Kalach-na-Donu weather in May

In May, Kalach-na-Donu sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 39 mm of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kalach-na-Donu's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalach-na-Donu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:31 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Kalach-na-Donu is human settlement in Kalachyovsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,529/km²
people per km²
Founded
1708

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 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kalach-na-Donu reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Kalach-na-Donu

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.

Kalach-na-Donu weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°368.98.18.50.0
Feb-2° / -8°297.36.19.80.0
Mar / -3°358.74.711.60.4
Apr15° / 306.90.513.44.6
May22° / 11°397.60157.1
Jun27° / 16°357.3015.96.8
Jul30° / 18°316.3015.55.8
Aug29° / 17°224.3014.26.6
Sep22° / 11°315.8012.47.3
Oct13° / 346.90.410.54.1
Nov / -2°286.32.490.3
Dec-1° / -6°398.76.38.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44654
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74555
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114753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kalach-na-Donu gets around 39 mm of rain over 7.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
423
523
623
724
824
924
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1925
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2124
2224
2324
2424
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2624
2724
2824
2924
3024
3124

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59820
69820
79820
89730
99640
109640
119550
129460
139370
149370
159280
169190
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1890100
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2784133
2883143
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Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 4:16 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:557:12
214.34:537:13
314.44:517:15
414.44:497:16
514.54:487:17
614.54:467:19
714.64:457:20
814.64:437:22
914.74:417:23
1014.74:407:25
1114.84:387:26
1214.84:377:27
1314.94:367:29
1414.94:347:30
1515.04:337:32
1615.04:317:33
1715.14:307:34
1815.14:297:36
1915.24:287:37
2015.24:267:38
2115.24:257:39
2215.34:247:41
2315.34:237:42
2415.44:227:43
2515.44:217:44
2615.44:207:45
2715.54:197:47
2815.54:187:48
2915.54:177:49
3015.64:167:50
3115.64:167:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kalach-na-Donu?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Kalach-na-Donu for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Kalach-na-Donu in May

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

In May, Kalach-na-Donu sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kalach-na-Donu 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 Kalach-na-Donu peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kalach-na-Donu 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 Kalach-na-Donu is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1717 µg/m³Jun 158 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kalach-na-Donu?

Kalach-na-Donu sits at 48.7°N, 43.5°E, 41 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Surovikino, 50 km away.

Topography around Kalach-na-Donu

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kalach-na-Donu.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalach-na-Donu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m.

The land around Kalach-na-Donu is covered by grassland (31%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
152 m
80 km
265 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Surovikino 50 km · Gorodishche 71 km · Volgograd 71 km · Volzhsky 93 km · Dubovka 104 km · Frolovo 120 km · Kotel’nikovo 121 km · Leninsk 123 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 Kalach-na-Donu (48.691°, 43.5264°, elevation 41 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).