Gorno-Altaysk weather in May

In May, Gorno-Altaysk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 94 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 15.4 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 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Gorno-Altaysk's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gorno-Altaysk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
94 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:30 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
61%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Gorno-Altaysk is city in eastern Russia.

Density
658/km²
people per km²
Founded
1830

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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Gorno-Altaysk reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1153
2153
3163
4163
5163
6163
7164
8174
9174
10174
11175
12175
13185
14185
15185
16185
17186
18186
19186
20196
21196
22197
23197
24197
25197
26207
27208
28208
29208
30208
31208

How May really feels in Gorno-Altaysk

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.

Gorno-Altaysk 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-9° / -20°236.78.28.10.0
Feb-6° / -18°226.37.69.60.0
Mar / -11°358.78.711.50.0
Apr11° / -1°7011.95.113.62.6
May18° / 9413.21.415.45.3
Jun22° / 11°9713.8016.46.1
Jul24° / 13°11316.20166.0
Aug22° / 11°10313.9014.46.2
Sep17° / 7712.50.412.45.0
Oct / -1°67125.310.41.8
Nov-1° / -10°5611.711.78.60.0
Dec-7° / -17°369.611.57.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44060
54060
64060
74258
84258
94159
104159
114159
124258
134159
144159
154060
164060
174060
184159
194159
204159
214159
224159
234258
244258
254258
264357
274357
284357
294456
304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Gorno-Altaysk gets around 94 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1419
2409
3408
4408
5408
6397
7397
8396
9396
10396
11405
12415
13415
14425
15435
16445
17445
18454
19464
20464
21464
22473
23473
24472
25472
26472
27471
28471
29461
30461
31460

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 95% 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
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129820
139820
149820
159730
169730
179730
189640
199640
209550
219550
229460
239370
249280
259091
2689101
2789101
2888111
2986122
3085132
3184142

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 4:11 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 8:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:567:31
214.64:547:32
314.74:527:34
414.84:517:36
514.84:497:37
614.94:477:39
714.94:457:41
815.04:437:42
915.04:417:44
1015.14:407:46
1115.24:387:47
1215.24:367:49
1315.34:357:51
1415.34:337:52
1515.44:317:54
1615.44:307:55
1715.54:287:57
1815.54:277:58
1915.64:258:00
2015.64:248:01
2115.74:238:03
2215.74:218:04
2315.84:208:06
2415.84:198:07
2515.84:188:08
2615.94:178:10
2715.94:158:11
2816.04:148:12
2916.04:138:14
3016.04:128:15
3116.14:118:16

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gorno-Altaysk

In seasonPeak

In May, Gorno-Altaysk sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gorno-Altaysk's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Gorno-Altaysk?

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

May is a reasonable time to visit Gorno-Altaysk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gorno-Altaysk in May

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

In May, Gorno-Altaysk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gorno-Altaysk 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 Gorno-Altaysk peaks around July 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 18UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gorno-Altaysk?

Gorno-Altaysk sits at 52.0°N, 85.9°E, 285 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Mayma, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Gorno-Altaysk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gorno-Altaysk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m around an average of 384 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 973 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,208 m.

The land around Gorno-Altaysk is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (46%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
366 m
16 km
973 m
80 km
2,208 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Mayma 5.0 km · Biysk 81 km · Tashtagol 161 km · Kaltan 197 km · Zarinsk 205 km · Osinniki 206 km · Yuzhnyy 208 km · Novoaltaysk 210 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 Gorno-Altaysk (51.9606°, 85.9189°, elevation 285 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).