Akademgorodok weather in May

In May, Akademgorodok sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 19°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 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Akademgorodok's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akademgorodok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
4:29 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
61%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Akademgorodok reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°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)
1132
2132
3132
4143
5143
6143
7153
8154
9154
10164
11164
12165
13165
14175
15175
16176
17176
18176
19176
20186
21187
22187
23187
24187
25198
26198
27198
28198
29199
30209
31209

How May really feels in Akademgorodok

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 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
7
wind chill below the day's low

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

Akademgorodok weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-13° / -20°247.49.97.60.0
Feb-10° / -18°185.97.89.30.0
Mar-2° / -11°2377.211.40.0
Apr / -2°297.8313.81.4
May17° / 388.50.715.85.3
Jun22° / 12°5010016.96.6
Jul24° / 15°6811.8016.56.8
Aug21° / 12°5310.5014.76.5
Sep15° / 5110.60.312.54.3
Oct / 4711.54.610.21.0
Nov-4° / -10°4311.110.98.10.0
Dec-11° / -17°3710.712.870.0

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 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43961
53961
64060
74060
84159
94258
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154258
164357
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204357
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304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Akademgorodok gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1316
2316
3306
4305
5295
6294
7284
8284
9283
10283
11283
12283
13282
14282
15282
16282
17292
18282
19281
20281
21281
22281
23281
24281
25281
26291
27290
28290
29300
30300
31300

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22982
23982
24973
25973
26973
27964
28955
29955
30946
31937

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2613light breeze
2712light breeze
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2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 36 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 4:59 AM to 4:07 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 8:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:597:51
214.94:567:53
315.04:547:55
415.14:527:57
515.14:507:59
615.24:488:01
715.34:468:02
815.34:448:04
915.44:428:06
1015.54:408:08
1115.54:388:10
1215.64:368:12
1315.74:348:14
1415.74:328:15
1515.84:308:17
1615.84:298:19
1715.94:278:21
1816.04:258:22
1916.04:248:24
2016.14:228:26
2116.14:208:27
2216.24:198:29
2316.24:178:31
2416.34:168:32
2516.34:158:34
2616.44:138:35
2716.44:128:37
2816.54:118:38
2916.54:108:40
3016.54:088:41
3116.64:078:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
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255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Akademgorodok?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Akademgorodok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Akademgorodok in May

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

In May, Akademgorodok sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Akademgorodok 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 Akademgorodok peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Akademgorodok 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 Akademgorodok is worst in April — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1618 µg/m³Dec 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr19Moderate
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Akademgorodok?

Akademgorodok sits at 54.9°N, 83.1°E, 151 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Krasnoobsk, 11 km away.

Topography around Akademgorodok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akademgorodok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m.

The land around Akademgorodok is covered by trees (74%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), cropland (30%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
242 m
80 km
462 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Krasnoobsk 11 km · Berdsk 11 km · Novosibirsk 22 km · Iskitim 27 km · Ob’ 29 km · Linëvo 47 km · Kochenëvo 60 km · Cherepanovo 72 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 Akademgorodok (54.8523°, 83.106°, elevation 151 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).