Galich weather in May

In May, Galich sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of May to 17 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Galich's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Galich's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
16 h 30 min
3:53 AM – 8:20 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Galich is town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,094/km²
people per km²
Founded
1159

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 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Galich reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°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 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2144
3144
4144
5154
6154
7155
8155
9155
10165
11165
12165
13166
14166
15166
16166
17176
18176
19176
20177
21177
22177
23177
24177
25187
26188
27188
28188
29188
30188
31188

How May really feels in Galich

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.

Galich 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-7° / -13°4011.613.86.80.0
Feb-6° / -12°328.310.38.90.0
Mar / -7°379.29.411.40.0
Apr / -0°429.13.6141.7
May16° / 58110.616.45.0
Jun20° / 10°7512.3017.85.9
Jul23° / 13°8013017.36.2
Aug20° / 11°7712.7015.15.8
Sep14° / 60110.312.53.8
Oct / 6411.83.69.90.8
Nov-1° / -5°5010.28.67.50.0
Dec-5° / -10°4311.412.96.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43862
53862
63862
73961
84060
94060
104060
114159
124159
134060
144159
154159
164159
174060
184060
194159
204060
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
263961
273961
283961
293961
303961
313862

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Galich gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1325
2324
3334
4334
5343
6343
7343
8343
9353
10353
11353
12353
13353
14362
15362
16362
17362
18362
19362
20362
21361
22361
23361
24361
25361
26371
27371
28371
29371
30370
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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
89910
99910
109910
119910
129820
139820
149820
159730
169730
179640
189640
199550
209550
219460
229361
239271
249271
259271
269181
279181
289181
299082
308992
318992

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
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
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1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of May to 17 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:28 AM to 3:27 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 8:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:287:47
215.44:267:49
315.54:237:52
415.64:217:54
515.64:187:56
615.74:167:59
715.84:148:01
815.94:118:03
915.94:098:05
1016.04:068:07
1116.14:048:10
1216.24:028:12
1316.24:008:14
1416.33:588:16
1516.43:558:18
1616.53:538:20
1716.53:518:23
1816.63:498:25
1916.73:478:27
2016.73:458:29
2116.83:438:31
2216.93:418:33
2316.93:408:35
2417.03:388:37
2517.03:368:39
2617.13:348:40
2717.23:338:42
2817.23:318:44
2917.33:308:46
3017.33:288:47
3117.43:278:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Galich?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Galich for sightseeing.

What to pack for Galich in May

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

In May, Galich sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Galich 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 Galich peaks around July 11 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Galich?

Galich sits at 58.4°N, 42.3°E, 110 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Buy, 48 km away.

Topography around Galich

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Galich has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 128 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m.

The land around Galich is covered by trees (33%) and water (28%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
216 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Buy 48 km · Kineshma 106 km · Kostroma 108 km · Volgorechensk 125 km · Privolzhsk 127 km · Danilov 129 km · Vichuga 132 km · Gryazovets 133 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 Galich (58.3788°, 42.3463°, elevation 110 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).