Bolotnoye weather in May

In May, Bolotnoye sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 19°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 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bolotnoye's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bolotnoye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:20 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Bolotnoye is town in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
300/km²
people per km²
Founded
1805

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 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bolotnoye 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 7°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2132
3132
4132
5143
6143
7143
8143
9154
10154
11154
12154
13164
14165
15165
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20176
21176
22176
23186
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26187
27187
28197
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30198
31198

How May really feels in Bolotnoye

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bolotnoye 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-14° / -21°2379.87.40.0
Feb-10° / -18°175.97.89.20.0
Mar-2° / -11°257.57.911.40.0
Apr / -2°358.83.913.81.3
May16° / 4710.60.915.94.9
Jun22° / 11°5711.5017.16.3
Jul24° / 13°6711.5016.76.7
Aug21° / 11°6411.7014.86.1
Sep14° / 5310.90.212.53.9
Oct / -1°5011.85.710.10.7
Nov-5° / -11°4411.311.680.0
Dec-11° / -18°3710.813.16.90.0

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43466
53466
63565
73565
83565
93565
103565
113466
123466
133565
143565
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223763
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293961
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Bolotnoye gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1367
2367
3367
4367
5356
6356
7345
8345
9335
10334
11334
12334
13333
14333
15333
16343
17343
18342
19342
20342
21342
22341
23351
24351
25351
26361
27361
28360
29370
30370
31370

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20982
21982
22982
23973
24973
25973
26964
27964
28955
29955
30946
31946

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2013light breeze
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3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:51 AM to 3:57 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 8:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:517:49
215.04:487:51
315.14:467:53
415.24:447:55
515.24:427:57
615.34:407:59
715.44:378:01
815.54:358:03
915.54:338:04
1015.64:318:06
1115.74:298:08
1215.74:278:10
1315.84:258:12
1415.84:238:14
1515.94:218:16
1616.04:208:18
1716.04:188:20
1816.14:168:21
1916.14:148:23
2016.24:138:25
2116.34:118:27
2216.34:098:28
2316.44:088:30
2416.44:068:32
2516.54:058:33
2616.54:048:35
2716.64:028:36
2816.64:018:38
2916.74:008:40
3016.73:588:41
3116.83:578:42

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
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155.6Bright
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255.8Bright
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285.8Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bolotnoye?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bolotnoye for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bolotnoye in May

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

In May, Bolotnoye sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bolotnoye 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 Bolotnoye peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Bolotnoye in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bolotnoye is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1616 µg/m³Dec 174 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr17Moderate
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bolotnoye?

Bolotnoye sits at 55.7°N, 84.4°E, 208 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yurga, 31 km away.

Topography around Bolotnoye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bolotnoye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 191 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m.

The land around Bolotnoye is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (44%), grassland (35%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
295 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Yurga 31 km · Toguchin 48 km · Yashkino 69 km · Tayga 88 km · Topki 89 km · Tomsk 99 km · Seversk 108 km · Kedrovka 108 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 Bolotnoye (55.6734°, 84.3946°, elevation 208 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).