Akademicheskoe weather in May

In May, Akademicheskoe sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 16.8 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 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of May to 17 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Akademicheskoe's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akademicheskoe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
16 h 48 min
4:31 AM – 9:19 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Akademicheskoe is municipal okrug of Saint Petersburg.

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 Akademicheskoe reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°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)
1133
2133
3134
4134
5134
6144
7144
8144
9145
10145
11155
12155
13155
14155
15155
16156
17166
18166
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20166
21166
22167
23167
24177
25177
26177
27177
28178
29178
30178
31188

How May really feels in Akademicheskoe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

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

Akademicheskoe 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-4° / -8°3910.911.26.40.0
Feb-3° / -9°318.78.78.60.0
Mar / -5°359.2711.30.0
Apr / 409.63.214.21.7
May15° / 519.70.216.84.7
Jun19° / 10°6711.7018.35.8
Jul22° / 13°7011.8017.76.3
Aug20° / 12°7111.6015.46.0
Sep15° / 5210.8012.64.3
Oct / 57121.59.81.2
Nov / -2°5111.36.27.20.0
Dec-2° / -5°4611.6105.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34159
44159
54258
64258
74357
84357
94357
104357
114357
124357
134456
144456
154456
164456
174456
184555
194555
204456
214456
224555
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244555
254555
264753
274753
284753
294852
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Akademicheskoe gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1293
2292
3292
4292
5291
6291
7291
8291
9291
10291
11291
12291
13291
14291
15301
16301
17311
18311
19321
20331
21331
22340
23340
24340
25340
26340
27340
28340
29340
30340
31340

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
610000
710000
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139820
149820
159820
169820
179721
189631
199631
209631
219631
229631
239631
249631
259532
269442
279442
289442
299442
309442
319352

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of May to 17 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 4:01 AM, and sunset from 8:42 PM to 9:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.65:098:42
215.65:068:45
315.75:048:47
415.85:018:50
515.94:588:52
616.04:568:55
716.14:538:57
816.24:508:59
916.24:489:02
1016.34:459:04
1116.44:439:07
1216.54:409:09
1316.64:389:11
1416.64:359:14
1516.74:339:16
1616.84:319:19
1716.94:289:21
1816.94:269:23
1917.04:249:25
2017.14:229:28
2117.24:209:30
2217.24:189:32
2317.34:169:34
2417.44:149:36
2517.44:129:38
2617.54:109:41
2717.64:089:43
2817.64:069:45
2917.74:059:47
3017.84:039:48
3117.84:019:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Akademicheskoe?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Akademicheskoe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Akademicheskoe in May

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

In May, Akademicheskoe sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Akademicheskoe in May

The nearest coast averages about 8°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 31 km away) is warmest in July at about 17°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
Jan0Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec2Bracing

UV index in Akademicheskoe 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 Akademicheskoe peaks around July 13 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Akademicheskoe 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 Akademicheskoe is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1617 µg/m³Nov 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct8Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Akademicheskoe?

Akademicheskoe sits at 60.0°N, 30.4°E, 19 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Grazhdanka, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Akademicheskoe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akademicheskoe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m.

The land around Akademicheskoe is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (44%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
236 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Grazhdanka 1.0 km · Kalininskiy 2.0 km · Sosnovka 3.0 km · Svetlanovskiy 4.0 km · Sampsonievskiy 4.0 km · Finlyandskiy 5.0 km · Ozerki 5.0 km · Chernaya Rechka 6.0 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 Akademicheskoe (60.0138°, 30.3947°, elevation 19 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. 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).