Kantyshevo weather in May

In May, Kantyshevo sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 98 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kantyshevo's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kantyshevo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:43 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Kantyshevo is village in Nazranovsky District, Russia.

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 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kantyshevo reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1178
2178
3178
4188
5189
6189
7189
8189
9199
101910
111910
121910
131910
142010
152011
162011
172011
182111
192111
202111
212111
222112
232112
242212
252212
262212
272212
282212
292213
302213
312213

How May really feels in Kantyshevo

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.

Kantyshevo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°277.689.20.0
Feb / -4°296.96.710.20.0
Mar / 5510.96.411.61.5
Apr15° / 6910.90.913.24.2
May20° / 11°9813.6014.55.7
Jun24° / 15°10412.5015.16.5
Jul27° / 17°7310.7014.96.6
Aug27° / 17°659.4013.86.8
Sep22° / 13°628.6012.37.0
Oct16° / 518.30.710.85.2
Nov / 377.13.69.51.5
Dec / -3°276.25.88.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43466
53466
63367
73466
83466
93466
103565
113565
123763
133763
143763
153961
164060
174060
184159
194159
204159
214258
224159
234159
244159
254159
264060
274060
283961
293961
303961
313862

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kantyshevo gets around 98 mm of rain over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
243
343
444
544
645
745
845
945
1045
1145
1245
1345
1444
1544
1644
1744
1844
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2643
2743
2844
2944
3044
3144

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
296400
396400
495500
594600
693700
791810
8891010
9881110
10871210
11861310
12841510
13831610
14821710
15791920
16782020
17762220
18732430
19712630
20702730
21672940
22653140
23623350
24603460
25583660
26563770
27533980
28514090
294841101
304642101
314443111

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

0246810151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:02 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:026:55
213.95:016:56
314.05:006:57
414.04:586:58
514.04:577:00
614.14:557:01
714.14:547:02
814.24:537:03
914.24:527:04
1014.34:507:05
1114.34:497:06
1214.34:487:08
1314.44:477:09
1414.44:467:10
1514.44:447:11
1614.54:437:12
1714.54:427:13
1814.54:417:14
1914.64:407:15
2014.64:397:16
2114.64:387:17
2214.74:387:18
2314.74:377:19
2414.74:367:20
2514.84:357:21
2614.84:347:22
2714.84:347:23
2814.94:337:24
2914.94:327:25
3014.94:327:26
3114.94:317:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 4.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

0246151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kantyshevo?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kantyshevo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kantyshevo in May

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

In May, Kantyshevo sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kantyshevo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kantyshevo peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kantyshevo 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 Kantyshevo is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1918 µg/m³Dec 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kantyshevo?

Kantyshevo sits at 43.2°N, 44.6°E, 542 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Beslan, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Kantyshevo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kantyshevo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 526 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,914 m.

The land around Kantyshevo is covered by cropland (58%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), grassland (29%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
340 m
80 km
4,914 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainmoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Beslan 9.0 km · Nazran 11 km · Ekazhevo 15 km · Vladikavkaz 21 km · Surkhakhi 22 km · Karabulak 23 km · Ardon 28 km · Troitskaya 30 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 Kantyshevo (43.2282°, 44.6332°, elevation 542 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).