Borovichi weather in May

In May, Borovichi sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°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 18 min at the start of May to 17 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Borovichi's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borovichi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
16 h 30 min
4:27 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
66%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Borovichi is city in Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,246/km²
people per km²
Founded
1401

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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Borovichi reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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 24°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)
1143
2144
3154
4154
5154
6154
7155
8155
9165
10165
11165
12165
13165
14166
15166
16176
17176
18176
19176
20177
21177
22177
23187
24187
25187
26188
27188
28188
29188
30198
31198

How May really feels in Borovichi

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.

Borovichi 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°4211.412.96.80.0
Feb-4° / -10°3299.88.90.0
Mar / -6°3597.811.40.0
Apr10° / 43103.1142.1
May17° / 6512.40.316.44.9
Jun20° / 10°8312.8017.85.7
Jul22° / 13°8813.9017.36.1
Aug20° / 11°7811.9015.15.9
Sep15° / 5611.4012.54.1
Oct / 6212.32.39.91.0
Nov / -3°55117.17.50.0
Dec-3° / -7°4611.811.26.20.0

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 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33763
43763
53664
63664
73664
83664
93565
103565
113565
123565
133565
143565
153565
163565
173565
183565
193565
203664
213664
223664
233664
243763
253862
263862
273961
283961
293961
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Borovichi gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1343
2343
3353
4353
5352
6362
7362
8362
9372
10372
11372
12371
13381
14381
15391
16391
17401
18401
19411
20410
21420
22420
23420
24420
25420
26420
27420
28410
29410
30410
31410

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 95% 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
79820
89820
99820
109730
119730
129730
139640
149640
159550
169550
179550
189460
199460
209361
219361
229361
239271
249271
259172
269172
279172
289172
299082
309082
318983

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of May to 17 h 24 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 5:02 AM to 4:01 AM, and sunset from 8:21 PM to 9:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:028:21
215.45:008:23
315.54:578:26
415.64:558:28
515.64:528:30
615.74:508:32
715.84:478:35
815.94:458:37
915.94:428:39
1016.04:408:41
1116.14:388:43
1216.24:368:46
1316.24:338:48
1416.34:318:50
1516.44:298:52
1616.54:278:54
1716.54:258:56
1816.64:238:58
1916.74:219:01
2016.74:199:03
2116.84:179:05
2216.94:159:07
2316.94:139:09
2417.04:119:10
2517.04:109:12
2617.14:089:14
2717.24:069:16
2817.24:059:18
2917.34:039:20
3017.34:029:21
3117.44:019:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Borovichi?

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 Borovichi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Borovichi in May

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

In May, Borovichi sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Borovichi 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 Borovichi peaks around July 10 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Borovichi?

Borovichi sits at 58.4°N, 33.9°E, 78 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Bologoye, 57 km away.

Topography around Borovichi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borovichi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m.

The land around Borovichi is covered by trees (33%), cropland (24%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
157 m
80 km
264 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Bologoye 57 km · Valday 61 km · Udomlya 86 km · Vyshniy Volochëk 97 km · Pestovo 112 km · Boksitogorsk 121 km · Pikalëvo 126 km · Tikhvin 140 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 Borovichi (58.3942°, 33.9186°, elevation 78 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).