Achkhoy-Martan weather in May

In May, Achkhoy-Martan sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 92 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 23°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 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 Achkhoy-Martan's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Achkhoy-Martan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:41 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Achkhoy-Martan is human settlement in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechen Republic, Russia.

Founded
1846

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 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Achkhoy-Martan reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1178
2188
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4189
5189
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7199
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How May really feels in Achkhoy-Martan

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.

Achkhoy-Martan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°348.999.20.0
Feb / -4°357.87.210.20.0
Mar / 5411.25.811.61.6
Apr15° / 6610.30.613.14.3
May20° / 11°9212.8014.45.9
Jun25° / 15°9311.7015.16.6
Jul28° / 18°7210.1014.96.4
Aug28° / 18°7210013.86.4
Sep23° / 13°729.8012.36.8
Oct16° / 589.50.510.85.1
Nov / 458.73.19.51.5
Dec / -3°3486.78.90.0

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43466
53367
63367
73367
83466
93466
103664
113664
123664
133862
143862
153862
164060
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194159
204159
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264060
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283961
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Achkhoy-Martan gets around 92 mm of rain over 12.8 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
442
542
643
743
844
944
1044
1144
1244
1344
1443
1543
1643
1742
1842
1941
2041
2140
2240
2340
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2940
3040
3140

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
297300
396400
495500
594600
692800
790910
8881110
9871210
10851410
11831610
12821710
13801910
14772120
15752320
16732520
17712720
18682930
19663130
20643330
21613540
22583750
23573850
24544060
25524170
26494380
27474490
284545101
294346101
304146111
313947121

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
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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227calm
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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 5:00 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:006:52
213.94:586:53
314.04:576:55
414.04:566:56
514.04:546:57
614.14:536:58
714.14:526:59
814.24:507:00
914.24:497:02
1014.24:487:03
1114.34:477:04
1214.34:457:05
1314.44:447:06
1414.44:437:07
1514.44:427:08
1614.54:417:09
1714.54:407:10
1814.54:397:11
1914.64:387:13
2014.64:377:14
2114.64:367:15
2214.74:357:16
2314.74:347:17
2414.74:337:18
2514.84:337:19
2614.84:327:20
2714.84:317:20
2814.94:307:21
2914.94:307:22
3014.94:297:23
3114.94:287:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.22 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
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Achkhoy-Martan?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Achkhoy-Martan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Achkhoy-Martan in May

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

In May, Achkhoy-Martan sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Achkhoy-Martan 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 Achkhoy-Martan peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Achkhoy-Martan in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Achkhoy-Martan is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1918 µg/m³Dec 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Achkhoy-Martan?

Achkhoy-Martan sits at 43.2°N, 45.3°E, 248 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nesterovskaya, 20 km away.

Topography around Achkhoy-Martan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Achkhoy-Martan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 243 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 725 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,421 m.

The land around Achkhoy-Martan is covered by cropland (57%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), trees (30%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
725 m
80 km
4,421 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Nesterovskaya 20 km · Urus-Martan 22 km · Sunzha 24 km · Troitskaya 27 km · Surkhakhi 31 km · Karabulak 34 km · Grozny 35 km · Ekazhevo 37 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

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 Achkhoy-Martan (43.1922°, 45.2835°, elevation 248 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).