Desnogorsk weather in May

In May, Desnogorsk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°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 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Desnogorsk's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Desnogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:51 AM – 8:35 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Desnogorsk is human settlement in Municipal Formation of the City of Desnogorsk, Smolensk Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1974

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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Desnogorsk reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3166
4166
5166
6176
7177
8177
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10177
11177
12177
13178
14188
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271910
281910
292010
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312010

How May really feels in Desnogorsk

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.

Desnogorsk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -8°4110.1117.70.0
Feb-3° / -8°369.49.79.40.0
Mar / -4°399.47.311.50.0
Apr11° / 449.51.613.72.7
May18° / 69120.215.75.5
Jun21° / 12°7912.7016.85.9
Jul23° / 14°8913.7016.46.3
Aug22° / 12°7410.4014.66.6
Sep16° / 579.60.112.54.9
Oct / 6310.81.510.21.7
Nov / -2°469.44.88.20.0
Dec-2° / -6°4110.49.87.20.0

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 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54258
64258
74258
84258
94258
104159
114159
124060
134060
144060
154060
163961
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204060
214060
224060
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244159
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274258
284357
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304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Desnogorsk gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1322
2332
3332
4331
5341
6341
7351
8351
9361
10361
11371
12370
13380
14380
15390
16390
17400
18400
19400
20410
21410
22410
23410
24400
25400
26400
27390
28390
29380
30380
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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99730
109640
119550
129460
139370
149280
159190
1690100
1789110
1888120
1986131
2086131
2185141
2284151
2384151
2484151
2582162
2682162
2782162
2882162
2983152
3082153
3182153

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
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 8:08 PM to 8:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:208:08
214.95:188:10
314.95:168:12
415.05:148:14
515.15:128:15
615.15:108:17
715.25:088:19
815.35:068:21
915.35:048:23
1015.45:028:25
1115.45:008:26
1215.54:588:28
1315.64:568:30
1415.64:558:32
1515.74:538:33
1615.74:518:35
1715.84:508:37
1815.84:488:38
1915.94:468:40
2015.94:458:42
2116.04:438:43
2216.14:428:45
2316.14:408:46
2416.24:398:48
2516.24:388:50
2616.24:368:51
2716.34:358:52
2816.34:348:54
2916.44:338:55
3016.44:328:57
3116.54:318:58

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
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145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
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215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Desnogorsk?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Desnogorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Desnogorsk in May

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

In May, Desnogorsk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Desnogorsk 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 Desnogorsk peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Desnogorsk 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 Desnogorsk is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1216 µg/m³Jan 114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct7Good
Nov5Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Desnogorsk?

Desnogorsk sits at 54.2°N, 33.3°E, 208 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Roslavl’, 35 km away.

Topography around Desnogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Desnogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 204 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m.

The land around Desnogorsk is covered by trees (39%) and water (26%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
152 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Roslavl’ 35 km · Kirov 67 km · Zhukovka 75 km · Lyudinovo 83 km · Dyat’kovo 93 km · Sel’tso 102 km · Smolensk 106 km · Klimovichi 106 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 Desnogorsk (54.1508°, 33.2815°, elevation 208 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).