Chegem weather in May

In May, Chegem sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 215 mm of precipitation across 20.4 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chegem's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chegem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
215 mm
20.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:47 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chegem reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1156
2156
3156
4156
5166
6167
7167
8167
9167
10177
11178
12178
13178
14178
15188
16189
17189
18189
19189
20199
21199
221910
231910
241910
251910
261910
271910
282011
292011
302011
312011

How May really feels in Chegem

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.

Chegem weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°511111.69.10.0
Feb / -6°5610.910.610.20.0
Mar / -2°11516.111.811.60.5
Apr12° / 15517.63.713.22.6
May18° / 21520.40.214.54.2
Jun22° / 13°21318.5015.25.2
Jul24° / 15°16115.4014.96.2
Aug24° / 15°15114.5013.86.2
Sep19° / 10°15915012.35.4
Oct14° / 11813.51.710.83.6
Nov / -1°7111.26.79.50.8
Dec / -5°5110.48.88.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42674
52674
62773
72674
82674
92773
102773
112872
122872
132971
143070
153070
163070
173070
183169
193169
203169
213169
223169
233169
243070
252971
262872
272872
282773
292773
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Chegem gets around 215 mm of rain and snow over 20.4 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 66% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1645
2644
3643
4653
5663
6662
7672
8672
9671
10681
11681
12671
13671
14670
15670
16660
17660
18660
19650
20650
21650
22650
23650
24650
25650
26650
27650
28650
29660
30660
31660

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99820
109820
119820
129730
139730
149640
159550
169550
179460
189370
199280
209190
2189101
2288111
2386131
2485141
2584151
2682162
2780182
2879192
2977203
3076213
3174224

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:067:00
213.95:047:01
314.05:037:02
414.05:027:03
514.15:007:05
614.14:597:06
714.24:587:07
814.24:567:08
914.24:557:09
1014.34:547:10
1114.34:527:12
1214.44:517:13
1314.44:507:14
1414.44:497:15
1514.54:487:16
1614.54:477:17
1714.54:467:18
1814.64:457:19
1914.64:447:20
2014.64:437:21
2114.74:427:22
2214.74:417:24
2314.74:407:25
2414.84:397:26
2514.84:387:27
2614.84:377:27
2714.94:377:28
2814.94:367:29
2914.94:357:30
3014.94:357:31
3115.04:347:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chegem?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Chegem for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chegem in May

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

In May, Chegem sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Chegem 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 Chegem peaks around July 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 9Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Chegem 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 Chegem is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1316 µg/m³Dec 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chegem?

Chegem sits at 43.6°N, 43.6°E, 476 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nalchik, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Chegem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chegem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 473 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,958 m.

The land around Chegem is covered by cropland (32%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (37%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), grassland (28%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
1,012 m
80 km
4,958 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Nalchik 8.0 km · Dugulubgey 11 km · Baksan 14 km · Nartkala 22 km · Prokhladnyy 42 km · Novopavlovsk 44 km · Terek 46 km · Tyrnyauz 58 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 Chegem (43.5672°, 43.5853°, elevation 476 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).