Aykhal weather in May

In May, Aykhal sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 18.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 42 min at the start of May to 20 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Aykhal's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aykhal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
5th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
8th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
18 h 36 min
4:13 AM – 10:48 PM
Cloud cover
78%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Aykhal is human settlement in Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia.

Founded
1961

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 1°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical May day in Aykhal reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 11°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
10-10
20-9
31-9
41-9
51-8
62-8
72-7
82-7
92-7
103-6
113-6
123-6
134-5
144-5
154-5
164-4
175-4
185-4
196-3
206-3
216-3
227-2
237-2
247-2
258-1
268-1
2790
2890
29100
30101
31111

How May really feels in Aykhal

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
13 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Aykhal 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-30° / -37°30.823.90.0
Feb-26° / -34°30.92.17.50.0
Mar-15° / -26°62.13.511.10.0
Apr-4° / -15°215.97.414.80.0
May / -4°4610.58.418.60.5
Jun15° / 5911.51.321.74.4
Jul19° / 599.80.220.26.0
Aug15° / 6310.90.316.54.3
Sep / -2°439.95.212.80.6
Oct-8° / -14°226.38.49.10.0
Nov-22° / -29°82.85.15.30.0
Dec-29° / -36°31.22.12.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
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61882
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Aykhal gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12831
22831
32930
42930
52930
63030
73030
83130
93130
103230
113229
123229
133329
143328
153328
163428
173427
183527
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203626
213626
223625
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243723
253722
263721
273720
283719
293818
303817
313816

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 (%)
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31100

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 42 min at the start of May to 20 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 222 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 3:19 AM, and sunset from 9:53 PM to 11:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.75:109:53
216.85:069:56
317.05:0210:00
417.14:5810:04
517.24:5410:07
617.34:5110:11
717.54:4710:15
817.64:4310:18
917.74:3910:22
1017.84:3510:26
1118.04:3210:29
1218.14:2810:33
1318.24:2410:37
1418.34:2010:40
1518.54:1710:44
1618.64:1310:48
1718.74:0910:52
1818.84:0510:55
1919.04:0210:59
2019.13:5811:03
2119.23:5411:06
2219.33:5111:10
2319.43:4711:14
2419.63:4411:18
2519.73:4011:21
2619.83:3711:25
2719.93:3311:29
2820.03:3011:33
2920.23:2611:36
3020.33:2311:40
3120.43:1911:44

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 0.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 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
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
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205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Aykhal?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aykhal.

What to pack for Aykhal in May

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

In May, Aykhal sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aykhal 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 Aykhal peaks around July 16 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 16UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Aykhal 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 Aykhal is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 53.3× the cleanest month (December, 0 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1021 µg/m³Dec 180 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan1Good
Feb1Good
Mar3Good
Apr4Good
May5Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep6Good
Oct2Good
Nov1Good
Dec0Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aykhal?

Aykhal sits at 65.9°N, 111.5°E, 514 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Udachny, 69 km away.

LenskBodayboYakutskUst’-IlimskKodinskTalnakh

Topography around Aykhal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aykhal has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m around an average of 523 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 757 m.

The land around Aykhal is covered by trees (55%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
334 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
757 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Udachny 69 km · Mirny 396 km · Lensk 604 km · Bodaybo 910 km · Yakutsk 985 km · Ust’-Ilimsk 993 km · Kodinsk 1,030 km · Talnakh 1,043 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 Aykhal (65.9338°, 111.4834°, elevation 514 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).