Gornyak weather in May

In May, Gornyak sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Gornyak's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gornyak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:51 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
52%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Gornyak is human settlement in Loktevsky District, Altai Krai, Russia.

Density
580/km²
people per km²
Founded
1942

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 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Gornyak reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1174
2174
3184
4185
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How May really feels in Gornyak

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.

Gornyak weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -19°277.58.68.20.0
Feb-9° / -18°246.37.39.60.0
Mar-1° / -11°317.46.211.50.0
Apr12° / 3471.913.53.5
May20° / 408.40.415.36.7
Jun25° / 13°458.9016.27.0
Jul27° / 15°6311.5015.86.5
Aug25° / 12°367.2014.37.4
Sep19° / 326.90.112.46.4
Oct11° / 418.52.310.42.6
Nov-1° / -9°45988.70.0
Dec-8° / -16°389.7117.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44852
54951
64951
75050
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135248
145149
155248
165248
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305743
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Gornyak gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1242
2242
3242
4242
5242
6252
7252
8252
9262
10262
11272
12282
13292
14292
15302
16302
17311
18311
19311
20311
21301
22301
23301
24301
25291
26290
27290
28280
29280
30280
31280

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 99% 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
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
1410000
1510000
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1710000
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219910
229910
239910
249910
259910
269820
279820
289820
299730
309631
319541

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 8:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:177:46
214.55:157:47
314.65:137:49
414.75:117:51
514.75:097:52
614.85:087:54
714.85:067:55
814.95:047:57
914.95:027:59
1015.05:018:00
1115.04:598:02
1215.14:588:03
1315.14:568:05
1415.24:548:06
1515.24:538:08
1615.34:518:09
1715.34:508:11
1815.44:498:12
1915.44:478:14
2015.54:468:15
2115.54:458:17
2215.64:438:18
2315.64:428:19
2415.74:418:21
2515.74:408:22
2615.74:398:23
2715.84:388:24
2815.84:378:26
2915.94:368:27
3015.94:358:28
3115.94:348:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Gornyak?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Gornyak for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gornyak in May

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

In May, Gornyak sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Gornyak 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 Gornyak peaks around July 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 19UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gornyak?

Gornyak sits at 51.0°N, 81.5°E, 266 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Shemonaikha, 51 km away.

Topography around Gornyak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gornyak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,042 m.

The land around Gornyak is covered by grassland (47%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
1,042 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Shemonaikha 51 km · Rubtsovsk 61 km · Semey 107 km · Ust-Kamenogorsk 139 km · Ridder 161 km · Kalbatau 185 km · Aleysk 190 km · Altay 242 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 Gornyak (50.9953°, 81.4669°, elevation 266 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).