Borzya weather in May

In May, Borzya sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Borzya's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borzya's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 34 mm; 7 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 12 min; 4:33 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 10th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Borzya is town in Russia.

Density: 165/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1899

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Borzya reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	-1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	-1
2	13	0
3	14	0
4	14	0
5	14	1
6	15	1
7	15	1
8	15	1
9	15	2
10	16	2
11	16	2
12	16	2
13	17	3
14	17	3
15	17	3
16	17	3
17	18	4
18	18	4
19	18	4
20	18	4
21	18	4
22	19	4
23	19	5
24	19	5
25	19	5
26	19	5
27	20	5
28	20	6
29	20	6
30	20	6
31	20	6

How May really feels in Borzya

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Borzya weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-19° / -29°	2	0.6	0.8	8.3	0.0
Feb	-13° / -25°	2	0.7	0.9	9.7	0.0
Mar	-3° / -15°	5	1.3	1.8	11.5	0.0
Apr	8° / -5°	17	4	3.2	13.5	1.7
May	17° / 3°	34	7	0.7	15.2	5.7
Jun	23° / 10°	60	9.2	0.1	16.1	6.8
Jul	25° / 13°	89	11.6	0	15.8	6.5
Aug	23° / 11°	74	10.9	0	14.3	6.6
Sep	16° / 3°	42	7	0.2	12.4	5.3
Oct	6° / -6°	15	3.6	2.3	10.5	1.1
Nov	-7° / -17°	6	1.7	2.4	8.8	0.0
Dec	-17° / -26°	3	0.9	1.5	7.9	0.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	45	45	45	45	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	47	46	46	46	46
Cloudier (%)	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	53	54	54	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Borzya gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 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 23% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	27	28
Snow chance (%)	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	19	8
2	19	8
3	20	7
4	20	6
5	20	6
6	21	5
7	21	5
8	21	4
9	22	4
10	22	3
11	22	3
12	22	3
13	23	2
14	23	2
15	23	2
16	23	2
17	23	2
18	23	1
19	23	1
20	24	1
21	24	1
22	24	1
23	24	1
24	24	1
25	25	1
26	25	1
27	25	1
28	26	1
29	26	1
30	27	1
31	28	1

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:58 AM to 4:16 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 8:06 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.9	14.9	15.0	15.0	15.1	15.1	15.2	15.2	15.3	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.6	15.6	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.8	15.8	15.8
Sunrise (AM)	4:58	4:56	4:55	4:53	4:51	4:49	4:48	4:46	4:44	4:43	4:41	4:39	4:38	4:36	4:35	4:33	4:32	4:31	4:29	4:28	4:27	4:25	4:24	4:23	4:22	4:21	4:20	4:19	4:18	4:17	4:16
Sunset (PM)	7:24	7:26	7:27	7:29	7:30	7:32	7:33	7:35	7:36	7:38	7:39	7:41	7:42	7:44	7:45	7:47	7:48	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:54	7:55	7:57	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.4	4:58	7:24
2	14.5	4:56	7:26
3	14.5	4:55	7:27
4	14.6	4:53	7:29
5	14.7	4:51	7:30
6	14.7	4:49	7:32
7	14.8	4:48	7:33
8	14.8	4:46	7:35
9	14.9	4:44	7:36
10	14.9	4:43	7:38
11	15.0	4:41	7:39
12	15.0	4:39	7:41
13	15.1	4:38	7:42
14	15.1	4:36	7:44
15	15.2	4:35	7:45
16	15.2	4:33	7:47
17	15.3	4:32	7:48
18	15.3	4:31	7:50
19	15.4	4:29	7:51
20	15.4	4:28	7:52
21	15.5	4:27	7:54
22	15.5	4:25	7:55
23	15.5	4:24	7:57
24	15.6	4:23	7:58
25	15.6	4:22	7:59
26	15.7	4:21	8:00
27	15.7	4:20	8:02
28	15.7	4:19	8:03
29	15.8	4:18	8:04
30	15.8	4:17	8:05
31	15.8	4:16	8:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Borzya?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

1.6

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Borzya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Borzya in May

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

In May, Borzya sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 3°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Borzya in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Borzya peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	4	6	6	8	7	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Borzya 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 Borzya is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 17.0× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	4	5	20	32	22	10	14	9	6	11	4	2
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	4	Good
Feb	5	Good
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	32	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	10	Good
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	9	Good
Sep	6	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	4	Good
Dec	2	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Borzya?

Borzya sits at 50.4°N, 116.5°E, 696 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Krasnokamensk, 112 km away.

Topography around Borzya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borzya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 687 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m.

The land around Borzya is covered by grassland (66%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, grassland (96%) within 16 km, and grassland (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

90 m

grassland 66%

16 km

291 m

grassland 96%

80 km

820 m

grassland 91%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← April Borzya year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Krasnokamensk 112 km · Aginskoye 161 km · Nerchinsk 177 km · Chita 280 km · Choibalsan 296 km · Baruun-Urt 477 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 548 km · Öndörkhaan 549 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

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 Borzya (50.3914°, 116.5336°, elevation 696 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	-1
2	13	0
3	14	0
4	14	0
5	14	1
6	15	1
7	15	1
8	15	1
9	15	2
10	16	2
11	16	2
12	16	2
13	17	3
14	17	3
15	17	3
16	17	3
17	18	4
18	18	4
19	18	4
20	18	4
21	18	4
22	19	4
23	19	5
24	19	5
25	19	5
26	19	5
27	20	5
28	20	6
29	20	6
30	20	6
31	20	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	19	8
2	19	8
3	20	7
4	20	6
5	20	6
6	21	5
7	21	5
8	21	4
9	22	4
10	22	3
11	22	3
12	22	3
13	23	2
14	23	2
15	23	2
16	23	2
17	23	2
18	23	1
19	23	1
20	24	1
21	24	1
22	24	1
23	24	1
24	24	1
25	25	1
26	25	1
27	25	1
28	26	1
29	26	1
30	27	1
31	28	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	-1
2	13	0
3	14	0
4	14	0
5	14	1
6	15	1
7	15	1
8	15	1
9	15	2
10	16	2
11	16	2
12	16	2
13	17	3
14	17	3
15	17	3
16	17	3
17	18	4
18	18	4
19	18	4
20	18	4
21	18	4
22	19	4
23	19	5
24	19	5
25	19	5
26	19	5
27	20	5
28	20	6
29	20	6
30	20	6
31	20	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	19	8
2	19	8
3	20	7
4	20	6
5	20	6
6	21	5
7	21	5
8	21	4
9	22	4
10	22	3
11	22	3
12	22	3
13	23	2
14	23	2
15	23	2
16	23	2
17	23	2
18	23	1
19	23	1
20	24	1
21	24	1
22	24	1
23	24	1
24	24	1
25	25	1
26	25	1
27	25	1
28	26	1
29	26	1
30	27	1
31	28	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	-1
2	13	0
3	14	0
4	14	0
5	14	1
6	15	1
7	15	1
8	15	1
9	15	2
10	16	2
11	16	2
12	16	2
13	17	3
14	17	3
15	17	3
16	17	3
17	18	4
18	18	4
19	18	4
20	18	4
21	18	4
22	19	4
23	19	5
24	19	5
25	19	5
26	19	5
27	20	5
28	20	6
29	20	6
30	20	6
31	20	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	19	8
2	19	8
3	20	7
4	20	6
5	20	6
6	21	5
7	21	5
8	21	4
9	22	4
10	22	3
11	22	3
12	22	3
13	23	2
14	23	2
15	23	2
16	23	2
17	23	2
18	23	1
19	23	1
20	24	1
21	24	1
22	24	1
23	24	1
24	24	1
25	25	1
26	25	1
27	25	1
28	26	1
29	26	1
30	27	1
31	28	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100