Stantsiya Novyy Afon weather in May

In May, Stantsiya Novyy Afon sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 108 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Stantsiya Novyy Afon's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stantsiya Novyy Afon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:59 AM – 8:27 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Stantsiya Novyy Afon is town in Georgia.

Founded
~300 CE

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 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Stantsiya Novyy Afon reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Stantsiya Novyy Afon weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 12414.879.21.1
Feb / 10413.26.810.21.2
Mar10° / 119154.311.62.1
Apr14° / 10112.60.413.14.0
May19° / 14°10813014.45.8
Jun23° / 18°11213.6015.16.6
Jul26° / 21°10513.8014.96.6
Aug26° / 21°10412.3013.86.9
Sep23° / 18°11010.9012.37.1
Oct19° / 14°11711010.86.2
Nov14° / 10°11511.91.49.54.0
Dec10° / 12614.13.58.92.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35248
45347
55347
65347
75446
85347
95446
105545
115644
125743
135842
145941
155941
165941
176040
186040
196139
206139
216040
226040
236040
246139
256139
266238
276238
286238
296238
306238
316436

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Stantsiya Novyy Afon gets around 108 mm of rain over 13 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
342
442
542
643
743
843
943
1043
1142
1242
1341
1440
1539
1639
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2239
2339
2440
2541
2642
2743
2844
2944
3045
3146

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193700
291900
3901000
4881200
5861400
6841600
7821800
8802000
9772210
10742510
11722710
12683020
13663220
14633430
15603640
16573850
17544060
18514270
19484390
204544100
214245120
224046140
233747150
243548171
253248191
263048211
272948221
282747242
292547262
302446273
312245293

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 8:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:188:10
213.96:168:11
314.06:158:12
414.06:148:13
514.06:128:14
614.16:118:16
714.16:108:17
814.26:088:18
914.26:078:19
1014.26:068:20
1114.36:058:21
1214.36:038:22
1314.46:028:24
1414.46:018:25
1514.46:008:26
1614.55:598:27
1714.55:588:28
1814.55:578:29
1914.65:568:30
2014.65:558:31
2114.65:548:32
2214.75:538:33
2314.75:528:34
2414.75:518:35
2514.85:518:36
2614.85:508:37
2714.85:498:38
2814.85:498:39
2914.95:488:40
3014.95:478:41
3114.95:478:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
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205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Stantsiya Novyy Afon?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Stantsiya Novyy Afon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Stantsiya Novyy Afon in May

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

In May, Stantsiya Novyy Afon sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Stantsiya Novyy Afon in May

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 4 to Oct 20 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May17Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Stantsiya Novyy Afon in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Stantsiya Novyy Afon peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 13UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stantsiya Novyy Afon?

Stantsiya Novyy Afon sits at 43.1°N, 40.8°E, 8 m above sea level, in Georgia. The nearest listed city is Sokhumi, 15 km away.

AdlerKudepstaKhostaZelenchukskayaZugdidiSochiDagomys

Topography around Stantsiya Novyy Afon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stantsiya Novyy Afon has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 899 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,776 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,769 m.

The land around Stantsiya Novyy Afon is covered by trees (48%) and water (47%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
899 m
16 km
1,776 m
80 km
3,769 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Sokhumi 15 km · Adler 84 km · Kudepsta 89 km · Khosta 92 km · Zelenchukskaya 105 km · Zugdidi 105 km · Sochi 107 km · Dagomys 115 km

Georgia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,692
2025
Happiness
5.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
71%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
12.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 541
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Christian 83%Muslim 11%Armenian Apostolic Christian 3%other 1%

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 Stantsiya Novyy Afon (43.0806°, 40.8383°, elevation 8 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).