Buguruslan weather in May

In May, Buguruslan sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Buguruslan's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buguruslan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
5:37 AM – 9:16 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Buguruslan is human settlement in Russia.

Density
704/km²
people per km²
Founded
1748

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 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Buguruslan reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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2175
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How May really feels in Buguruslan

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.

Buguruslan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -14°429.812.37.80.0
Feb-7° / -14°338.39.69.40.0
Mar-1° / -8°378.58.411.50.0
Apr10° / 387.81.913.72.6
May20° / 428.6015.66.4
Jun24° / 12°5610.2016.76.9
Jul26° / 14°458.3016.37.1
Aug24° / 13°468.1014.67.2
Sep18° / 479012.55.6
Oct / 499.41.910.31.8
Nov-1° / -6°439.278.30.0
Dec-7° / -12°449.911.57.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44456
54456
64456
74555
84654
94654
104753
114753
124654
134654
144654
154753
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315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Buguruslan gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1272
2271
3261
4261
5261
6260
7260
8270
9270
10270
11270
12270
13280
14280
15290
16290
17290
18300
19300
20300
21300
22290
23290
24290
25290
26290
27290
28290
29290
30300
31300

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
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
129910
139910
149910
159910
169820
179820
189820
199730
209640
219640
229550
239550
249460
259460
269370
279280
289181
299091
3089101
3189101

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light 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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 8:50 PM to 9:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.76:058:50
214.86:038:52
314.96:018:53
414.95:598:55
515.05:578:57
615.15:558:59
715.15:539:01
815.25:519:02
915.35:499:04
1015.35:479:06
1115.45:459:08
1215.45:449:09
1315.55:429:11
1415.55:409:13
1515.65:389:15
1615.75:379:16
1715.75:359:18
1815.85:349:19
1915.85:329:21
2015.95:309:23
2115.95:299:24
2216.05:289:26
2316.05:269:27
2416.15:259:29
2516.15:249:30
2616.25:229:32
2716.25:219:33
2816.25:209:35
2916.35:199:36
3016.35:189:37
3116.45:179:39

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 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6 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
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Buguruslan?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Buguruslan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buguruslan in May

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

In May, Buguruslan sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Buguruslan 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 Buguruslan peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Buguruslan?

Buguruslan sits at 53.7°N, 52.4°E, 87 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Pokhvistnevo, 21 km away.

Topography around Buguruslan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buguruslan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m.

The land around Buguruslan is covered by trees (38%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
190 m
80 km
349 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Pokhvistnevo 21 km · Krasnaya Glinka 34 km · Kinel’-Cherkassy 66 km · Otradnyy 79 km · Abdulino 80 km · Bavly 98 km · Buzuluk 98 km · Bugulma 101 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 Buguruslan (53.6554°, 52.442°, elevation 87 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).