kegen experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 55% to 49%. The clearest day of the month is May 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 51% of the time. For reference, on March 24, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 62%, while on August 9, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 82%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Kegen, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is gradually increasing, starting the month at 15% and ending it at 19%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 19% on May 30, and its lowest chance is 3% on January 19. Over the course of May in Kegen, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 14% to 18%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout. RainfallTo 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 Kegen is essentially constant, remaining about 0.8 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.6 inches or falling below 0.2 inches. The highest average 31-day accumulation is 0.9 inches on May 25. SunOver the course of May in Kegen, 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, 0 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 1 second, and weekly increase of 14 minutes, 4 seconds. The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 14 hours, 8 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 15 hours, 8 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Kegen is 5:36 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 30 minutes earlier at 5:07 AM on May 31. The earliest sunset is 7:44 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 31 minutes later at 8:15 PM on May 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Kegen during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:03 AM and sets 15 hours, 22 minutes later, at 8:25 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:11 AM and sets 9 hours, 0 minutes later, at 5:11 PM. 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. MoonThe 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.
HumidityWe 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 Kegen is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout. WindThis 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 Kegen is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 6.5 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on May 1, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.8 miles per hour, while on November 28, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.4 miles per hour. The highest daily average wind speed during May is 6.8 miles per hour on May 1. The wind direction in Kegen during May is predominantly out of the west from May 1 to May 4 and the north from May 4 to May 31. Growing SeasonDefinitions 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 Kegen typically lasts for 4.3 months (134 days), from around May 10 to around September 21, rarely starting before April 19 or after June 1, and rarely ending before August 29 or after October 11. During May in Kegen, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly increasing rising from 29% to 89% over the course of the month. 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 Kegen are gradually increasing during May, increasing by 143°F, from 69°F to 212°F, over the course of the month. Solar EnergyThis 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 Kegen is gradually increasing during May, rising by 0.5 kWh, from 6.2 kWh to 6.7 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kegen are 43.021 deg latitude, 79.222 deg longitude, and 6,063 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Kegen contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 354 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,022 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (4,304 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (13,353 feet). The area within 2 miles of Kegen is covered by sparse vegetation (80%) and cropland (12%), within 10 miles by grassland (34%) and cropland (26%), and within 50 miles by grassland (35%) and bare soil (29%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Kegen, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Kegen. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Kegen according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. The estimated value at Kegen is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, in addition to a contribution from the MERRA-2 reconstruction, corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Kegen. The station weights are proportional to the inverse of the distance between Kegen and a given station. The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Kegen to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 38%. The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:
To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Kegen and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data. Other DataAll 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. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |