Arzgir weather in May

In May, Arzgir sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 50 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Arzgir's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arzgir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:39 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Arzgir is human settlement in Arzgirsky District, Stavropol Krai, Russia.

Density
880/km²
people per km²
Founded
1876

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 20°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Arzgir reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Arzgir

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.

Arzgir weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°267.568.90.0
Feb / -5°236.74.810.10.0
Mar / -0°408.53.411.61.5
Apr16° / 4480.213.25.2
May23° / 12°509.1014.66.9
Jun29° / 17°497.9015.46.0
Jul32° / 20°336.2015.14.7
Aug31° / 18°365.8013.95.3
Sep24° / 13°345.9012.37.6
Oct16° / 396.70.210.75.5
Nov / 306.62.19.31.2
Dec / -3°286.94.48.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44357
54456
64456
74456
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94555
104654
114852
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135050
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Arzgir gets around 50 mm of rain over 9.1 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
329
429
529
630
730
831
931
1031
1131
1231
1331
1431
1531
1630
1730
1829
1929
2029
2128
2228
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2428
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2628
2728
2828
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3027
3127

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59730
69640
79550
89550
99460
109370
119280
129190
1390100
1489110
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1686131
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2082171
2181181
2279192
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2774233
2873234
2973234
3073234
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Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:00 AM to 4:25 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:007:01
214.14:587:02
314.14:567:04
414.24:557:05
514.24:547:06
614.34:527:07
714.34:517:09
814.34:497:10
914.44:487:11
1014.44:477:12
1114.54:457:14
1214.54:447:15
1314.64:437:16
1414.64:417:17
1514.64:407:19
1614.74:397:20
1714.74:387:21
1814.84:377:22
1914.84:367:23
2014.84:357:24
2114.94:347:25
2214.94:337:27
2314.94:327:28
2415.04:317:29
2515.04:307:30
2615.04:297:31
2715.14:287:32
2815.14:277:33
2915.14:277:34
3015.14:267:35
3115.24:257:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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246.0Intense
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276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Arzgir?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Arzgir for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arzgir in May

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

In May, Arzgir sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Arzgir in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arzgir peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Arzgir 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 Arzgir is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodGoodMar 1816 µg/m³Dec 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr11Good
May12Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Arzgir?

Arzgir sits at 45.4°N, 44.2°E, 88 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Budyonnovsk, 66 km away.

Topography around Arzgir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arzgir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m.

The land around Arzgir is covered by grassland (49%), artificial surfaces (26%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
194 m
80 km
340 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Budyonnovsk 66 km · Blagodarnyy 69 km · Divnoye 90 km · Neftekumsk 92 km · Elista 104 km · Svetlograd 107 km · Ipatovo 109 km · Zelenokumsk 110 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 Arzgir (45.3741°, 44.2198°, elevation 88 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).