Climate averages 1991–2020
Balqash weather
in May.
A mild, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the joint 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a mild month in Balqash: daytime highs average 21.4°C and nights cool to about 13.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes May a very dry month (the joint 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 15 h 01 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Taldykorgan (332 km away). In May its highs average 22.2°C, 0.9°C warmer than Balqash, with 56 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Balqash ranks 13th of 26 for the warmest May highs and 3rd of 26 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 26 cities is 21.7°C; Balqash is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 5.9°C to 27.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Balqash climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -8.9°C-14.0°C | -14.0°C | 10 | 3.8 | 9.09 h |
| February | -6.5°C-12.5°C | -12.5°C | 9.9 | 3.3 | 10.310 h |
| March | 1.4°C-5.6°C | -5.6°C | 14 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 11.1°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 11 | 3.0 | 13.614 h |
| May, selected | 21.4°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 14 | 3.5 | 15.015 h |
| June | 27.2°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 15 | 3.8 | 15.816 h |
| July | 28.6°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 15 | 3.4 | 15.515 h |
| August | 27.0°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 6.3 | 2.2 | 14.214 h |
| September | 19.9°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 3.9 | 1.1 | 12.613 h |
| October | 11.1°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 10 | 3.1 | 10.911 h |
| November | 1.6°C-3.1°C | -3.1°C | 16 | 4.1 | 9.49 h |
| December | -5.7°C-10.8°C | -10.8°C | 13 | 3.5 | 8.69 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Taldykorgan in MayKazakhstan · 332 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 8.9°C · 56 mm rain
- Karagandy in MayKazakhstan · 357 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 7.0°C · 35 mm rain
- Temirtau in MayKazakhstan · 387 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 6.8°C · 36 mm rain
- Sarqant in MayKazakhstan · 412 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 7.1°C · 71 mm rain
- Almaty in MayKazakhstan · 427 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 7.2°C · 145 mm rain
- Qarasu in MayChina · 515 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 9.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Taraz in MayKazakhstan · 523 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 10.2°C · 39 mm rain
- Ekibastuz in MayKazakhstan · 543 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 8.0°C · 33 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Balqash) is explained once on the Balqash year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.