Ishim weather in May

In May, Ishim sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 8.7 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 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ishim's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ishim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:17 AM – 8:20 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Ishim is town in Russia.

Density
1,473/km²
people per km²
Founded
1687

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 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ishim reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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 9°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2143
3153
4154
5154
6164
7164
8165
9175
10175
11175
12175
13176
14186
15186
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21197
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26198
27208
28208
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30209
31209

How May really feels in Ishim

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ishim 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-13° / -20°165.46.97.30.0
Feb-11° / -19°1456.19.10.0
Mar-3° / -11°2265.911.40.0
Apr / -1°2972.813.81.8
May18° / 408.70.4165.7
Jun22° / 12°5810.6017.26.5
Jul23° / 14°7311.1016.76.7
Aug21° / 11°6310.7014.96.3
Sep15° / 479.20.112.54.3
Oct / -0°3593.610.11.1
Nov-4° / -10°308.37.67.90.0
Dec-11° / -17°237.38.96.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23862
33862
43862
53862
64060
74060
84060
94159
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154258
164258
174258
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224159
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274258
284357
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314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Ishim gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 29% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1264
2263
3253
4253
5252
6252
7252
8262
9262
10262
11272
12282
13282
14292
15292
16292
17302
18302
19302
20302
21312
22312
23312
24321
25321
26321
27331
28331
29331
30331
31340

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
159910
169910
179910
189910
199910
209910
219910
229820
239820
249721
259721
269631
279631
289631
299442
309442
319352

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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1814light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:49 AM to 3:54 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 8:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:497:50
215.14:467:52
315.24:447:54
415.24:427:56
515.34:407:58
615.44:378:00
715.44:358:02
815.54:338:04
915.64:318:06
1015.74:298:08
1115.74:278:10
1215.84:258:12
1315.94:238:14
1415.94:218:16
1516.04:198:18
1616.04:178:20
1716.14:158:21
1816.24:138:23
1916.24:128:25
2016.34:108:27
2116.34:088:29
2216.44:078:30
2316.54:058:32
2416.54:048:34
2516.64:028:35
2616.64:018:37
2716.73:598:39
2816.73:588:40
2916.83:578:42
3016.83:558:43
3116.83:548:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
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145.6Bright
155.6Bright
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215.7Bright
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245.7Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ishim?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ishim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ishim in May

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

In May, Ishim sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ishim 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 Ishim peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 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 21UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Ishim 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 Ishim is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.9× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1330 µg/m³Dec 214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr24Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep6Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ishim?

Ishim sits at 56.1°N, 69.5°E, 95 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Petropavl, 139 km away.

Topography around Ishim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ishim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m.

The land around Ishim is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), grassland (36%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), trees (30%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
94 m
80 km
108 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Petropavl 139 km · Isil’kul’ 174 km · Zavodoukovsk 186 km · Yalutorovsk 205 km · Tobolsk 244 km · Borovskiy 253 km · Tyumen 268 km · Kurgan 269 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 Ishim (56.1125°, 69.4872°, elevation 95 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).