Berezniki weather in May

In May, Berezniki sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Berezniki's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Berezniki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
4:49 AM – 9:29 PM
Cloud cover
68%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Berezniki is city in Russia.

Density
2,542/km²
people per km²
Founded
1932

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 11°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Berezniki reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 22°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)
1101
2111
3111
4112
5122
6122
7122
8133
9133
10133
11133
12144
13144
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15144
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20155
21156
22166
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24166
25166
26167
27177
28177
29177
30178
31178

How May really feels in Berezniki

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 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
9
wind chill below the day's low

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

Berezniki weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -17°4211.614.86.60.0
Feb-9° / -15°298.9118.70.0
Mar-1° / -8°4010.311.611.30.0
Apr / -2°45104.814.10.7
May14° / 6411.71.116.63.9
Jun20° / 11°9314.20.118.15.5
Jul22° / 13°8012.4017.56.2
Aug19° / 11°9114015.35.1
Sep13° / 7613.90.512.62.9
Oct / -0°7514.66.49.80.4
Nov-4° / -9°551212.87.30.0
Dec-9° / -15°4412.214.95.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33466
43466
53466
63565
73565
83565
93565
103466
113565
123565
133466
143466
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183466
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213268
223268
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313466

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Berezniki gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1348
2347
3346
4346
5345
6345
7344
8344
9354
10354
11364
12364
13364
14374
15374
16384
17384
18384
19394
20394
21404
22403
23413
24413
25423
26423
27433
28432
29442
30442
31452

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
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
149910
159910
169910
179910
189910
199910
209820
219820
229820
239820
249730
259730
269730
279541
289541
299451
309361
319271

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

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
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 4:21 AM, and sunset from 8:54 PM to 9:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.55:268:54
215.55:238:56
315.65:218:59
415.75:189:01
515.85:169:03
615.95:139:06
716.05:109:08
816.05:089:10
916.15:059:13
1016.25:039:15
1116.35:019:17
1216.44:589:20
1316.44:569:22
1416.54:549:24
1516.64:519:27
1616.74:499:29
1716.74:479:31
1816.84:459:33
1916.94:439:36
2017.04:409:38
2117.04:389:40
2217.14:369:42
2317.24:349:44
2417.24:339:46
2517.34:319:48
2617.44:299:50
2717.44:279:52
2817.54:269:54
2917.54:249:56
3017.64:229:58
3117.64:219:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Berezniki?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Berezniki.

What to pack for Berezniki in May

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

In May, Berezniki sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Berezniki 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 Berezniki peaks around June 20 at about 5 (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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Berezniki?

Berezniki sits at 59.4°N, 56.8°E, 189 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Solikamsk, 29 km away.

Topography around Berezniki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Berezniki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m.

The land around Berezniki is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
609 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Solikamsk 29 km · Aleksandrovsk 51 km · Kizel 62 km · Gubakha 76 km · Dobryanka 108 km · Krasnovishersk 112 km · Kudymkar 131 km · Chusovoy 137 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 Berezniki (59.4091°, 56.8204°, elevation 189 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).