Narva weather in May

In May, Narva sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Narva's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Narva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
3:44 AM – 8:23 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Narva is city in Estonia.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
792/km²
people per km²
Founded
1345

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 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Narva reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3134
4134
5134
6144
7144
8145
9145
10145
11155
12155
13155
14156
15156
16156
17156
18166
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20167
21167
22167
23167
24177
25177
26177
27178
28178
29178
30178
31188

How May really feels in Narva

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.

Narva weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°4511.611.36.60.0
Feb-2° / -7°379.59.28.70.0
Mar / -4°379.16.311.30.0
Apr / 389.72.314.11.8
May15° / 509016.64.8
Jun19° / 10°7912.2018.15.8
Jul22° / 14°7311.8017.56.4
Aug21° / 12°8312.9015.35.9
Sep15° / 5911.7012.64.4
Oct / 6212.91.69.81.4
Nov / -1°5311.85.27.30.0
Dec-1° / -4°5112.8105.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44753
54852
64852
74852
84951
95050
105149
115149
125149
135050
145050
155050
164951
174951
184852
194852
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224951
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255050
264951
274951
284951
295050
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Narva gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 9 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1282
2282
3281
4281
5281
6281
7281
8280
9280
10280
11280
12280
13280
14290
15290
16290
17300
18300
19300
20310
21310
22310
23310
24310
25310
26310
27310
28310
29310
30310
31310

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119820
129820
139721
149721
159631
169631
179631
189631
199541
209541
219541
229541
239541
249442
259442
269442
279442
289442
299442
309442
319253

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
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:21 AM to 3:16 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:217:48
215.54:187:50
315.64:157:53
415.74:137:55
515.84:107:58
615.94:088:00
716.04:058:02
816.04:038:05
916.14:008:07
1016.23:588:09
1116.33:558:12
1216.43:538:14
1316.43:518:16
1416.53:488:19
1516.63:468:21
1616.73:448:23
1716.73:428:25
1816.83:398:28
1916.93:378:30
2016.93:358:32
2117.03:338:34
2217.13:318:36
2317.23:298:38
2417.23:278:40
2517.33:268:42
2617.33:248:44
2717.43:228:46
2817.53:208:48
2917.53:198:50
3017.63:178:52
3117.63:168:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Narva?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Narva for sightseeing.

What to pack for Narva in May

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

In May, Narva sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Narva in May

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 33 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Narva in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Narva peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Narva?

Narva sits at 59.4°N, 28.2°E, 30 m above sea level, in Estonia. The nearest listed city is Kingisepp, 24 km away.

SlantsyKohtla-JärveRakvere

Topography around Narva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Narva has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 23 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 198 m.

The land around Narva is covered by trees (35%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
198 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kingisepp 24 km · Slantsy 29 km · Kohtla-Järve 52 km · Sosnovyy Bor 77 km · Rakvere 104 km · Lomonosov 107 km · Petrodvorets 107 km · Peterhof 111 km

Estonia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,418
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 561
Religion
none 58%Orthodox 17%Protestant 9%other 3%

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 Narva (59.3772°, 28.1903°, elevation 30 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).