Chernogolovka weather in May

In May, Chernogolovka sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chernogolovka's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chernogolovka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:22 AM – 8:23 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Chernogolovka is town in Moscow oblast, Russia.

Density
10,125/km²
people per km²
Founded
1710

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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chernogolovka reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
3166
4166
5176
6176
7176
8177
9177
10177
11177
12187
13187
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How May really feels in Chernogolovka

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.

Chernogolovka 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-5° / -10°3910.411.37.30.0
Feb-4° / -10°348.910.19.20.0
Mar / -5°348.37.111.40.0
Apr11° / 3892.113.82.5
May18° / 5911.40.2165.6
Jun21° / 12°7412.3017.26.0
Jul24° / 14°7612.6016.76.5
Aug22° / 12°7011.2014.86.4
Sep16° / 579.80.112.54.7
Oct / 6110.82.410.11.4
Nov / -3°459.86.780.0
Dec-3° / -8°4110.510.66.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
74159
83961
94060
104060
113961
123961
133862
143961
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314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Chernogolovka gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1302
2302
3311
4311
5311
6321
7321
8331
9331
10341
11341
12351
13361
14361
15371
16381
17381
18391
19390
20390
21400
22400
23400
24400
25400
26400
27400
28390
29390
30390
31390

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 93% 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
79820
89820
99730
109730
119640
129640
139550
149460
159460
169370
179280
189280
199190
209091
219091
2289101
2389101
2488102
2588102
2688102
2788102
2887103
2987103
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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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
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1112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:54 AM to 3:59 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:547:54
215.14:517:56
315.24:497:58
415.24:478:00
515.34:458:02
615.44:428:04
715.44:408:06
815.54:388:08
915.64:368:10
1015.64:348:12
1115.74:328:14
1215.84:308:16
1315.84:288:18
1415.94:268:20
1516.04:248:22
1616.04:228:23
1716.14:208:25
1816.14:198:27
1916.24:178:29
2016.34:158:31
2116.34:138:33
2216.44:128:34
2316.44:108:36
2416.54:098:38
2516.54:078:39
2616.64:068:41
2716.64:048:43
2816.74:038:44
2916.74:028:46
3016.84:008:47
3116.83:598:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chernogolovka?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Chernogolovka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chernogolovka in May

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

In May, Chernogolovka sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chernogolovka 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 Chernogolovka peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Chernogolovka 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 Chernogolovka is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2323 µg/m³Nov 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chernogolovka?

Chernogolovka sits at 56.0°N, 38.4°E, 156 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Noginsk, 16 km away.

Topography around Chernogolovka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chernogolovka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 162 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m.

The land around Chernogolovka is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
207 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Noginsk 16 km · Losino-Petrovskiy 18 km · Krasnoarmeysk 18 km · Fryazino 20 km · Monino 21 km · Staraya Kupavna 24 km · Elektrostal’ 25 km · Shchyolkovo 26 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 Chernogolovka (56.0012°, 38.3649°, elevation 156 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).