Kirovgrad weather in May

In May, Kirovgrad sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kirovgrad's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirovgrad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
4:48 AM – 9:04 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Kirovgrad is human settlement in Kirovgrad Urban Okrug, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,268/km²
people per km²
Founded
1661

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 Kirovgrad reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 24°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)
1121
2132
3132
4132
5142
6143
7143
8143
9153
10153
11154
12154
13154
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15164
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22175
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28186
29187
30187
31187

How May really feels in Kirovgrad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kirovgrad 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-11° / -17°185.27.370.0
Feb-8° / -16°164.76.590.0
Mar-1° / -9°277.18.111.40.0
Apr / -2°398.34.113.91.3
May16° / 6011.11.216.24.6
Jun20° / 10°8613.60.117.65.7
Jul22° / 12°8912.90176.2
Aug19° / 10°8413.20155.4
Sep13° / 6011.40.412.53.4
Oct / -1°4510.15100.5
Nov-4° / -9°318.48.47.70.0
Dec-9° / -15°226.28.36.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23367
33367
43367
53466
63565
73565
83664
93664
103664
113664
123763
133763
143664
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kirovgrad gets around 60 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 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1328
2328
3327
4316
5316
6326
7325
8325
9335
10334
11344
12344
13354
14364
15364
16374
17374
18374
19384
20383
21383
22393
23393
24393
25392
26392
27392
28392
29402
30402
31411

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 (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
1410000
1510000
1610000
1710000
189910
199910
209910
219910
229910
239820
249820
259820
269730
279730
289640
299640
309550
319361

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 8:32 PM to 9:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:218:32
215.35:198:35
315.35:178:37
415.45:148:39
515.55:128:41
615.65:098:43
715.65:078:45
815.75:058:48
915.85:038:50
1015.95:008:52
1115.94:588:54
1216.04:568:56
1316.14:548:58
1416.14:529:00
1516.24:509:02
1616.34:489:04
1716.34:469:06
1816.44:449:08
1916.54:429:10
2016.54:409:12
2116.64:389:14
2216.74:379:16
2316.74:359:18
2416.84:339:20
2516.84:329:21
2616.94:309:23
2716.94:299:25
2817.04:279:26
2917.04:269:28
3017.14:249:30
3117.14:239:31

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 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 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
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kirovgrad?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kirovgrad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kirovgrad in May

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

In May, Kirovgrad sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kirovgrad 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 Kirovgrad peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Kirovgrad in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kirovgrad is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1917 µg/m³Dec 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb9Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kirovgrad?

Kirovgrad sits at 57.4°N, 60.1°E, 270 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nev’yansk, 11 km away.

Topography around Kirovgrad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirovgrad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 278 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 663 m.

The land around Kirovgrad is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
419 m
80 km
663 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Nev’yansk 11 km · Novoural’sk 20 km · Nizhny Tagil 55 km · Sredneuralsk 55 km · Pervouralsk 59 km · Verkhnyaya Pyshma 60 km · Talitsa 61 km · Revda 70 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 Kirovgrad (57.4313°, 60.0617°, elevation 270 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).