Novopolotsk weather in May

In May, Novopolotsk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 15.9 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 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Novopolotsk's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novopolotsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
5:04 AM – 9:00 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Novopolotsk is city in Belarus.

Density
1,974/km²
people per km²
Founded
1958

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Novopolotsk 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)
1155
2165
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4166
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7166
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10177
11177
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How May really feels in Novopolotsk

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.

Novopolotsk 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°4210.99.87.40.0
Feb-2° / -7°389.58.69.20.0
Mar / -3°399.65.611.40.1
Apr11° / 479.91.813.82.8
May18° / 6411.70.215.95.4
Jun21° / 12°7612.7017.15.9
Jul23° / 14°8912.7016.66.4
Aug22° / 12°7311.1014.86.4
Sep16° / 619.9012.55.0
Oct / 6011.81.310.11.8
Nov / -1°4810.34.280.0
Dec-1° / -5°4210.28.66.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54258
64258
74258
84357
94258
104159
114159
124159
134159
144159
154159
164258
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184258
194357
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Novopolotsk gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1332
2342
3342
4342
5342
6351
7351
8351
9361
10361
11371
12371
13371
14381
15381
16390
17390
18390
19390
20390
21390
22390
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24390
25390
26390
27380
28380
29370
30370
31370

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
39910
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99730
109640
119640
129550
139550
149460
159361
169271
179271
189181
199181
209091
218992
228992
238992
248992
258893
268893
278893
2886104
2986104
3086104
3185114

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 42 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 5:34 AM to 4:41 AM, and sunset from 8:31 PM to 9:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:348:31
215.05:328:33
315.15:308:35
415.25:288:37
515.25:258:39
615.35:238:41
715.45:218:43
815.45:198:45
915.55:178:47
1015.65:158:49
1115.65:138:51
1215.75:118:53
1315.85:098:55
1415.85:078:57
1515.95:058:58
1615.95:049:00
1716.05:029:02
1816.15:009:04
1916.14:589:06
2016.24:579:07
2116.24:559:09
2216.34:539:11
2316.34:529:12
2416.44:509:14
2516.44:499:16
2616.54:489:17
2716.54:469:19
2816.64:459:20
2916.64:449:22
3016.74:429:23
3116.74:419:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Novopolotsk?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Novopolotsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Novopolotsk in May

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

In May, Novopolotsk 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 Novopolotsk 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 Novopolotsk peaks around July 13 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 13UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Novopolotsk?

Novopolotsk sits at 55.5°N, 28.6°E, 135 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Polotsk, 13 km away.

HlybokayeLyepyel’Nevel’VitebskPastavyDaugavpils

Topography around Novopolotsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novopolotsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 140 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m.

The land around Novopolotsk is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
157 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Polotsk 13 km · Hlybokaye 71 km · Lyepyel’ 72 km · Nevel’ 100 km · Vitebsk 109 km · Pastavy 120 km · Rēzekne 134 km · Daugavpils 135 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 Novopolotsk (55.5262°, 28.5931°, elevation 135 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).