Belgorod weather in May

In May, Belgorod sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 56 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Belgorod's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belgorod's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:52 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Belgorod is city in Russia.

Density
2,255/km²
people per km²
Founded
1596

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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Belgorod reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Belgorod

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.

Belgorod weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°409.79.28.30.0
Feb-2° / -7°368.57.89.70.0
Mar / -3°429.75.511.50.3
Apr14° / 439.10.813.53.9
May20° / 10°5610.3015.26.4
Jun24° / 14°6210.6016.26.9
Jul26° / 16°6310.2015.86.7
Aug26° / 14°417.4014.37.3
Sep19° / 467.9012.46.4
Oct12° / 478.10.810.43.1
Nov / -1°397.53.38.70.1
Dec-2° / -6°439.27.67.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35050
45050
55149
65050
75050
85050
95050
104951
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124852
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144753
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315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Belgorod gets around 56 mm of rain over 10.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
528
628
729
830
931
1031
1132
1233
1333
1434
1534
1635
1735
1835
1936
2036
2136
2236
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2436
2535
2635
2735
2834
2933
3033
3132

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
59820
69730
79730
89640
99550
109550
119460
129370
139280
149280
159190
1690100
1789110
1887121
1987121
2086131
2185141
2285141
2383152
2483152
2582162
2681163
2780173
2880173
2980173
3080173
3178184

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 4:35 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 8:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:177:44
214.55:167:46
314.65:147:47
414.65:127:49
514.75:107:51
614.75:087:52
714.85:077:54
814.85:057:55
914.95:037:57
1014.95:027:58
1115.05:008:00
1215.14:588:01
1315.14:578:03
1415.24:558:04
1515.24:548:06
1615.24:528:07
1715.34:518:09
1815.34:508:10
1915.44:488:12
2015.44:478:13
2115.54:468:14
2215.54:448:16
2315.64:438:17
2415.64:428:19
2515.64:418:20
2615.74:408:21
2715.74:398:22
2815.84:388:24
2915.84:378:25
3015.84:368:26
3115.94:358:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Belgorod?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Belgorod for sightseeing.

What to pack for Belgorod in May

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

In May, Belgorod sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Belgorod 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 Belgorod peaks around June 22 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 22UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Belgorod?

Belgorod sits at 50.6°N, 36.6°E, 164 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Razumnoye, 11 km away.

Topography around Belgorod

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belgorod has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m.

The land around Belgorod is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (30%), grassland (29%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
141 m
80 km
199 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Razumnoye 11 km · Stroitel 22 km · Gorod Shebekino 32 km · Shebekino 32 km · Vovchansk 43 km · Derhachi 64 km · Pivnichna Saltivka 64 km · Saltivka 67 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 Belgorod (50.6034°, 36.5809°, elevation 164 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).