Giaginskaya weather in May

In May, Giaginskaya sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 88 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Giaginskaya's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Giaginskaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:57 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Giaginskaya is human settlement in Giaginsky District, Republic of Adygea, Russia.

Density
465/km²
people per km²
Founded
1862

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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Giaginskaya reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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

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.

Giaginskaya weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6411.55.890.0
Feb / -3°489.64.410.10.5
Mar11° / 6611.83.311.62.5
Apr17° / 6210.80.213.25.2
May22° / 12°8812.5014.66.3
Jun26° / 16°8511.3015.36.6
Jul29° / 18°597.90156.1
Aug30° / 18°547.4013.96.0
Sep25° / 13°597.7012.37.5
Oct18° / 718.10.110.76.1
Nov11° / 689.21.89.42.7
Dec / -2°6910.84.88.70.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
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125149
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Giaginskaya gets around 88 mm of rain over 12.5 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
337
438
538
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740
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941
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1142
1242
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1442
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1741
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2140
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2641
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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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194600
293700
392800
4901000
5881110
6871210
7851410
8831610
9811720
10791920
11762130
12742330
13722440
14692650
15672760
16642970
17623080
18613180
19593290
205633101
215335111
225235121
234936131
244837142
254637152
264437162
274337163
284238173
294138184
304038184
313938195

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:177:17
214.05:167:18
314.15:147:19
414.15:137:20
514.25:117:22
614.25:107:23
714.35:087:24
814.35:077:25
914.35:067:26
1014.45:047:28
1114.45:037:29
1214.55:027:30
1314.55:017:31
1414.64:597:32
1514.64:587:34
1614.64:577:35
1714.74:567:36
1814.74:557:37
1914.74:547:38
2014.84:537:39
2114.84:527:40
2214.84:517:42
2314.94:507:43
2414.94:497:44
2514.94:487:45
2615.04:477:46
2715.04:477:47
2815.04:467:48
2915.14:457:49
3015.14:447:50
3115.14:447:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Giaginskaya?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Giaginskaya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Giaginskaya in May

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

In May, Giaginskaya sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Giaginskaya in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Giaginskaya peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Giaginskaya 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 Giaginskaya is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1717 µg/m³Dec 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Giaginskaya?

Giaginskaya sits at 44.9°N, 40.1°E, 129 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Belorechensk, 19 km away.

Topography around Giaginskaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Giaginskaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 136 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,633 m.

The land around Giaginskaya is covered by cropland (47%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
145 m
80 km
1,633 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Belorechensk 19 km · Maykop 28 km · Kurganinsk 41 km · Ust’-Labinsk 49 km · Apsheronsk 52 km · Tbilisskaya 57 km · Labinsk 58 km · Khadyzhensk 64 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 Giaginskaya (44.8621°, 40.072°, elevation 129 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).