Chita weather in May

In May, Chita sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chita's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chita's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 39 mm; 7.5 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 24 min; 4:39 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 11th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

Chita is city in eastern Russia.

Density: 654/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1653

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

← April Chita year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chita reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20
Avg low (°C)	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	-2
2	13	-2
3	13	-1
4	13	-1
5	14	-1
6	14	-1
7	14	0
8	14	0
9	15	0
10	15	0
11	15	0
12	16	1
13	16	1
14	16	1
15	16	1
16	17	2
17	17	2
18	17	2
19	17	2
20	17	3
21	18	3
22	18	3
23	18	3
24	18	3
25	19	4
26	19	4
27	19	4
28	19	4
29	19	5
30	20	5
31	20	5

How May really feels in Chita

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Chita 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-19° / -31°	1	0.5	0.9	8.1	0.0
Feb	-11° / -27°	2	0.5	0.7	9.6	0.0
Mar	-1° / -16°	4	1.3	1.8	11.5	0.0
Apr	8° / -5°	15	3.6	2.9	13.6	1.5
May	16° / 2°	39	7.5	1.6	15.4	5.3
Jun	23° / 9°	53	9.9	0	16.4	6.7
Jul	25° / 12°	83	11.3	0	16	6.6
Aug	22° / 10°	83	11.3	0	14.4	6.3
Sep	15° / 2°	47	7.7	0.5	12.4	4.8
Oct	5° / -7°	12	2.8	2.5	10.4	0.8
Nov	-7° / -18°	5	1.8	2.2	8.5	0.0
Dec	-17° / -27°	3	1.2	1.7	7.6	0.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	45
Cloudier (%)	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	61	60	60	59	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Chita gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	20	21	22	23	24	24	25	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27
Snow chance (%)	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	17	9
2	17	9
3	17	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	7
7	19	7
8	19	7
9	20	7
10	21	6
11	22	6
12	23	6
13	24	6
14	24	5
15	25	5
16	26	5
17	27	5
18	27	4
19	28	4
20	28	4
21	29	4
22	29	4
23	29	4
24	28	3
25	28	3
26	28	3
27	27	2
28	27	2
29	27	2
30	27	1
31	27	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 4:21 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 8:26 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.9	14.9	15.0	15.1	15.1	15.2	15.2	15.3	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.5	15.5	15.6	15.6	15.7	15.7	15.8	15.8	15.9	15.9	15.9	16.0	16.0	16.1	16.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:06	5:04	5:02	5:00	4:58	4:56	4:54	4:53	4:51	4:49	4:47	4:46	4:44	4:42	4:41	4:39	4:38	4:36	4:35	4:33	4:32	4:31	4:29	4:28	4:27	4:26	4:25	4:24	4:23	4:22	4:21
Sunset (PM)	7:41	7:42	7:44	7:46	7:47	7:49	7:51	7:52	7:54	7:56	7:57	7:59	8:01	8:02	8:04	8:05	8:07	8:08	8:10	8:11	8:13	8:14	8:16	8:17	8:18	8:20	8:21	8:22	8:24	8:25	8:26

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.6	5:06	7:41
2	14.6	5:04	7:42
3	14.7	5:02	7:44
4	14.8	5:00	7:46
5	14.8	4:58	7:47
6	14.9	4:56	7:49
7	14.9	4:54	7:51
8	15.0	4:53	7:52
9	15.1	4:51	7:54
10	15.1	4:49	7:56
11	15.2	4:47	7:57
12	15.2	4:46	7:59
13	15.3	4:44	8:01
14	15.3	4:42	8:02
15	15.4	4:41	8:04
16	15.4	4:39	8:05
17	15.5	4:38	8:07
18	15.5	4:36	8:08
19	15.6	4:35	8:10
20	15.6	4:33	8:11
21	15.7	4:32	8:13
22	15.7	4:31	8:14
23	15.8	4:29	8:16
24	15.8	4:28	8:17
25	15.9	4:27	8:18
26	15.9	4:26	8:20
27	15.9	4:25	8:21
28	16.0	4:24	8:22
29	16.0	4:23	8:24
30	16.1	4:22	8:25
31	16.1	4:21	8:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chita?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

1.2

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Chita for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chita in May

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

In May, Chita sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 2°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Chita 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 Chita peaks around July 16 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	2	5	6	6	7	6	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Chita 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 Chita is worst in April — around 93 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 62.3× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	3	10	56	93	53	13	22	12	5	6	3	2
Level	Good	Good	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	3	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	56	Unhealthy
Apr	93	Unhealthy
May	53	Poor
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	5	Good
Oct	6	Good
Nov	3	Good
Dec	2	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Chita?

Chita sits at 52.0°N, 113.5°E, 690 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Aginskoye, 127 km away.

Topography around Chita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chita has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 689 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 527 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,006 m.

The land around Chita is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

280 m

artificial surfaces 51%

16 km

527 m

trees 54%

80 km

1,006 m

trees 59%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← April Chita year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Aginskoye 127 km · Nerchinsk 212 km · Borzya 280 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 331 km · Krasnokamensk 384 km · Ulan-Ude 405 km · Choibalsan 448 km · Severobaykal’sk 484 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

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 Chita (52.0431°, 113.4917°, elevation 690 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	-2
2	13	-2
3	13	-1
4	13	-1
5	14	-1
6	14	-1
7	14	0
8	14	0
9	15	0
10	15	0
11	15	0
12	16	1
13	16	1
14	16	1
15	16	1
16	17	2
17	17	2
18	17	2
19	17	2
20	17	3
21	18	3
22	18	3
23	18	3
24	18	3
25	19	4
26	19	4
27	19	4
28	19	4
29	19	5
30	20	5
31	20	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	17	9
2	17	9
3	17	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	7
7	19	7
8	19	7
9	20	7
10	21	6
11	22	6
12	23	6
13	24	6
14	24	5
15	25	5
16	26	5
17	27	5
18	27	4
19	28	4
20	28	4
21	29	4
22	29	4
23	29	4
24	28	3
25	28	3
26	28	3
27	27	2
28	27	2
29	27	2
30	27	1
31	27	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	-2
2	13	-2
3	13	-1
4	13	-1
5	14	-1
6	14	-1
7	14	0
8	14	0
9	15	0
10	15	0
11	15	0
12	16	1
13	16	1
14	16	1
15	16	1
16	17	2
17	17	2
18	17	2
19	17	2
20	17	3
21	18	3
22	18	3
23	18	3
24	18	3
25	19	4
26	19	4
27	19	4
28	19	4
29	19	5
30	20	5
31	20	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	17	9
2	17	9
3	17	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	7
7	19	7
8	19	7
9	20	7
10	21	6
11	22	6
12	23	6
13	24	6
14	24	5
15	25	5
16	26	5
17	27	5
18	27	4
19	28	4
20	28	4
21	29	4
22	29	4
23	29	4
24	28	3
25	28	3
26	28	3
27	27	2
28	27	2
29	27	2
30	27	1
31	27	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	-2
2	13	-2
3	13	-1
4	13	-1
5	14	-1
6	14	-1
7	14	0
8	14	0
9	15	0
10	15	0
11	15	0
12	16	1
13	16	1
14	16	1
15	16	1
16	17	2
17	17	2
18	17	2
19	17	2
20	17	3
21	18	3
22	18	3
23	18	3
24	18	3
25	19	4
26	19	4
27	19	4
28	19	4
29	19	5
30	20	5
31	20	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	17	9
2	17	9
3	17	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	7
7	19	7
8	19	7
9	20	7
10	21	6
11	22	6
12	23	6
13	24	6
14	24	5
15	25	5
16	26	5
17	27	5
18	27	4
19	28	4
20	28	4
21	29	4
22	29	4
23	29	4
24	28	3
25	28	3
26	28	3
27	27	2
28	27	2
29	27	2
30	27	1
31	27	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100