Anadyr weather in May

In May, Anadyr sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 18.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 24 min at the start of May to 19 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Anadyr's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Anadyr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
5th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
8th coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
18 h 06 min
3:03 AM – 9:10 PM
Cloud cover
73%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Anadyr is town in northeastern Russia.

Density
294/km²
people per km²
Founded
1889

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 -2°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical May day in Anadyr reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-7
2-3-7
3-2-7
4-2-6
5-2-6
6-1-6
7-1-5
8-1-5
9-1-5
100-5
110-4
120-4
130-4
140-4
151-3
161-3
171-3
181-3
191-2
202-2
212-2
222-2
232-2
242-1
252-1
262-1
273-1
283-1
293-1
303-1
3130

How May really feels in Anadyr

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
10 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Anadyr weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-19° / -22°256.17.64.60.0
Feb-17° / -21°286.57.67.80.0
Mar-14° / -18°205611.20.0
Apr-8° / -12°164.2514.70.0
May / -3°1854.718.10.0
Jun / 296.20.620.60.1
Jul / 518.4019.51.3
Aug10° / 6510.2016.22.0
Sep / 478.50.712.70.8
Oct-1° / -4°417.66.59.20.0
Nov-8° / -11°397.795.80.0
Dec-15° / -19°275.66.93.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33070
42971
52971
62971
72872
82872
92971
102971
112872
122872
132971
143070
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303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Anadyr gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 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 17% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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21518
31517
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51517
61517
71517
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91518
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281710
29179
30178
31178

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
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8100
9100
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31100

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
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2015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min at the start of May to 19 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 198 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 3:54 AM to 2:17 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 9:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.43:548:20
216.53:518:23
316.73:478:27
416.83:448:30
516.93:408:33
617.03:378:37
717.13:338:40
817.23:308:43
917.33:268:47
1017.53:238:50
1117.63:198:53
1217.73:168:57
1317.83:139:00
1417.93:099:03
1518.03:069:06
1618.13:039:10
1718.22:599:13
1818.32:569:16
1918.42:539:20
2018.62:509:23
2118.72:479:26
2218.82:439:29
2318.92:409:33
2419.02:379:36
2519.12:349:39
2619.22:319:42
2719.32:289:45
2819.42:269:48
2919.52:239:51
3019.62:209:54
3119.72:179:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Anadyr?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Anadyr.

What to pack for Anadyr in May

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

In May, Anadyr sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protection

Sea temperature near Anadyr in May

The nearest coast averages about -1°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 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 11°C and coldest in January near -1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

-5°0°5°10°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan-1Bracing
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Jun2Bracing
Jul9Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep8Bracing
Oct3Bracing
Nov-1Bracing
Dec-1Bracing

UV index in Anadyr 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 Anadyr peaks around June 14 at about 5 (moderate) — 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 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 14UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Anadyr?

Anadyr sits at 64.7°N, 177.5°E, 35 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Magadan, 1,488 km away.

MagadanYelizovoPetropavlovsk-KamchatskyVilyuchinsk

Topography around Anadyr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Anadyr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,003 m.

The land around Anadyr is covered by water (60%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (49%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), water (30%) and wetland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
346 m
80 km
1,003 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Magadan 1,488 km · Fairbanks 1,626 km · Badger 1,636 km · Anchorage 1,672 km · Yelizovo 1,675 km · Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 1,678 km · Eagle River 1,682 km · Vilyuchinsk 1,698 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 Anadyr (64.7342°, 177.5103°, elevation 35 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).