gorod Solnetchnogorsk weather in May

In May, gorod Solnetchnogorsk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 16 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 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is gorod Solnetchnogorsk's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see gorod Solnetchnogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:27 AM – 8:30 PM
Cloud cover
64%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in gorod Solnetchnogorsk reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3165
4165
5166
6166
7166
8176
9176
10176
11177
12177
13177
14177
15177
16187
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20188
21188
22188
23188
24199
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
30199
31199

How May really feels in gorod Solnetchnogorsk

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.

gorod Solnetchnogorsk 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-5° / -10°3610.111.67.30.0
Feb-4° / -10°328.710.29.10.0
Mar / -5°348.97.811.40.0
Apr10° / 399.52.613.82.4
May18° / 6612.50.3165.3
Jun21° / 11°7913.2017.25.8
Jul23° / 14°8213.3016.86.3
Aug21° / 12°7511.6014.96.2
Sep15° / 6210.30.212.54.5
Oct / 6011.42.410.11.3
Nov / -3°4610.16.57.90.0
Dec-3° / -8°3810.410.86.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
34060
43961
53961
63961
73961
83862
93862
103763
113763
123664
133565
143565
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193763
203763
213862
223862
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254258
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284258
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

gorod Solnetchnogorsk gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1342
2342
3352
4352
5362
6362
7372
8372
9382
10382
11382
12391
13391
14391
15401
16401
17401
18411
19411
20410
21420
22420
23420
24420
25420
26420
27420
28420
29420
30420
31420

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
39910
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99730
109730
119640
129550
139550
149460
159460
169370
179370
189181
199091
209091
219091
2289101
2388102
2488102
2588102
2688102
2788102
2887103
2987103
3087103
3187103

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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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2012calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 54 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 4:58 AM to 4:04 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 8:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:588:00
215.14:568:02
315.24:548:04
415.24:528:06
515.34:498:08
615.44:478:10
715.54:458:12
815.54:438:14
915.64:418:16
1015.74:398:18
1115.74:378:20
1215.84:348:22
1315.94:338:24
1415.94:318:26
1516.04:298:28
1616.14:278:30
1716.14:258:32
1816.24:238:34
1916.24:218:36
2016.34:208:37
2116.44:188:39
2216.44:168:41
2316.54:158:43
2416.54:138:44
2516.64:128:46
2616.64:108:48
2716.74:098:49
2816.74:078:51
2916.84:068:52
3016.84:058:54
3116.94:048:55

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.3Bright
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 gorod Solnetchnogorsk?

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
1.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit gorod Solnetchnogorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for gorod Solnetchnogorsk in May

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

In May, gorod Solnetchnogorsk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in gorod Solnetchnogorsk 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 gorod Solnetchnogorsk peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 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 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in gorod Solnetchnogorsk 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 gorod Solnetchnogorsk is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2323 µg/m³Jan 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is gorod Solnetchnogorsk?

gorod Solnetchnogorsk sits at 56.2°N, 37.0°E, 196 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Solnechnogorsk, 1.0 km away.

Topography around gorod Solnetchnogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around gorod Solnetchnogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m.

The land around gorod Solnetchnogorsk is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
213 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Solnechnogorsk 1.0 km · Klin 22 km · Zelenograd 26 km · Istra 30 km · Skhodnya 33 km · Lobnya 35 km · Dedovsk 36 km · Dmitrov 38 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 gorod Solnetchnogorsk (56.1859°, 36.9756°, elevation 196 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).