Climate averages 1991–2020
Pavlodar weather
in May.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 4th warmest and the 9th 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 Pavlodar: daytime highs average 20.2°C and nights cool to about 7.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 28 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 15 h 41 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ekibastuz (128 km away). In May its highs average 20.3°C, about as warm as Pavlodar, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Pavlodar ranks 16th of 26 for the warmest May highs and 10th of 26 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 26 cities is 21.7°C; Pavlodar is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 5.1°C to 25.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 28 mm to 40 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
Pavlodar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -12.1°C-19.2°C | -19.2°C | 11 | 3.8 | 8.38 h |
| February | -9.5°C-17.0°C | -17.0°C | 9.7 | 3.4 | 9.910 h |
| March | -1.2°C-9.9°C | -9.9°C | 15 | 4.3 | 11.812 h |
| April | 12.6°C0.3°C | 0.3°C | 19 | 5.2 | 13.914 h |
| May, selected | 20.2°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 28 | 6.4 | 15.716 h |
| June | 25.3°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 40 | 8.1 | 16.717 h |
| July | 26.4°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 60 | 10.8 | 16.316 h |
| August | 24.7°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 38 | 7.3 | 14.715 h |
| September | 17.9°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 26 | 5.6 | 12.713 h |
| October | 9.3°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 22 | 6.2 | 10.711 h |
| November | -2.0°C-8.1°C | -8.1°C | 18 | 5.1 | 8.89 h |
| December | -8.9°C-15.7°C | -15.7°C | 15 | 5.2 | 7.88 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
- Ekibastuz in MayKazakhstan · 128 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 8.0°C · 33 mm rain
- Rubtsovsk in MayRussia · 303 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 7.5°C · 38 mm rain
- Semey in MayKazakhstan · 307 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 8.3°C · 26 mm rain
- Temirtau in MayKazakhstan · 373 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 6.8°C · 36 mm rain
- Omsk in MayRussia · 384 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 6.2°C · 36 mm rain
- Karagandy in MayKazakhstan · 386 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 7.0°C · 35 mm rain
- Astana in MayKazakhstan · 399 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 7.2°C · 35 mm rain
- Ust-Kamenogorsk in MayKazakhstan · 469 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 6.1°C · 52 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 Pavlodar) is explained once on the Pavlodar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.