Amursk weather in May

In May, Amursk sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Amursk's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amursk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
5:13 AM – 8:25 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Amursk is human settlement in Amursky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.

Density
324/km²
people per km²
Founded
1958

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 Amursk reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2142
3142
4143
5153
6153
7153
8154
9164
10164
11164
12175
13175
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16186
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312010

How May really feels in Amursk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Amursk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -25°122.94.78.30.0
Feb-12° / -22°102.73.89.70.0
Mar-2° / -13°245.66.311.50.0
Apr / -2°387.54.613.51.6
May17° / 7611.20.915.25.2
Jun23° / 13°7010.5016.16.4
Jul26° / 17°10111.3015.76.3
Aug24° / 15°11012.8014.36.2
Sep18° / 8210.70.112.45.5
Oct / 5292.210.51.8
Nov-5° / -12°286.36.68.80.0
Dec-16° / -23°204.45.77.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
93268
103268
113268
123466
133466
143466
153466
163466
173565
183565
193367
203367
213367
223367
233367
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283268
293268
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Amursk gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1318
2328
3327
4327
5336
6336
7335
8335
9345
10344
11344
12343
13343
14343
15352
16352
17351
18361
19361
20371
21371
22381
23381
24380
25380
26370
27370
28370
29370
30370
31370

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
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
1410000
159910
169910
179910
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199910
209820
219820
229730
239640
249640
259550
269460
279370
289280
299091
3089101
3187121

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 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 5:37 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 8:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:378:02
214.55:358:04
314.55:348:05
414.65:328:07
514.65:308:08
614.75:288:10
714.75:278:11
814.85:258:13
914.95:238:14
1014.95:228:16
1115.05:208:17
1215.05:188:19
1315.15:178:20
1415.15:158:22
1515.25:148:23
1615.25:138:25
1715.35:118:26
1815.35:108:28
1915.35:088:29
2015.45:078:30
2115.45:068:32
2215.55:058:33
2315.55:038:34
2415.65:028:36
2515.65:018:37
2615.65:008:38
2715.74:598:39
2815.74:588:41
2915.74:578:42
3015.84:568:43
3115.84:568:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Amursk

In seasonPeak

In May, Amursk sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Amursk's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Amursk?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Amursk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Amursk in May

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

In May, Amursk sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Amursk 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 Amursk peaks around August 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 14UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Amursk 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 Amursk is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.4× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMay 1233 µg/m³Dec 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb9Good
Mar20Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug8Good
Sep6Good
Oct10Good
Nov18Moderate
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Amursk?

Amursk sits at 50.2°N, 136.9°E, 45 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Komsomolsk-on-Amur, 36 km away.

Topography around Amursk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amursk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,529 m.

The land around Amursk is covered by trees (32%) and water (27%) within 3 km, wetland (32%), trees (29%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
1,529 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Komsomolsk-on-Amur 36 km · Khabarovsk 236 km · Vanino 272 km · Sovetskaya Gavan’ 282 km · Birobidzhan 329 km · Vyazemskiy 338 km · Nikolayevsk-on-Amure 418 km · Bikin 427 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 Amursk (50.2322°, 136.897°, elevation 45 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).