Kemerovo weather in May

In May, Kemerovo sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Kemerovo's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kemerovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
5:14 AM – 9:09 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Kemerovo is city in Kemerovo Oblast in the Asiatic part of Russia.

Density
1,982/km²
people per km²
Founded
1701

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 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kemerovo reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2132
3132
4133
5143
6143
7143
8154
9154
10154
11154
12165
13165
14165
15165
16176
17176
18176
19176
20176
21176
22187
23187
24187
25187
26187
27188
28198
29198
30198
31199

How May really feels in Kemerovo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kemerovo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-13° / -20°309.211.27.50.0
Feb-10° / -18°237.18.89.20.0
Mar-2° / -11°298.28.711.40.0
Apr / -2°379.74.313.81.4
May16° / 5111.10.915.94.9
Jun22° / 11°6511.8017.16.3
Jul24° / 14°7012.5016.66.6
Aug21° / 11°7012.2014.86.1
Sep15° / 5811.60.212.54.0
Oct / -1°5512.55.510.10.8
Nov-4° / -11°5212.1128.10.0
Dec-11° / -18°4611.914.76.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33268
43169
53169
63268
73268
83367
93367
103466
113466
123466
133466
143466
153565
163664
173664
183664
193664
203763
213763
223763
233763
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283961
293961
303961
314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kemerovo gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1398
2397
3397
4397
5386
6386
7375
8375
9364
10364
11354
12353
13353
14353
15353
16352
17352
18352
19352
20352
21362
22361
23361
24371
25371
26371
27381
28381
29391
30390
31390

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 98% 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
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19982
20982
21982
22973
23973
24964
25955
26955
27946
28937
29937
30928
31919

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
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2512light breeze
2612calm
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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 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 5:45 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 8:41 PM to 9:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:458:41
215.05:438:43
315.15:408:45
415.15:388:47
515.25:368:49
615.35:348:50
715.35:328:52
815.45:308:54
915.55:288:56
1015.55:268:58
1115.65:249:00
1215.75:229:02
1315.75:209:04
1415.85:189:06
1515.95:169:07
1615.95:149:09
1716.05:139:11
1816.05:119:13
1916.15:099:15
2016.15:079:16
2116.25:069:18
2216.35:049:20
2316.35:039:21
2416.45:019:23
2516.45:009:25
2616.54:599:26
2716.54:579:28
2816.64:569:29
2916.64:559:31
3016.64:539:32
3116.74:529:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
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215.7Bright
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245.8Bright
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 Kemerovo?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kemerovo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kemerovo in May

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

In May, Kemerovo sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kemerovo 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 Kemerovo peaks around July 12 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kemerovo?

Kemerovo sits at 55.4°N, 86.1°E, 114 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kedrovka, 19 km away.

Topography around Kemerovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kemerovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 149 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m.

The land around Kemerovo is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
666 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Kedrovka 19 km · Topki 32 km · Berëzovskiy 37 km · Promyshlennaya 57 km · Yashkino 71 km · Leninsk-Kuznetsky 78 km · Anzhero-Sudzhensk 80 km · Polysayevo 84 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 Kemerovo (55.3542°, 86.1043°, 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).