Kalachinsk weather in May

In May, Kalachinsk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kalachinsk's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalachinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
5:02 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Kalachinsk is human settlement in Kalachinsky District, Omsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,002/km²
people per km²
Founded
1794

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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kalachinsk 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 10°C and 27°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)
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2153
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4164
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How May really feels in Kalachinsk

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.

Kalachinsk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-14° / -21°1556.27.50.0
Feb-11° / -19°123.959.30.0
Mar-3° / -12°175.35.211.40.0
Apr / -1°276.92.413.82.0
May18° / 347.50.415.86.0
Jun23° / 12°509.60176.8
Jul24° / 14°6011016.56.8
Aug22° / 11°5710.1014.76.6
Sep16° / 327.60.112.54.8
Oct / -1°307.63.110.21.3
Nov-4° / -10°297.77.38.10.0
Dec-11° / -18°226.88.570.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44258
54258
64456
74456
84456
94555
104555
114555
124654
134753
144753
154753
164753
174852
184753
194753
204753
214852
224852
234753
244753
254654
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274753
284753
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kalachinsk gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1263
2253
3253
4253
5242
6242
7242
8232
9242
10242
11242
12252
13252
14252
15262
16261
17261
18261
19261
20261
21261
22261
23271
24271
25271
26270
27270
28270
29270
30270
31280

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 99% 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
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2110000
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249910
259910
269910
279910
289820
299721
309721
319631

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 9:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:328:26
215.05:308:28
315.05:288:30
415.15:258:32
515.25:238:34
615.25:218:35
715.35:198:37
815.45:178:39
915.45:158:41
1015.55:138:43
1115.65:118:45
1215.65:098:47
1315.75:078:49
1415.75:058:50
1515.85:048:52
1615.95:028:54
1715.95:008:56
1816.04:588:58
1916.04:578:59
2016.14:559:01
2116.24:549:03
2216.24:529:04
2316.34:519:06
2416.34:499:08
2516.44:489:09
2616.44:469:11
2716.54:459:12
2816.54:449:14
2916.54:429:15
3016.64:419:17
3116.64:409:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
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245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kalachinsk?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kalachinsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kalachinsk in May

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

In May, Kalachinsk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Kalachinsk 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 Kalachinsk peaks around July 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kalachinsk?

Kalachinsk sits at 55.1°N, 74.6°E, 109 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Omsk, 77 km away.

Topography around Kalachinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalachinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m.

The land around Kalachinsk is covered by cropland (27%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
52 m
80 km
93 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Omsk 77 km · Tatarsk 91 km · Kupino 191 km · Tara 205 km · Isil’kul’ 212 km · Kuybyshev 241 km · Barabinsk 242 km · Karasuk 268 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 Kalachinsk (55.0522°, 74.5787°, elevation 109 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).