Kaliningrad weather in May

In May, Kaliningrad sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 58 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Kaliningrad's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaliningrad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
4:40 AM – 8:29 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Kaliningrad is Russian Baltic city between Poland and Lithuania.

Density
2,114/km²
people per km²
Founded
1255

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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kaliningrad reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3166
4166
5166
6166
7167
8167
9177
10177
11177
12177
13177
14177
15178
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25189
26199
27199
28199
29199
301910
311910

How May really feels in Kaliningrad

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.

Kaliningrad weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°4710.95.47.60.0
Feb / -3°4010.25.49.30.0
Mar / -1°4410.53.411.50.4
Apr12° / 439.91.113.73.2
May17° / 5811.2015.85.5
Jun20° / 11°7212016.96.0
Jul23° / 14°8913.1016.56.3
Aug22° / 14°7612.6014.76.3
Sep18° / 10°5910.2012.55.5
Oct12° / 6011.50.110.22.9
Nov / 5011.11.88.20.5
Dec / -1°4911.44.87.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75050
85050
95050
104951
114951
124951
134951
144951
154951
164951
174852
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234951
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255050
265149
275149
285149
295248
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kaliningrad gets around 58 mm of rain over 11.2 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
331
432
533
634
735
835
936
1037
1138
1238
1338
1439
1539
1639
1738
1838
1938
2038
2137
2237
2336
2436
2535
2634
2734
2833
2933
3033
3132

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89820
99820
109820
119730
129730
139640
149640
159550
169550
179451
189361
199361
209271
219271
229181
239181
248992
2588102
2687112
2787112
2886122
2986122
3085132
3184142

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
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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1512light breeze
1612light breeze
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1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
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3012calm
3112calm

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 5:09 AM to 4:18 AM, and sunset from 8:01 PM to 8:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:098:01
214.95:078:03
315.05:058:05
415.15:038:07
515.15:018:08
615.24:598:10
715.34:578:12
815.34:558:14
915.44:538:16
1015.54:518:18
1115.54:498:20
1215.64:478:21
1315.64:458:23
1415.74:438:25
1515.84:428:27
1615.84:408:29
1715.94:388:30
1815.94:368:32
1916.04:358:34
2016.04:338:35
2116.14:328:37
2216.14:308:39
2316.24:298:40
2416.24:278:42
2516.34:268:44
2616.34:248:45
2716.44:238:47
2816.44:228:48
2916.54:218:49
3016.54:208:51
3116.64:188:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kaliningrad?

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
1.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kaliningrad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kaliningrad in May

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

In May, Kaliningrad sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kaliningrad in May

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Kaliningrad 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 Kaliningrad peaks around June 22 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 22UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaliningrad?

Kaliningrad sits at 54.7°N, 20.5°E, 2 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Svetlyy, 24 km away.

Topography around Kaliningrad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaliningrad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m.

The land around Kaliningrad is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and water (34%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
222 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Svetlyy 24 km · Zelenogradsk 28 km · Baltiysk 39 km · Bartoszyce 54 km · Braniewo 58 km · Lidzbark Warmiński 65 km · Chernyakhovsk 84 km · Kętrzyn 90 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 Kaliningrad (54.7064°, 20.511°, elevation 2 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).