Chunskiy weather in May

In May, Chunskiy sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 10.3 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 12°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Chunskiy's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chunskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
5:17 AM – 9:19 PM
Cloud cover
70%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Chunskiy is human settlement in Chunsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1947

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 12°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chunskiy reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1120
2121
3121
4131
5131
6131
7142
8142
9142
10142
11152
12153
13153
14163
15163
16164
17164
18174
19174
20175
21175
22175
23185
24185
25186
26186
27196
28196
29197
30197
31207

How May really feels in Chunskiy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

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

Chunskiy 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-15° / -23°134.77.77.30.0
Feb-10° / -20°134.56.89.10.0
Mar-1° / -13°175.4711.40.0
Apr / -4°267.94.213.81.2
May16° / 4710.31164.7
Jun23° / 10°5910.3017.26.6
Jul25° / 13°5910.5016.76.7
Aug22° / 11°6310.8014.96.4
Sep14° / 5211.10.612.53.9
Oct / -3°369.9510.10.5
Nov-6° / -14°298.910.87.90.0
Dec-14° / -21°247.510.46.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22476
32476
42476
52476
62476
72476
82674
92674
102674
112773
122773
132773
142872
152971
162971
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193070
203070
213070
223070
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273169
283268
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Chunskiy gets around 47 mm of rain and snow 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 precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1338
2337
3337
4336
5336
6336
7335
8335
9334
10324
11324
12324
13324
14324
15323
16323
17323
18323
19323
20323
21332
22332
23342
24342
25351
26351
27361
28361
29361
30360
31370

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
23991
24991
25991
26991
27982
28982
29982
30982
31973

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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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 5:48 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 8:49 PM to 9:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:488:49
215.15:468:51
315.25:448:53
415.25:418:55
515.35:398:57
615.45:378:59
715.45:359:01
815.55:339:03
915.65:309:05
1015.65:289:07
1115.75:269:09
1215.85:249:11
1315.85:229:13
1415.95:209:15
1516.05:189:17
1616.05:179:19
1716.15:159:21
1816.25:139:23
1916.25:119:24
2016.35:099:26
2116.35:089:28
2216.45:069:30
2316.45:059:31
2416.55:039:33
2516.65:029:35
2616.65:009:36
2716.74:599:38
2816.74:579:40
2916.84:569:41
3016.84:559:43
3116.84:549:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
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235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chunskiy?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Chunskiy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chunskiy in May

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

In May, Chunskiy sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chunskiy 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 Chunskiy peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Chunskiy 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 Chunskiy is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 15.7× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1222 µg/m³Dec 172 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr12Moderate
May11Good
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct7Good
Nov3Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chunskiy?

Chunskiy sits at 56.1°N, 99.6°E, 303 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vikhorevka, 96 km away.

Topography around Chunskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chunskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 299 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Chunskiy is covered by trees (71%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
237 m
80 km
651 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Vikhorevka 96 km · Tayshet 104 km · Bratsk 123 km · Nizhneudinsk 137 km · Tulun 180 km · Ilanskiy 222 km · Kansk 243 km · Sayansk 273 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 Chunskiy (56.0919°, 99.6356°, elevation 303 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).