Chigiri weather in May

In May, Chigiri sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 15.2 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 22°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 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chigiri's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chigiri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:50 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

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 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chigiri reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°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 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1153
2153
3163
4164
5164
6174
7174
8175
9175
10185
11185
12186
13186
14196
15196
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26219
27219
282210
292210
302210
312210

How May really feels in Chigiri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 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
2
wind chill below the day's low

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

Chigiri 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-16° / -26°41.22.18.30.0
Feb-10° / -23°51.429.70.0
Mar-1° / -12°102.42.811.50.0
Apr10° / -1°265.12.313.52.5
May19° / 568.40.215.26.1
Jun24° / 14°8111.2016.16.4
Jul27° / 17°12413.3015.76.0
Aug24° / 15°10212.3014.36.4
Sep18° / 739.4012.45.9
Oct / -2°366.42.510.51.9
Nov-5° / -15°133.13.58.80.0
Dec-15° / -25°72.33.27.90.0

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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44060
54060
64060
73961
84060
94060
104060
114060
124159
134159
144159
154258
164159
174159
184357
194357
204357
214258
224357
234357
244357
254357
264357
274258
284258
294258
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Chigiri gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 26% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1212
2212
3221
4231
5231
6241
7241
8241
9241
10251
11251
12251
13251
14251
15250
16250
17250
18250
19260
20260
21270
22270
23280
24290
25290
26300
27300
28310
29320
30330
31330

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 99% 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
1210000
1310000
1410000
1510000
1610000
1710000
1810000
1910000
2010000
219910
229910
239910
249910
259820
269820
279820
289730
299640
309550
319361

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2711calm
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2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 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 5:14 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 8:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:147:40
214.55:137:41
314.55:117:43
414.65:097:45
514.65:077:46
614.75:057:48
714.85:047:49
814.85:027:51
914.95:007:52
1014.94:597:54
1115.04:577:55
1215.04:567:57
1315.14:547:58
1415.14:538:00
1515.24:518:01
1615.24:508:03
1715.34:488:04
1815.34:478:06
1915.44:468:07
2015.44:448:08
2115.44:438:10
2215.54:428:11
2315.54:418:12
2415.64:398:14
2515.64:388:15
2615.64:378:16
2715.74:368:17
2815.74:358:19
2915.84:348:20
3015.84:338:21
3115.84:338:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
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275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Chigiri

In seasonPeak

In May, Chigiri sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chigiri's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Chigiri?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Chigiri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chigiri in May

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

In May, Chigiri sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chigiri 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 Chigiri peaks around August 17 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateHighModerateLowAug 17UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Chigiri 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 Chigiri is worst in October — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1431 µg/m³Dec 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar27Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct32Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chigiri?

Chigiri sits at 50.3°N, 127.5°E, 199 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Blagoveshchensk, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Chigiri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chigiri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 183 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m.

The land around Chigiri is covered by trees (48%) within 3 km, trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
759 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Blagoveshchensk 7.0 km · Belogorsk 95 km · Svobodnyy 124 km · Raychikhinsk 148 km · Shimanovsk 186 km · Hainan 347 km · Zeya 378 km · Birobidzhan 426 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 Chigiri (50.3357°, 127.5121°, elevation 199 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).