Baymak weather in May

In May, Baymak sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Baymak's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baymak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
5:18 AM – 8:48 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Baymak is city in Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia.

Density
81/km²
people per km²
Founded
1849

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 15°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Baymak reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1153
2154
3164
4164
5164
6164
7175
8175
9175
10175
11175
12186
13186
14186
15186
16186
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21197
22197
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27208
28218
29219
30219
31219

How May really feels in Baymak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

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

Baymak weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -17°226.1880.0
Feb-9° / -17°225.56.89.50.0
Mar-2° / -10°317.17.211.50.0
Apr10° / -1°397.2313.62.2
May18° / 428.90.315.56.0
Jun23° / 11°388.7016.57.1
Jul25° / 13°539.1016.17.1
Aug23° / 12°407.9014.57.2
Sep16° / 3370.112.45.4
Oct / -0°367.63.110.31.5
Nov-2° / -8°266.268.50.0
Dec-8° / -15°246.38.17.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44654
54654
64654
74555
84555
94654
104555
114555
124555
134555
144555
154555
164555
174555
184753
194753
204753
214852
224951
234951
245050
255248
265248
275347
285347
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Baymak gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1263
2273
3273
4273
5272
6272
7282
8282
9282
10281
11291
12291
13291
14301
15301
16301
17301
18301
19301
20301
21291
22291
23291
24291
25291
26281
27281
28280
29280
30280
31280

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
24991
25991
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31973

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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 9:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:458:23
214.75:438:25
314.85:418:26
414.85:398:28
514.95:378:30
614.95:358:32
715.05:338:33
815.15:318:35
915.15:308:37
1015.25:288:38
1115.25:268:40
1215.35:248:42
1315.35:238:43
1415.45:218:45
1515.55:198:47
1615.55:188:48
1715.65:168:50
1815.65:158:51
1915.75:138:53
2015.75:128:54
2115.85:108:56
2215.85:098:57
2315.95:088:59
2415.95:069:00
2515.95:059:02
2616.05:049:03
2716.05:039:04
2816.15:029:06
2916.15:019:07
3016.15:009:08
3116.24:599:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Baymak?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Baymak for sightseeing.

What to pack for Baymak in May

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

In May, Baymak sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Baymak in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baymak peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Baymak?

Baymak sits at 52.6°N, 58.3°E, 482 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sibay, 28 km away.

Topography around Baymak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baymak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 511 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 504 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,075 m.

The land around Baymak is covered by grassland (58%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), trees (31%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
504 m
80 km
1,075 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Sibay 28 km · Magnitogorsk 101 km · Gay 125 km · Kuvandyk 139 km · Mednogorsk 141 km · Orsk 152 km · Beloretsk 152 km · Novotroitsk 155 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 Baymak (52.5917°, 58.3113°, elevation 482 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).