Gusev weather in May

In May, Gusev sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 15.8 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 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Gusev's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gusev's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
4:34 AM – 8:21 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Gusev is city of Gusevsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,766/km²
people per km²
Founded
1501

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Gusev reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3166
4166
5166
6166
7176
8177
9177
10177
11177
12177
13177
14177
15177
16178
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21188
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23188
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28199
29199
30199
311910

How May really feels in Gusev

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.

Gusev 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-0° / -4°4811.66.87.60.0
Feb / -4°4210.46.89.30.0
Mar / -1°4510.44.411.50.4
Apr12° / 449.21.313.73.3
May18° / 5811.70.115.85.4
Jun20° / 11°7512.7016.95.8
Jul23° / 14°8813.1016.46.3
Aug22° / 13°7612.7014.76.3
Sep17° / 569.9012.55.4
Oct11° / 5610.70.310.22.6
Nov / 4710.52.88.20.3
Dec / -2°4711.35.87.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44555
54555
64555
74555
84456
94555
104456
114456
124357
134258
144258
154258
164258
174258
184258
194357
204357
214258
224357
234357
244456
254555
264555
274654
284654
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gusev gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 37% 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 (%)
129
229
330
431
532
633
734
835
937
1038
1139
1240
1340
1441
1541
1642
1742
1842
1942
2041
2141
2241
2340
2439
2539
2638
2737
2837
2936
3036
3136

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
189280
199181
209181
219181
229091
239091
248992
258992
2688102
2788102
2887103
2987103
3086113
3186113

Wind in May

Winds average 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
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2012calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:03 AM to 4:12 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:037:54
214.95:017:56
315.04:597:58
415.04:577:59
515.14:558:01
615.24:528:03
715.24:508:05
815.34:488:07
915.44:468:09
1015.44:458:11
1115.54:438:12
1215.64:418:14
1315.64:398:16
1415.74:378:18
1515.74:358:20
1615.84:348:21
1715.94:328:23
1815.94:308:25
1916.04:298:26
2016.04:278:28
2116.14:258:30
2216.14:248:31
2316.24:228:33
2416.24:218:35
2516.34:208:36
2616.34:188:38
2716.44:178:39
2816.44:168:41
2916.54:158:42
3016.54:138:43
3116.54:128:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Gusev?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Gusev for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gusev in May

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

In May, Gusev sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gusev in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gusev peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gusev?

Gusev sits at 54.6°N, 22.2°E, 45 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Chernyakhovsk, 25 km away.

Topography around Gusev

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gusev has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m.

The land around Gusev is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), cropland (36%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), cropland (32%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
322 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Chernyakhovsk 25 km · Sovetsk 58 km · Olecko 65 km · Giżycko 68 km · Suwałki 71 km · Gierłoż 73 km · Taurage 74 km · Marijampolė 74 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 Gusev (54.5922°, 22.1997°, elevation 45 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).