Belyy Yar weather in May

In May, Belyy Yar sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 17.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of May to 18 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Belyy Yar's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belyy Yar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
17 h 06 min
3:31 AM – 8:36 PM
Cloud cover
74%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical May day in Belyy Yar reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 8°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-3
26-2
37-2
47-2
57-2
68-1
78-1
88-1
990
1090
1190
12100
13101
14101
15111
16112
17112
18112
19122
20123
21123
22133
23134
24134
25144
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27145
28145
29156
30156
31156

How May really feels in Belyy Yar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

Belyy Yar weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -23°206.79.160.0
Feb-14° / -21°18688.40.0
Mar-5° / -13°277.89.211.30.0
Apr / -6°3696.314.30.0
May11° / 5110.92.517.12.4
Jun19° / 10°74130.118.85.4
Jul22° / 13°7011.1018.16.3
Aug18° / 10°9914.60.115.64.9
Sep11° / 6311.91.112.62.4
Oct / -3°4812.58.39.60.1
Nov-8° / -15°359.811.46.90.0
Dec-14° / -21°268.3115.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62476
72575
82674
92674
102773
112872
122872
132773
142773
152872
162872
172872
182872
192872
202872
212872
222872
232971
242971
252971
262872
272872
282872
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Belyy Yar gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13115
23115
33114
43014
53013
63013
73012
83112
93111
103111
113110
123110
133210
14329
15329
16339
17348
18348
19357
20367
21376
22386
23395
24405
25415
26424
27424
28434
29433
30443
31443

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
109910
119910
129910
139910
149910
159910
169910
179910
189910
199910
209910
219910
229820
239820
249820
259820
269730
279631
289631
299541
309541
319352

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min at the start of May to 18 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 144 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:12 AM to 2:58 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 9:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:127:57
215.84:097:59
315.94:068:02
416.04:038:05
516.14:008:07
616.23:578:10
716.33:548:13
816.43:528:15
916.53:498:18
1016.63:468:21
1116.73:448:23
1216.73:418:26
1316.83:388:28
1416.93:368:31
1517.03:338:33
1617.13:318:36
1717.23:288:39
1817.33:268:41
1917.33:238:43
2017.43:218:46
2117.53:198:48
2217.63:168:51
2317.73:148:53
2417.73:128:55
2517.83:108:58
2617.93:089:00
2717.93:069:02
2818.03:049:04
2918.13:029:06
3018.13:009:09
3118.22:589:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Belyy Yar

In seasonPeak

In May, Belyy Yar sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Belyy Yar's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Belyy Yar?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belyy Yar.

What to pack for Belyy Yar in May

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

In May, Belyy Yar sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Belyy Yar 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 Belyy Yar peaks around June 19 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 19UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Belyy Yar?

Belyy Yar sits at 61.3°N, 73.2°E, 37 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Surgut, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Belyy Yar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belyy Yar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m.

The land around Belyy Yar is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and wetland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
82 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Surgut 9.0 km · Nefteyugansk 39 km · Fedorovskiy 46 km · Pyt-Yakh 61 km · Lyantor 70 km · Poykovskiy 78 km · Langepas 105 km · Pokachi 124 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 Belyy Yar (61.2649°, 73.241°, elevation 37 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).