Inta weather in May

In May, Inta sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 12.7 wet days and about 18.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 42 min at the start of May to 20 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Inta's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Inta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
5th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
8th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
18 h 36 min
1:37 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover
76%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Inta is city in Russia.

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 2°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical May day in Inta reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 9°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-6
22-6
32-5
42-5
53-5
63-5
73-4
83-4
94-4
104-4
114-3
125-3
135-3
145-2
155-2
166-2
176-2
186-1
197-1
207-1
2170
2280
2380
2480
2581
2691
2791
2892
29102
30102
31102

How May really feels in Inta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
6 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Inta weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-15° / -22°227.1103.90.0
Feb-14° / -21°2168.27.50.0
Mar-7° / -15°319.41211.10.0
Apr-1° / -9°4411.21114.80.0
May / -2°6012.77.318.60.6
Jun14° / 7913.21.921.83.8
Jul19° / 10°6911.70.120.35.6
Aug15° / 8815.50.116.53.7
Sep / 7414.51.612.81.6
Oct / -4°7616.41290.0
Nov-8° / -14°4611.813.85.30.0
Dec-13° / -19°359.612.62.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32377
42377
52377
62476
72674
82674
92575
102575
112575
122575
132476
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Inta gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13832
23831
33831
43830
53829
63828
73827
83827
93826
103826
113826
123825
133825
143925
153925
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174025
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304717
314716

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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181000
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201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 42 min at the start of May to 20 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 228 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 2:34 AM to 12:43 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 9:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.72:347:19
216.92:307:22
317.02:267:26
417.12:237:30
517.22:197:33
617.42:157:37
717.52:117:41
817.62:077:44
917.72:037:48
1017.92:007:52
1118.01:567:56
1218.11:527:59
1318.21:488:03
1418.41:448:07
1518.51:418:11
1618.61:378:14
1718.71:338:18
1818.91:298:22
1919.01:268:26
2019.11:228:29
2119.21:188:33
2219.41:158:37
2319.51:118:41
2419.61:078:45
2519.71:048:48
2619.91:008:52
2720.012:578:56
2820.112:539:00
2920.212:499:03
3020.412:469:07
3120.512:439:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.73 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.01 kWh/m² to a high of 4.73 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 4.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Inta?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Inta.

What to pack for Inta in May

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

In May, Inta sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Inta 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 Inta peaks around July 11 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 11UV 4Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Inta?

Inta sits at 66.0°N, 60.2°E, 51 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Usinsk, 119 km away.

Topography around Inta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Inta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,490 m.

The land around Inta is covered by trees (56%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and wetland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
1,490 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Usinsk 119 km · Pechora 167 km · Vorgashor 234 km · Vorkuta 237 km · Labytnangi 287 km · Salekhard 293 km · Narian-Mar 358 km · Nar'yan-Mar 360 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 Inta (66.0317°, 60.1659°, elevation 51 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).