Karabash weather in May

In May, Karabash sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Karabash's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karabash's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:57 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Karabash is human settlement in Karabash Urban Okrug, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
326/km²
people per km²
Founded
1822

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 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Karabash reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2123
3133
4133
5133
6133
7144
8144
9144
10144
11154
12155
13155
14155
15155
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21166
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24177
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26177
27177
28187
29187
30188
31188

How May really feels in Karabash

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Karabash 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-10° / -17°1656.97.40.0
Feb-8° / -16°144.56.29.20.0
Mar-1° / -9°276.57.611.40.0
Apr / -1°367.83.613.81.3
May15° / 5510.20.915.94.7
Jun20° / 11°6812.5017.15.8
Jul22° / 13°9613.7016.66.1
Aug20° / 12°8212.9014.85.7
Sep14° / 5010.40.512.53.9
Oct / 4710.54.910.10.8
Nov-3° / -8°257.17.880.0
Dec-9° / -15°215.87.66.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23862
33862
43862
54060
64060
74060
84159
94159
104060
114060
124060
134060
144060
154060
163961
173961
183961
193961
204159
214159
224159
234159
244357
254357
264357
274555
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Karabash gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1305
2305
3305
4304
5304
6304
7304
8314
9314
10314
11314
12314
13314
14314
15323
16323
17323
18323
19333
20333
21342
22342
23352
24352
25351
26361
27361
28371
29371
30381
31391

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
21991
22991
23991
24991
25982
26982
27982
28973
29973
30973
31964

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
112light breeze
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
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1812calm
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2012calm
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 4:35 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 9:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:288:25
215.05:268:27
315.15:248:29
415.25:218:31
515.25:198:33
615.35:178:35
715.45:158:37
815.45:138:38
915.55:118:40
1015.65:098:42
1115.65:078:44
1215.75:058:46
1315.85:038:48
1415.85:018:50
1515.94:598:52
1615.94:578:54
1716.04:558:55
1816.14:548:57
1916.14:528:59
2016.24:509:01
2116.24:499:02
2216.34:479:04
2316.34:469:06
2416.44:449:07
2516.44:439:09
2616.54:419:11
2716.54:409:12
2816.64:399:14
2916.64:379:15
3016.74:369:17
3116.74:359:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Karabash

In seasonPeak

In May, Karabash sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Karabash's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Karabash?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Karabash for sightseeing.

What to pack for Karabash in May

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

In May, Karabash sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Karabash 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 Karabash peaks around June 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Karabash?

Karabash sits at 55.5°N, 60.2°E, 356 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kyshtym, 33 km away.

Topography around Karabash

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karabash has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 386 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 732 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,015 m.

The land around Karabash is covered by trees (59%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
250 m
16 km
732 m
80 km
1,015 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kyshtym 33 km · Ozersk 43 km · Zlatoust 50 km · Miass 50 km · Kusa 51 km · Kasli 56 km · Chebarkul’ 58 km · Verkhniy Ufaley 63 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 Karabash (55.4895°, 60.2088°, elevation 356 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).