Kingisepp weather in May

In May, Kingisepp sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 16.6 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 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kingisepp's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kingisepp's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
4:42 AM – 9:22 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Kingisepp is city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,744/km²
people per km²
Founded
1384

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 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kingisepp reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3134
4144
5144
6144
7144
8145
9155
10155
11155
12155
13155
14155
15166
16166
17166
18166
19166
20166
21167
22177
23177
24177
25177
26177
27178
28178
29188
30188
31188

How May really feels in Kingisepp

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.

Kingisepp 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-3° / -7°4611.411.86.60.0
Feb-3° / -8°379.69.18.70.0
Mar / -5°389.26.811.30.0
Apr / 409.92.614.11.9
May16° / 529.30.116.64.9
Jun20° / 11°8312.4018.15.8
Jul22° / 13°7612.5017.56.3
Aug21° / 12°8713.7015.35.8
Sep15° / 6011.8012.64.3
Oct / 6212.51.89.81.4
Nov / -1°53125.57.30.0
Dec-1° / -5°5212.610.35.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34456
44456
54555
64555
74654
84753
94753
104852
114852
124951
134852
144852
154852
164753
174852
184753
194753
204753
214753
224753
234852
244852
254753
264852
274852
284852
294951
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kingisepp gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1292
2282
3292
4291
5291
6291
7291
8291
9291
10290
11290
12290
13290
14290
15300
16300
17310
18310
19320
20320
21320
22320
23320
24320
25310
26310
27310
28310
29310
30310
31310

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129820
139721
149721
159721
169631
179631
189631
199631
209631
219631
229631
239631
249532
259532
269442
279442
289442
299442
309442
319352

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 4:14 AM, and sunset from 8:46 PM to 9:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.55:198:46
215.55:168:49
315.65:148:51
415.75:118:54
515.85:098:56
615.95:068:58
716.05:039:01
816.05:019:03
916.14:599:05
1016.24:569:08
1116.34:549:10
1216.44:519:12
1316.44:499:15
1416.54:479:17
1516.64:449:19
1616.74:429:22
1716.74:409:24
1816.84:389:26
1916.94:369:28
2016.94:349:30
2117.04:319:32
2217.14:299:35
2317.24:289:37
2417.24:269:39
2517.34:249:41
2617.34:229:43
2717.44:209:45
2817.54:199:46
2917.54:179:48
3017.64:159:50
3117.64:149:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

0246151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.5Bright
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

Is May a good time to visit Kingisepp?

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
0.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kingisepp for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kingisepp in May

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

In May, Kingisepp sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kingisepp in May

The nearest coast averages about 7°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 50 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 0°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
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct11Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Kingisepp 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 Kingisepp peaks around July 12 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 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 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kingisepp?

Kingisepp sits at 59.4°N, 28.6°E, 33 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Narva, 24 km away.

Topography around Kingisepp

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kingisepp has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m.

The land around Kingisepp is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
193 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Narva 24 km · Slantsy 41 km · Sosnovyy Bor 64 km · Kohtla-Järve 76 km · Lomonosov 88 km · Petrodvorets 88 km · Gatchina 88 km · Peterhof 92 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 Kingisepp (59.3763°, 28.6141°, elevation 33 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).