Asbest weather in May

In May, Asbest sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 17 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Asbest's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Asbest's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:45 AM – 8:56 PM
Cloud cover
65%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Asbest is town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
697/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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Asbest reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1133
2143
3143
4143
5154
6154
7154
8164
9164
10165
11165
12175
13175
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How May really feels in Asbest

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Asbest weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -17°185.46.77.10.0
Feb-8° / -16°144.55.790.0
Mar / -9°256.26.611.40.0
Apr / -1°357.32.813.91.9
May17° / 569.60.816.25.3
Jun22° / 11°7111.8017.56.2
Jul23° / 13°8612.5016.96.4
Aug20° / 11°7312.20155.9
Sep14° / 5310.40.312.54.0
Oct / 419.33.7100.8
Nov-3° / -9°297.97.67.80.0
Dec-9° / -15°216.48.36.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33466
43565
53565
63763
73763
83862
93862
103961
113862
123862
133961
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Asbest gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1275
2274
3274
4274
5264
6274
7274
8274
9284
10284
11294
12304
13303
14313
15323
16323
17323
18333
19333
20332
21332
22342
23342
24341
25341
26341
27341
28341
29341
30350
31350

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
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22982
23982
24982
25973
26973
27964
28964
29955
30955
31946

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 17 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 4:20 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 9:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.15:178:25
215.25:158:27
315.35:138:30
415.45:108:32
515.45:088:34
615.55:068:36
715.65:038:38
815.65:018:40
915.74:598:42
1015.84:578:44
1115.94:558:46
1215.94:538:48
1316.04:518:50
1416.14:488:52
1516.14:468:54
1616.24:458:56
1716.34:438:58
1816.34:419:00
1916.44:399:02
2016.44:379:04
2116.54:359:06
2216.64:349:08
2316.64:329:09
2416.74:309:11
2516.74:299:13
2616.84:279:15
2716.84:269:16
2816.94:249:18
2916.94:239:20
3017.04:229:21
3117.04:209:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
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135.1Bright
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155.2Bright
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185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Asbest?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Asbest for sightseeing.

What to pack for Asbest in May

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

In May, Asbest sees daytime highs around 17°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

UV index in Asbest 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 Asbest peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Asbest 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 Asbest is worst in May — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1115 µg/m³Dec 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr15Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Asbest?

Asbest sits at 57.0°N, 61.5°E, 230 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Reftinskiy, 16 km away.

Topography around Asbest

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Asbest has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m around an average of 195 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m.

The land around Asbest is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
367 m
16 km
437 m
80 km
582 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Reftinskiy 16 km · Zarechnyy 23 km · Sukhoy Log 36 km · Rezh 41 km · Beryozovsky 42 km · Bogdanovich 44 km · Artëmovskiy 46 km · Aramil 51 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 Asbest (57.0082°, 61.4634°, elevation 230 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).