Arsen’yev weather in May

In May, Arsen’yev sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Arsen’yev's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arsen’yev's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:46 AM – 8:20 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Arsen’yev is city in Primorsky Krai, Russia.

Density
647/km²
people per km²
Founded
1902

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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Arsen’yev reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1164
2164
3165
4165
5175
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10176
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How May really feels in Arsen’yev

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

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Arsen’yev weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -24°112.83.79.10.0
Feb-6° / -20°143.34.110.20.0
Mar / -11°306.35.611.60.1
Apr12° / 519.43.113.23.1
May18° / 8512.60.114.55.4
Jun22° / 13°9112.7015.26.1
Jul25° / 17°13113.70156.0
Aug25° / 16°13013.6013.86.1
Sep20° / 859.60.112.36.4
Oct12° / 649.41.510.83.6
Nov / -9°355.84.49.40.1
Dec-9° / -21°193.94.58.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34060
44060
54060
63862
73862
83862
93664
103664
113664
123664
133664
143763
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Arsen’yev gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1383
2382
3392
4392
5391
6401
7401
8401
9401
10410
11410
12410
13410
14410
15400
16400
17400
18400
19410
20410
21410
22410
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24410
25410
26410
27410
28420
29420
30420
31420

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
171000
181000
191000
20991
21991
22991
23991
24982
25982
26973
27964
28955
29946
30937
31928

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 8:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:068:02
214.06:048:04
314.06:038:05
414.16:028:06
514.16:008:07
614.25:598:08
714.25:578:10
814.25:568:11
914.35:558:12
1014.35:538:13
1114.45:528:14
1214.45:518:15
1314.45:508:17
1414.55:498:18
1514.55:478:19
1614.65:468:20
1714.65:458:21
1814.65:448:22
1914.75:438:23
2014.75:428:24
2114.75:418:25
2214.85:408:27
2314.85:398:28
2414.85:388:29
2514.95:388:30
2614.95:378:31
2714.95:368:32
2815.05:358:33
2915.05:358:33
3015.05:348:34
3115.05:338:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.4Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Arsen’yev

In seasonPeak

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

Arsen’yev'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 Arsen’yev?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Arsen’yev for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arsen’yev in May

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

In May, Arsen’yev sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Arsen’yev in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arsen’yev peaks around August 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 17UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul5High
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Arsen’yev 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 Arsen’yev is worst in April — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.9× the cleanest month (September, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1229 µg/m³Sep 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul10Good
Aug7Good
Sep6Good
Oct11Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Arsen’yev?

Arsen’yev sits at 44.2°N, 133.3°E, 172 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Spassk-Dal’niy, 61 km away.

Topography around Arsen’yev

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arsen’yev has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 809 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,512 m.

The land around Arsen’yev is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), trees (27%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
809 m
80 km
1,512 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Spassk-Dal’niy 61 km · Ussuriysk 112 km · Partizansk 116 km · Artëm 124 km · Trudovoye 135 km · Bol'šoj Kamen' 138 km · Kavalerovo 142 km · Lesozavodsk 147 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 Arsen’yev (44.157°, 133.2733°, elevation 172 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).