Kirov weather in May

In May, Kirov sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Kirov's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:48 AM – 8:31 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Kirov is town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,123/km²
people per km²
Founded
1744

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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kirov reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3166
4176
5176
6177
7177
8177
9177
10177
11187
12188
13188
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262010
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312010

How May really feels in Kirov

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.

Kirov 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-4° / -8°381010.87.70.0
Feb-3° / -8°349.39.59.40.0
Mar / -4°379.27.111.50.0
Apr11° / 419.21.413.72.8
May18° / 6711.80.215.75.6
Jun21° / 12°7412016.86.1
Jul23° / 14°8813.9016.36.3
Aug22° / 12°7111.1014.66.5
Sep16° / 589.2012.55.0
Oct / 6010.61.210.21.8
Nov / -2°469.44.98.30.0
Dec-2° / -7°4310.19.77.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44456
54456
64456
74357
84357
94258
104357
114357
124357
134258
144357
154357
164357
174357
184357
194357
204357
214357
224357
234456
244456
254456
264456
274555
284555
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kirov gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1312
2322
3322
4332
5331
6341
7351
8351
9361
10361
11371
12371
13370
14380
15380
16390
17390
18390
19390
20390
21390
22390
23390
24390
25390
26390
27390
28390
29380
30380
31380

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
59820
69820
79730
89730
99640
109550
119460
129460
139370
149280
159190
1690100
1789110
1888120
1987130
2086140
2186140
2284151
2383161
2483161
2583161
2681172
2781172
2881172
2982162
3081163
3181163

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
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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3112light 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 5:16 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 8:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:168:04
214.95:148:06
314.95:128:07
415.05:108:09
515.15:088:11
615.15:068:13
715.25:048:15
815.25:028:17
915.35:008:18
1015.44:588:20
1115.44:568:22
1215.54:558:24
1315.54:538:25
1415.64:518:27
1515.74:498:29
1615.74:488:31
1715.84:468:32
1815.84:448:34
1915.94:438:36
2015.94:418:37
2116.04:408:39
2216.04:388:40
2316.14:378:42
2416.14:358:44
2516.24:348:45
2616.24:338:47
2716.34:318:48
2816.34:308:49
2916.44:298:51
3016.44:288:52
3116.44:278:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kirov?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kirov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kirov in May

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

In May, Kirov sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kirov 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 Kirov peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 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 14UV 6Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kirov?

Kirov sits at 54.1°N, 34.3°E, 213 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lyudinovo, 25 km away.

Topography around Kirov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 206 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Kirov is covered by trees (61%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
184 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Lyudinovo 25 km · Dyat’kovo 52 km · Desnogorsk 67 km · Sukhinichi 68 km · Zhukovka 70 km · Sel’tso 79 km · Bryansk 89 km · Roslavl’ 95 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 Kirov (54.0689°, 34.2989°, elevation 213 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).