Bryansk weather in May

In May, Bryansk sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bryansk's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bryansk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:51 AM – 8:27 PM
Cloud cover
62%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Bryansk is city in the south-west of European Russia.

Density
2,288/km²
people per km²
Founded
~985 CE

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 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bryansk reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2176
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How May really feels in Bryansk

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.

Bryansk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°3810.210.47.90.0
Feb-2° / -8°359.38.89.40.0
Mar / -4°379.16.511.50.1
Apr12° / 429.31.113.73.1
May19° / 6311.2015.65.9
Jun22° / 13°7111.5016.66.4
Jul24° / 15°8613.6016.26.4
Aug23° / 13°629.8014.66.9
Sep17° / 569.50.112.45.3
Oct10° / 5510.5110.32.1
Nov / -2°459.24.28.40.0
Dec-2° / -6°439.99.17.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44456
54456
64456
74357
84258
94159
104258
114159
124258
134258
144357
154357
164357
174357
184456
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204555
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224654
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284852
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314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bryansk gets around 63 mm of rain over 11.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
331
431
532
632
733
834
934
1035
1135
1236
1336
1436
1537
1637
1737
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2537
2637
2737
2837
2936
3036
3136

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59820
69730
79730
89640
99640
109550
119460
129370
139280
149190
1590100
1689110
1788120
1888120
1986131
2085141
2184151
2283161
2382162
2481172
2580173
2680173
2779174
2879174
2979174
3079165
3179165

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 8:01 PM to 8:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:198:01
214.85:178:03
314.85:158:05
414.95:138:06
515.05:118:08
615.05:098:10
715.15:078:12
815.15:058:13
915.25:038:15
1015.35:018:17
1115.34:598:19
1215.44:588:20
1315.44:568:22
1415.54:548:24
1515.54:538:25
1615.64:518:27
1715.74:498:29
1815.74:488:30
1915.84:468:32
2015.84:458:33
2115.94:438:35
2215.94:428:37
2316.04:408:38
2416.04:398:39
2516.14:388:41
2616.14:378:42
2716.14:358:44
2816.24:348:45
2916.24:338:46
3016.34:328:48
3116.34:318:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.0Bright
55.1Bright
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115.2Bright
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155.2Bright
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255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bryansk?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bryansk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bryansk in May

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

In May, Bryansk sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bryansk 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 Bryansk peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bryansk?

Bryansk sits at 53.3°N, 34.3°E, 209 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sel’tso, 18 km away.

Topography around Bryansk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bryansk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 192 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m.

The land around Bryansk is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (57%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
107 m
80 km
172 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Sel’tso 18 km · Dyat’kovo 36 km · Karachev 47 km · Zhukovka 49 km · Lyudinovo 67 km · Pochep 69 km · Trubchevsk 85 km · Kirov 89 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 Bryansk (53.271°, 34.3214°, elevation 209 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).