Barysaw weather in May

In May, Barysaw sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Barysaw's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barysaw's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
5:10 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Barysaw is city in Belarus.

Density
2,952/km²
people per km²
Founded
1102

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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Barysaw reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2166
3166
4166
5166
6176
7176
8176
9177
10177
11177
12177
13187
14187
15188
16188
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21199
22199
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24199
25199
26199
27199
282010
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302010
312010

How May really feels in Barysaw

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.

Barysaw weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°399.88.87.70.0
Feb-2° / -7°359.38.49.30.0
Mar / -3°399.15.311.50.1
Apr12° / 469.41.313.73.0
May18° / 6512.10.115.75.5
Jun21° / 12°7612.6016.86.0
Jul23° / 14°8613.4016.46.3
Aug22° / 12°6910.7014.76.6
Sep17° / 569.7012.55.1
Oct10° / 5310.91.210.22.1
Nov / -1°439.54.48.20.1
Dec-1° / -5°39108.27.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34159
44159
54159
64159
74159
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
134060
144060
154060
164060
174060
184060
194060
204060
214159
224159
234258
244357
254258
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274456
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Barysaw gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
435
535
636
736
837
937
1038
1138
1239
1340
1440
1541
1642
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2341
2441
2540
2639
2739
2838
2937
3036
3136

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99730
109640
119640
129451
139361
149361
159271
169181
179181
189091
198992
2088102
2188102
2288102
2387103
2487103
2586113
2685114
2785114
2885114
2985114
3083125
3183125

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3013light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 9:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:398:27
214.95:378:29
314.95:358:31
415.05:338:33
515.15:318:35
615.15:298:37
715.25:278:38
815.35:258:40
915.35:238:42
1015.45:218:44
1115.45:198:46
1215.55:178:47
1315.65:158:49
1415.65:138:51
1515.75:128:53
1615.75:108:54
1715.85:088:56
1815.95:078:58
1915.95:059:00
2016.05:049:01
2116.05:029:03
2216.15:019:04
2316.14:599:06
2416.24:589:08
2516.24:569:09
2616.34:559:11
2716.34:549:12
2816.34:539:13
2916.44:519:15
3016.44:509:16
3116.54:499:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Barysaw?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Barysaw for sightseeing.

What to pack for Barysaw in May

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

In May, Barysaw sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Barysaw in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barysaw peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Barysaw?

Barysaw sits at 54.2°N, 28.5°E, 172 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Horad Zhodzina, 18 km away.

SmaliavičyLogoyskKalodzishchyMinskLyepyel’Mar’ina GorkaZaslawye

Topography around Barysaw

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barysaw has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m.

The land around Barysaw is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
226 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Horad Zhodzina 18 km · Smaliavičy 35 km · Logoysk 43 km · Kalodzishchy 57 km · Minsk 71 km · Lyepyel’ 74 km · Mar’ina Gorka 83 km · Zaslawye 84 km

Belarus travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,279
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Safe drinking water
93%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
7.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 533
Religion
Orthodox 48%non-believers 41%Catholic 7%other 4%

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 Barysaw (54.2279°, 28.505°, elevation 172 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).