Irbit weather in May

In May, Irbit sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 16.3 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 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Irbit's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Irbit's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
4:34 AM – 8:53 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Irbit is town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
651/km²
people per km²
Founded
1631

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Irbit reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2143
3143
4143
5153
6153
7154
8164
9164
10164
11165
12165
13175
14175
15175
16175
17176
18176
19186
20186
21186
22186
23187
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25197
26197
27197
28198
29198
30208
31208

How May really feels in Irbit

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 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
4
wind chill below the day's low

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

Irbit 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-11° / -18°186.37.770.0
Feb-8° / -16°154.95.890.0
Mar / -9°256.16.811.40.0
Apr / -1°327.12.5141.9
May17° / 509.30.416.35.4
Jun22° / 11°6910.6017.66.3
Jul24° / 13°7411.3017.16.7
Aug21° / 11°7511.50156.0
Sep14° / 5510.70.212.54.0
Oct / 388.83.2100.9
Nov-3° / -9°298.17.47.70.0
Dec-9° / -16°216.98.36.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23466
33466
43466
53763
63763
73763
83862
93961
103862
113862
123862
133862
143862
153862
163862
173862
183862
193862
203961
213862
223862
233961
243961
253961
264159
274060
284060
294159
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Irbit gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1274
2274
3273
4273
5273
6273
7272
8282
9282
10292
11302
12302
13302
14312
15312
16312
17312
18311
19321
20321
21321
22321
23321
24321
25321
26310
27310
28310
29310
30320
31320

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
1410000
1510000
169910
179910
189910
199910
209910
219820
229820
239820
249730
259640
269640
279550
289460
299460
309271
319181

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
1612calm
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2012calm
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3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 4:09 AM, and sunset from 8:21 PM to 9:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:088:21
215.35:068:24
315.45:048:26
415.45:018:28
515.54:598:30
615.64:568:32
715.74:548:35
815.74:528:37
915.84:498:39
1015.94:478:41
1116.04:458:43
1216.04:438:45
1316.14:418:47
1416.24:398:49
1516.24:368:51
1616.34:348:53
1716.44:328:55
1816.54:318:58
1916.54:298:59
2016.64:279:01
2116.64:259:03
2216.74:239:05
2316.84:219:07
2416.84:209:09
2516.94:189:11
2616.94:169:13
2717.04:159:14
2817.04:139:16
2917.14:129:18
3017.14:119:19
3117.24:099:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
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 Irbit?

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
1.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Irbit for sightseeing.

What to pack for Irbit in May

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

In May, Irbit sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Irbit 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 Irbit peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Irbit?

Irbit sits at 57.7°N, 63.1°E, 69 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lesnoy, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Irbit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Irbit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m.

The land around Irbit is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (48%), grassland (25%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
120 m
80 km
183 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Lesnoy 5.0 km · Turinsk 56 km · Artëmovskiy 80 km · Alapayevsk 84 km · Kamyshlov 94 km · Rezh 105 km · Sukhoy Log 105 km · Reftinskiy 105 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 Irbit (57.6686°, 63.0707°, elevation 69 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).