Karasuk weather in May

In May, Karasuk sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Karasuk's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karasuk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:54 AM – 8:34 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Karasuk is town in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
953/km²
people per km²
Founded
1912

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 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Karasuk reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 28°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)
1163
2164
3164
4164
5174
6175
7175
8185
9185
10186
11186
12196
13196
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15197
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20208
21208
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28219
292210
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312210

How May really feels in Karasuk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

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

Karasuk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-13° / -21°145.26.47.80.0
Feb-11° / -19°113.95.29.40.0
Mar-3° / -12°165.54.711.50.0
Apr11° / -1°216.31.713.72.7
May19° / 286.90.215.66.4
Jun24° / 13°489.1016.77.0
Jul25° / 15°6311016.36.7
Aug23° / 12°438.3014.67.1
Sep17° / 367.50.212.55.4
Oct / -0°306.82.210.31.6
Nov-3° / -10°267.66.88.30.0
Dec-11° / -18°2178.17.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
34060
44258
54258
64357
74357
84555
94654
104654
114654
124654
134951
144951
154951
164951
174951
185050
195050
205050
215050
225050
235050
245050
255149
265050
275050
285149
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Karasuk gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1252
2252
3252
4242
5242
6242
7231
8231
9221
10221
11221
12221
13221
14221
15221
16231
17231
18230
19230
20230
21230
22230
23230
24230
25230
26230
27230
28240
29240
30240
31240

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
211000
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28982
29982
30982
31973

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
1315light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 8:08 PM to 8:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:228:08
214.85:208:09
314.95:188:11
414.95:168:13
515.05:148:15
615.15:128:17
715.15:108:19
815.25:088:20
915.35:068:22
1015.35:058:24
1115.45:038:26
1215.45:018:27
1315.54:598:29
1415.64:578:31
1515.64:568:32
1615.74:548:34
1715.74:528:36
1815.84:518:37
1915.84:498:39
2015.94:488:41
2115.94:468:42
2216.04:458:44
2316.04:438:45
2416.14:428:47
2516.14:418:48
2616.24:398:50
2716.24:388:51
2816.34:378:53
2916.34:368:54
3016.34:358:55
3116.44:348:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Karasuk?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Karasuk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Karasuk in May

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

In May, Karasuk sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Karasuk in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Karasuk peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 12UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Karasuk?

Karasuk sits at 53.7°N, 78.0°E, 114 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kupino, 85 km away.

Topography around Karasuk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karasuk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m.

The land around Karasuk is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
28 m
80 km
127 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kupino 85 km · Slavgorod 91 km · Yarovoye 97 km · Kulunda 144 km · Pavlodar 178 km · Barabinsk 180 km · Kuybyshev 191 km · Aksu 203 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 Karasuk (53.7395°, 78.0439°, elevation 114 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).