Gusinoozyorsk weather in May

In May, Gusinoozyorsk sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 6.8 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 14°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Gusinoozyorsk's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gusinoozyorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
5:10 AM – 8:30 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Gusinoozyorsk is human settlement in Selenginsky District, Republic of Buryatia, Russia.

Founded
1939

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 14°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Gusinoozyorsk reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1140
2140
3141
4141
5151
6151
7151
8152
9162
10162
11162
12162
13173
14173
15173
16173
17183
18184
19184
20184
21184
22195
23195
24195
25195
26205
27206
28206
29206
30206
31217

How May really feels in Gusinoozyorsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Gusinoozyorsk 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-17° / -26°20.71.68.20.0
Feb-11° / -23°211.59.60.0
Mar-0° / -13°51.92.611.50.0
Apr10° / -3°153.82.813.52.3
May17° / 306.81.715.35.9
Jun23° / 10°428.2016.37.1
Jul25° / 14°5710015.96.7
Aug22° / 12°6910.4014.46.6
Sep15° / 428.30.412.44.9
Oct / -4°133.72.810.41.0
Nov-5° / -13°82.43.58.60.0
Dec-14° / -22°62.13.57.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
55149
65149
75149
85149
95050
105050
115050
125050
135050
145050
155050
164951
174951
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194951
204951
214951
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234852
245050
255050
265050
275050
285149
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Gusinoozyorsk gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1199
2209
3208
4208
5208
6207
7207
8206
9206
10206
11205
12205
13215
14215
15225
16225
17235
18235
19245
20245
21245
22244
23244
24244
25244
26244
27243
28243
29233
30232
31232

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
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11100
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15100
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20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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2211calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 8:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:368:06
214.65:348:08
314.65:328:10
414.75:308:11
514.75:288:13
614.85:278:15
714.95:258:16
814.95:238:18
915.05:218:19
1015.05:208:21
1115.15:188:23
1215.15:168:24
1315.25:158:26
1415.25:138:27
1515.35:128:29
1615.35:108:30
1715.45:098:32
1815.45:078:33
1915.55:068:35
2015.55:058:36
2115.65:038:38
2215.65:028:39
2315.75:018:40
2415.75:008:42
2515.74:588:43
2615.84:578:44
2715.84:568:46
2815.94:558:47
2915.94:548:48
3015.94:538:49
3116.04:528:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Gusinoozyorsk?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Gusinoozyorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gusinoozyorsk in May

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

In May, Gusinoozyorsk sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 3°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Gusinoozyorsk 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 Gusinoozyorsk peaks around July 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Gusinoozyorsk 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 Gusinoozyorsk is worst in August — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 9.7× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodAug 1219 µg/m³Dec 152 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar8Good
Apr11Good
May12Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep5Good
Oct4Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gusinoozyorsk?

Gusinoozyorsk sits at 51.3°N, 106.5°E, 548 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ulan-Ude, 97 km away.

Topography around Gusinoozyorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gusinoozyorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 576 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 865 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,637 m.

The land around Gusinoozyorsk is covered by grassland (30%), water (30%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
865 m
80 km
1,637 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Ulan-Ude 97 km · Kyakhta 104 km · Sühbaatar 119 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 163 km · Baykal’sk 166 km · Markova 188 km · Irkutsk 189 km · Shelekhov 195 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 Gusinoozyorsk (51.2833°, 106.5°, elevation 548 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).