Chernyanka weather in May

In May, Chernyanka sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 54 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°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 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chernyanka's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chernyanka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:46 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Chernyanka is urban locality and the administrative center of Chernyansky District of Belgorod Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1656

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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chernyanka reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Chernyanka

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.

Chernyanka 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°399.99.68.20.0
Feb-2° / -8°358.67.89.70.0
Mar / -3°41106.511.50.2
Apr13° / 439.1113.53.8
May20° / 10°5410.3015.36.3
Jun24° / 14°6010.1016.26.9
Jul26° / 16°6310.4015.86.7
Aug25° / 14°406.9014.37.4
Sep19° / 488.10.112.46.2
Oct11° / 488.60.810.42.9
Nov / -2°397.33.68.70.1
Dec-2° / -7°439.17.77.80.0

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
45050
55050
64951
74951
85050
94951
104951
114951
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chernyanka gets around 54 mm of rain over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
327
427
528
629
730
831
931
1032
1133
1233
1334
1435
1535
1635
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
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2435
2535
2635
2735
2834
2933
3033
3132

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
59820
69820
79730
89640
99640
109550
119460
129460
139370
149280
159190
1690100
1790100
1889110
1987121
2086131
2186131
2285141
2383152
2483152
2583152
2682162
2781163
2881163
2981163
3080173
3180173

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 4:29 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 8:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:127:40
214.55:107:42
314.65:087:44
414.75:067:45
514.75:047:47
614.85:027:48
714.85:017:50
814.94:597:51
914.94:577:53
1015.04:567:55
1115.04:547:56
1215.14:527:58
1315.14:517:59
1415.24:498:01
1515.24:488:02
1615.34:468:04
1715.34:458:05
1815.44:438:07
1915.44:428:08
2015.54:418:10
2115.54:398:11
2215.64:388:12
2315.64:378:14
2415.74:368:15
2515.74:358:16
2615.74:348:18
2715.84:328:19
2815.84:318:20
2915.84:308:21
3015.94:308:22
3115.94:298:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chernyanka?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Chernyanka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chernyanka in May

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

In May, Chernyanka sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Chernyanka 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 Chernyanka peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chernyanka?

Chernyanka sits at 50.9°N, 37.8°E, 139 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novy Oskol, 20 km away.

Topography around Chernyanka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chernyanka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m.

The land around Chernyanka is covered by cropland (29%), grassland (27%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (53%), trees (25%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
487 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Novy Oskol 20 km · Staryy Oskol 41 km · Gubkin 43 km · Rossosh’ 53 km · Alexeyevka 70 km · Valuyki 85 km · Shebekino 86 km · Gorod Shebekino 86 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 Chernyanka (50.9382°, 37.8151°, elevation 139 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).