Cheremkhovo weather in May

In May, Cheremkhovo sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 15.5 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 22% 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 Cheremkhovo's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cheremkhovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
5:16 AM – 8:51 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Cheremkhovo is town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,296/km²
people per km²
Founded
1772

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 14°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Cheremkhovo reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1141
2141
3141
4141
5151
6152
7152
8162
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10163
11163
12173
13173
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How May really feels in Cheremkhovo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 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
12
wind chill below the day's low

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

Cheremkhovo 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-18° / -26°51.53.37.90.0
Feb-12° / -23°51.82.99.50.0
Mar-2° / -14°93.1411.50.0
Apr / -3°215.73.213.61.9
May17° / 388.80.915.55.5
Jun23° / 11°6711.3016.66.5
Jul25° / 14°8312.1016.26.5
Aug22° / 12°8411.1014.56.4
Sep15° / 5610.10.612.44.5
Oct / -4°195.93.210.30.8
Nov-7° / -15°113.858.40.0
Dec-15° / -23°93.357.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43466
53664
63664
73763
83763
93862
103763
113763
123862
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314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Cheremkhovo gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1237
2237
3237
4246
5246
6245
7255
8254
9254
10263
11263
12273
13283
14283
15292
16292
17302
18302
19302
20312
21312
22312
23322
24322
25322
26322
27331
28331
29331
30331
31341

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.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 5:44 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 9:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:448:26
214.85:428:27
314.85:408:29
414.95:388:31
514.95:368:33
615.05:348:34
715.15:328:36
815.15:308:38
915.25:288:40
1015.25:278:41
1115.35:258:43
1215.45:238:45
1315.45:218:46
1415.55:208:48
1515.55:188:50
1615.65:168:51
1715.65:158:53
1815.75:138:55
1915.75:128:56
2015.85:108:58
2115.85:098:59
2215.95:079:01
2315.95:069:02
2416.05:059:04
2516.05:039:05
2616.15:029:07
2716.15:019:08
2816.25:009:09
2916.24:599:11
3016.24:589:12
3116.34:579:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Cheremkhovo?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Cheremkhovo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cheremkhovo in May

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

In May, Cheremkhovo sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 4°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Cheremkhovo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cheremkhovo 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 19 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 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Cheremkhovo 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 Cheremkhovo is worst in May — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1416 µg/m³Dec 134 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr14Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep6Good
Oct5Good
Nov4Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cheremkhovo?

Cheremkhovo sits at 53.1°N, 103.1°E, 567 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Usol’ye-Sibirskoye, 58 km away.

Topography around Cheremkhovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cheremkhovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 572 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 675 m.

The land around Cheremkhovo is covered by trees (48%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), cropland (36%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), grassland (26%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
242 m
80 km
675 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Usol’ye-Sibirskoye 58 km · Angarsk 86 km · Zima 110 km · Sayansk 123 km · Shelekhov 124 km · Irkutsk 125 km · Markova 130 km · Slyudyanka 171 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 Cheremkhovo (53.1474°, 103.0819°, elevation 567 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).