Aginskoye weather in May

In May, Aginskoye sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 6.2 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Aginskoye's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aginskoye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:39 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Aginskoye is town in Aginsky District, Agin-Buryat Okrug, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.

Density
648/km²
people per km²
Founded
1811

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 14°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Aginskoye reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1130
2140
3140
4141
5151
6151
7151
8152
9162
10162
11162
12163
13173
14173
15173
16173
17184
18184
19184
20184
21195
22195
23195
24195
25195
26196
27206
28206
29206
30206
31207

How May really feels in Aginskoye

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 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
17
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Aginskoye weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-16° / -26°10.40.98.20.0
Feb-10° / -22°20.60.99.60.0
Mar-1° / -14°51.21.611.50.0
Apr / -4°153.52.713.51.9
May17° / 356.21.115.35.8
Jun23° / 10°649.8016.26.7
Jul25° / 13°9112.1015.96.4
Aug23° / 11°8311.2014.46.5
Sep16° / 437.30.312.45.3
Oct / -5°143.22.410.41.1
Nov-6° / -16°61.62.28.70.0
Dec-15° / -23°311.67.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34258
44258
54258
64258
74258
84258
94258
104060
114060
124060
134060
144159
154159
164258
174258
184357
194357
204357
214456
224456
234456
244555
254654
264654
274654
284654
294555
304555
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Aginskoye gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 6.2 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 21% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1169
2169
3178
4178
5177
6177
7176
8176
9176
10185
11185
12195
13195
14204
15204
16214
17213
18213
19223
20233
21233
22243
23242
24242
25242
26251
27251
28251
29261
30271
31270

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:04 AM to 4:21 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 8:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:047:34
214.65:027:35
314.65:007:37
414.74:597:39
514.74:577:40
614.84:557:42
714.84:537:44
814.94:527:45
914.94:507:47
1015.04:487:48
1115.14:467:50
1215.14:457:51
1315.24:437:53
1415.24:427:54
1515.34:407:56
1615.34:397:57
1715.44:377:59
1815.44:368:00
1915.54:348:02
2015.54:338:03
2115.54:328:05
2215.64:318:06
2315.64:298:07
2415.74:288:09
2515.74:278:10
2615.84:268:11
2715.84:258:13
2815.84:248:14
2915.94:238:15
3015.94:228:16
3115.94:218:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Aginskoye?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Aginskoye for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aginskoye in May

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

In May, Aginskoye sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 3°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Aginskoye in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aginskoye peaks around July 17 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Aginskoye 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 Aginskoye is worst in April — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 30.1× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateModerateGoodApr 1646 µg/m³Dec 172 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb6Good
Mar26Moderate
Apr48Poor
May28Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep5Good
Oct6Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aginskoye?

Aginskoye sits at 51.1°N, 114.5°E, 675 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Chita, 127 km away.

Topography around Aginskoye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aginskoye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 718 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 747 m.

The land around Aginskoye is covered by grassland (63%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
186 m
16 km
402 m
80 km
747 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Chita 127 km · Borzya 161 km · Nerchinsk 171 km · Krasnokamensk 271 km · Choibalsan 337 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 397 km · Ulan-Ude 487 km · Baruun-Urt 501 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 Aginskoye (51.1075°, 114.5417°, elevation 675 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).