Derbent weather in May

In May, Derbent sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 31 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Derbent's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Derbent's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:32 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Derbent is city in Dagestan, Russia.

Density
1,522/km²
people per km²
Founded
~438 CE

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 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Derbent reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Derbent

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.

Derbent weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°2774.79.30.0
Feb / -1°337.25.210.30.1
Mar / 337.21.811.71.7
Apr13° / 265.90.213.14.1
May20° / 12°317014.36.6
Jun25° / 17°2850157.7
Jul28° / 20°233.9014.77.4
Aug28° / 20°335.2013.77.1
Sep23° / 16°597012.37.3
Oct17° / 11°487.9010.85.6
Nov10° / 4381.19.62.5
Dec / 3173.290.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34258
44258
54258
64159
74159
84258
94258
104258
114258
124357
134456
144555
154555
164654
174654
184753
194753
204852
214852
224852
234951
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254951
265050
275050
285050
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305050
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Derbent gets around 31 mm of rain over 7 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 22% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
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425
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1124
1224
1323
1423
1522
1622
1722
1821
1921
2020
2120
2220
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2419
2519
2619
2719
2819
2919
3019
3119

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191900
2891100
3881200
4851410
5831610
6821710
7791920
8762220
9732430
10712630
11682840
12663040
13633250
14603460
15573670
16543880
17523990
184940100
194742110
204442130
214243151
223944161
233744181
243544201
253345221
263145231
272945252
282745262
292544273
302444293
312244304

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
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137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:50 AM to 4:20 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:506:38
213.84:496:39
313.94:476:40
413.94:466:41
514.04:456:42
614.04:436:44
714.04:426:45
814.14:416:46
914.14:406:47
1014.24:386:48
1114.24:376:49
1214.24:366:50
1314.34:356:51
1414.34:346:52
1514.34:336:53
1614.44:326:54
1714.44:316:55
1814.44:306:56
1914.54:296:57
2014.54:286:58
2114.54:276:59
2214.64:267:00
2314.64:257:01
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2514.74:247:03
2614.74:237:04
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2914.84:217:07
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3114.84:207:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is May a good time to visit Derbent?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Derbent for sightseeing.

What to pack for Derbent in May

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

In May, Derbent sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Derbent in May

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 13 to Oct 6 — about 3.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Derbent in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Derbent peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Derbent 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 Derbent is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2216 µg/m³Dec 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Derbent?

Derbent sits at 42.1°N, 48.3°E, -13 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Dagestanskiye Ogni, 10 km away.

Topography around Derbent

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Derbent has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 736 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,791 m.

The land around Derbent is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (47%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
522 m
16 km
736 m
80 km
3,791 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Dagestanskiye Ogni 10 km · Belidzhi 22 km · Izberbash 65 km · Qusar 72 km · Xaçmaz 80 km · Quba 81 km · Kaspiysk 105 km · Divichibazar 112 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 Derbent (42.0662°, 48.2876°, elevation -13 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).