Boksitogorsk weather in May

In May, Boksitogorsk sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Boksitogorsk's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boksitogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
4:20 AM – 9:01 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Boksitogorsk is town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,336/km²
people per km²
Founded
1929

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 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Boksitogorsk reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1133
2143
3143
4143
5143
6153
7154
8154
9154
10154
11154
12164
13165
14165
15165
16165
17165
18165
19176
20176
21176
22176
23176
24176
25177
26187
27187
28187
29187
30187
31188

How May really feels in Boksitogorsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Boksitogorsk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -10°471213.86.50.0
Feb-4° / -10°349.410.58.70.0
Mar / -6°389.79.211.30.0
Apr / -1°4310.63.514.11.8
May16° / 6611.50.416.64.8
Jun20° / 10°8213.3018.15.7
Jul22° / 12°8813.9017.56.0
Aug20° / 11°8312.9015.35.8
Sep15° / 6112.2012.63.9
Oct / 6413.62.59.80.9
Nov / -4°6112.18.17.30.0
Dec-3° / -8°5313.313.55.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73862
83862
93862
103862
113961
123961
133961
144060
153961
163961
174060
183961
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204060
214060
223961
233961
244060
254060
264060
274060
284060
294060
304060
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Boksitogorsk gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1343
2343
3352
4352
5352
6352
7352
8352
9352
10352
11352
12352
13351
14351
15361
16361
17371
18371
19381
20381
21391
22391
23391
24391
25391
26391
27390
28390
29390
30390
31390

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119820
129820
139820
149820
159820
169730
179730
189730
199730
209631
219631
229541
239541
249541
259352
269352
279352
289262
299262
309262
319172

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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3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:58 AM to 3:52 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 9:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:588:26
215.64:558:28
315.64:528:31
415.74:508:33
515.84:478:36
615.94:458:38
716.04:428:40
816.14:398:43
916.14:378:45
1016.24:358:47
1116.34:328:50
1216.44:308:52
1316.54:278:54
1416.54:258:57
1516.64:238:59
1616.74:209:01
1716.84:189:03
1816.84:169:06
1916.94:149:08
2017.04:129:10
2117.04:109:12
2217.14:089:14
2317.24:069:16
2417.24:049:18
2517.34:029:20
2617.44:009:22
2717.43:599:24
2817.53:579:26
2917.53:559:28
3017.63:549:30
3117.73:529:32

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 5.3 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
14.5Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Boksitogorsk?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Boksitogorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Boksitogorsk in May

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

In May, Boksitogorsk sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Boksitogorsk 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 Boksitogorsk peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 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 23UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Boksitogorsk?

Boksitogorsk sits at 59.5°N, 33.9°E, 109 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Pikalëvo, 18 km away.

Topography around Boksitogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boksitogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m.

The land around Boksitogorsk is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
272 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Pikalëvo 18 km · Tikhvin 26 km · Volkhov 98 km · Kirishi 102 km · Borovichi 121 km · Chudovo 129 km · Lodeynoye Pole 140 km · Pestovo 149 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 Boksitogorsk (59.4778°, 33.8501°, elevation 109 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).