Furmanov weather in May

In May, Furmanov sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°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 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Furmanov's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Furmanov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:05 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
64%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Furmanov is town in Furmanovsky District, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,559/km²
people per km²
Founded
1624

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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Furmanov reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2154
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How May really feels in Furmanov

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.

Furmanov weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -11°3910.912.57.10.0
Feb-5° / -11°308.39.690.0
Mar / -6°338.5811.40.0
Apr10° / 429.62.513.92.1
May17° / 5811.10.216.25.3
Jun21° / 11°7712.4017.56.0
Jul23° / 14°7412.80176.4
Aug21° / 12°6811.80156.1
Sep15° / 6010.50.212.54.3
Oct / 6311.93.1101.1
Nov-0° / -4°4710.57.47.70.0
Dec-4° / -9°4110.611.16.50.0

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104258
114258
124159
134159
144258
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Furmanov gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1312
2312
3321
4321
5331
6331
7341
8341
9351
10351
11351
12361
13361
14361
15371
16371
17371
18371
19371
20371
21371
22371
23370
24380
25380
26380
27380
28390
29390
30390
31390

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 93% 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
79910
89820
99820
109820
119730
129730
139640
149640
159550
169550
179460
189271
199181
209181
219091
2289101
2389101
2488111
2587112
2687112
2787112
2887112
2986113
3085123
3185123

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 3:40 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:387:48
215.24:357:50
315.34:337:52
415.44:317:54
515.54:287:56
615.54:267:58
715.64:248:00
815.74:218:03
915.84:198:05
1015.84:178:07
1115.94:158:09
1216.04:138:11
1316.04:118:13
1416.14:098:15
1516.24:078:17
1616.24:058:19
1716.34:038:21
1816.44:018:23
1916.43:598:25
2016.53:578:27
2116.63:558:29
2216.63:538:31
2316.73:528:32
2416.73:508:34
2516.83:498:36
2616.83:478:38
2716.93:458:39
2817.03:448:41
2917.03:438:43
3017.13:418:44
3117.13:408:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
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145.1Bright
155.2Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Furmanov?

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
1.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Furmanov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Furmanov in May

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

In May, Furmanov sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Furmanov 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 Furmanov peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Furmanov?

Furmanov sits at 57.3°N, 41.1°E, 133 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Privolzhsk, 18 km away.

Topography around Furmanov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Furmanov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m.

The land around Furmanov is covered by trees (30%), grassland (29%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
147 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Privolzhsk 18 km · Volgorechensk 21 km · Ivanovo 29 km · Kokhma 36 km · Nerekhta 39 km · Rodniki 41 km · Shuya 48 km · Vichuga 49 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 Furmanov (57.2542°, 41.1112°, elevation 133 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).