Izhevsk weather in May

In May, Izhevsk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-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 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 17 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Izhevsk's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Izhevsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:18 AM – 8:29 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Izhevsk is city in central Russia, capital of Udmurtia.

Density
2,057/km²
people per km²
Founded
1760

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 Izhevsk reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°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 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2154
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4155
5165
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10176
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How May really feels in Izhevsk

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

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Izhevsk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -15°381012.47.20.0
Feb-8° / -14°308.29.89.10.0
Mar-1° / -8°388.89.611.40.0
Apr / 378.6313.91.8
May18° / 5210.50.316.15.5
Jun22° / 11°6812017.46.2
Jul24° / 14°7311.6016.96.7
Aug21° / 12°6811.1014.96.2
Sep15° / 5710.40.112.54.3
Oct / 5811.63.2100.9
Nov-2° / -7°4710.48.87.80.0
Dec-8° / -13°411011.96.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43961
53961
64159
74159
84159
94258
104258
114258
124357
134357
144357
154357
164357
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Izhevsk gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1322
2322
3322
4322
5321
6321
7321
8331
9331
10331
11331
12331
13331
14331
15331
16331
17341
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21341
22351
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26351
27351
28361
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30370
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 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
139910
149910
159910
169910
179910
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199910
209820
219820
229730
239730
249640
259550
269550
279460
289370
299181
309091
3189101

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
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412calm
512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 17 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:51 AM to 3:54 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 8:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:517:58
215.24:498:00
315.34:468:02
415.34:448:04
515.44:428:06
615.54:398:08
715.64:378:10
815.64:358:12
915.74:338:14
1015.84:318:17
1115.84:298:19
1215.94:268:21
1316.04:248:23
1416.04:228:25
1516.14:208:27
1616.24:188:29
1716.24:168:30
1816.34:158:32
1916.44:138:34
2016.44:118:36
2116.54:098:38
2216.54:088:40
2316.64:068:42
2416.74:048:43
2516.74:038:45
2616.84:018:47
2716.84:008:48
2816.93:588:50
2916.93:578:52
3017.03:568:53
3117.03:548:55

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
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155.4Bright
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235.6Bright
245.6Bright
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265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Izhevsk?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Izhevsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Izhevsk in May

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

In May, Izhevsk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Izhevsk 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 Izhevsk peaks around June 22 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 22UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Izhevsk?

Izhevsk sits at 56.9°N, 53.2°E, 155 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Agryz, 39 km away.

Topography around Izhevsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Izhevsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 127 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m.

The land around Izhevsk is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
244 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Agryz 39 km · Votkinsk 53 km · Sarapul 56 km · Chaykovskiy 57 km · Uva 63 km · Mozhga 75 km · Igra 79 km · Neftekamsk 107 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 Izhevsk (56.8522°, 53.1986°, elevation 155 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).