Ilanskiy weather in May

In May, Ilanskiy sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Ilanskiy's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilanskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:30 AM – 8:34 PM
Cloud cover
71%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Ilanskiy is human settlement in Ilansky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

Density
321/km²
people per km²
Founded
1646

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 12°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ilanskiy reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1120
2121
3121
4131
5131
6131
7132
8142
9142
10142
11153
12153
13153
14153
15164
16164
17164
18164
19174
20175
21175
22175
23185
24186
25186
26186
27196
28197
29197
30197
31207

How May really feels in Ilanskiy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ilanskiy 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-15° / -23°144.77.17.30.0
Feb-10° / -20°134.87.19.10.0
Mar-1° / -13°175.76.611.40.0
Apr / -3°298.23.913.81.3
May16° / 5012.10.9164.5
Jun23° / 11°5510.6017.36.6
Jul25° / 14°6510.7016.86.7
Aug22° / 11°5810.5014.96.4
Sep14° / 5111.60.312.53.8
Oct / -3°3710.64.610.10.6
Nov-6° / -13°319.510.87.90.0
Dec-13° / -20°268.111.36.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52575
62476
72476
82575
92674
102773
112674
122674
132773
142773
152872
162872
172872
182872
192971
202971
213070
222971
233070
242971
253070
263070
273169
283268
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Ilanskiy gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1357
2357
3367
4377
5376
6386
7386
8385
9385
10384
11384
12383
13383
14383
15382
16392
17392
18392
19391
20391
21391
22391
23391
24391
25391
26390
27390
28390
29390
30380
31370

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
21991
22991
23991
24991
25982
26982
27982
28973
29973
30973
31964

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
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1513light breeze
1613light breeze
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1812light breeze
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2012light breeze
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3111calm

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 5:02 AM to 4:07 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 8:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:028:04
215.15:008:06
315.24:578:08
415.34:558:10
515.34:538:12
615.44:518:14
715.54:488:16
815.54:468:18
915.64:448:20
1015.74:428:22
1115.74:408:24
1215.84:388:26
1315.94:368:28
1415.94:348:30
1516.04:328:32
1616.14:308:34
1716.14:288:36
1816.24:268:38
1916.24:258:39
2016.34:238:41
2116.44:218:43
2216.44:208:45
2316.54:188:47
2416.54:168:48
2516.64:158:50
2616.64:148:52
2716.74:128:53
2816.74:118:55
2916.84:098:56
3016.84:088:58
3116.94:078:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
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235.7Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ilanskiy?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ilanskiy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ilanskiy in May

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

In May, Ilanskiy sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ilanskiy 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 Ilanskiy peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Ilanskiy 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 Ilanskiy is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 8.8× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1819 µg/m³Dec 153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb6Good
Mar8Good
Apr20Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct6Good
Nov4Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ilanskiy?

Ilanskiy sits at 56.2°N, 96.1°E, 277 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kansk, 22 km away.

Topography around Ilanskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilanskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 282 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m.

The land around Ilanskiy is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
254 m
80 km
430 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Kansk 22 km · Borodino 80 km · Zelenogorsk 93 km · Tayshet 124 km · Zheleznogorsk 157 km · Sosnovoborsk 169 km · Berëzovka 183 km · Krasnoyarsk 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 Ilanskiy (56.2354°, 96.0667°, elevation 277 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).