Kirsanov weather in May

In May, Kirsanov sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 49 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kirsanov's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirsanov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:20 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
59%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Kirsanov is human settlement in Kirsanovsky District, Tambov Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,649/km²
people per km²
Founded
1702

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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kirsanov reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Kirsanov

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.

Kirsanov weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -11°4110.21180.0
Feb-5° / -11°338.28.59.50.0
Mar / -6°378.67.311.50.0
Apr12° / 418.41.413.63.3
May20° / 498.9015.56.4
Jun23° / 13°6111.1016.56.7
Jul26° / 15°5810.5016.16.8
Aug24° / 13°497.8014.57.2
Sep18° / 548.90.112.45.7
Oct10° / 519.71.310.32.2
Nov / -4°438.45.38.50.0
Dec-4° / -9°4210.210.27.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34753
44753
54951
64951
74852
84951
94951
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154753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kirsanov gets around 49 mm of rain over 8.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
127
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3133

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
39910
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109730
119730
129730
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159550
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209190
219091
2289101
2388111
2487121
2587121
2686131
2784142
2883152
2983152
3081163
3181163

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 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 4:47 AM to 4:01 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 8:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:477:26
214.74:457:27
314.84:437:29
414.84:417:31
514.94:397:32
614.94:377:34
715.04:357:36
815.14:347:38
915.14:327:39
1015.24:307:41
1115.24:287:43
1215.34:267:44
1315.44:257:46
1415.44:237:48
1515.54:217:49
1615.54:207:51
1715.64:187:52
1815.64:177:54
1915.74:157:55
2015.74:147:57
2115.84:127:59
2215.84:118:00
2315.94:108:01
2415.94:088:03
2516.04:078:04
2616.04:068:06
2716.04:058:07
2816.14:048:08
2916.14:038:10
3016.24:028:11
3116.24:018:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kirsanov?

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
3.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kirsanov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kirsanov in May

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

In May, Kirsanov sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kirsanov 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 Kirsanov peaks around June 22 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kirsanov?

Kirsanov sits at 52.7°N, 42.7°E, 147 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Rasskazovo, 57 km away.

Topography around Kirsanov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirsanov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 149 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m.

The land around Kirsanov is covered by grassland (34%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
169 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Rasskazovo 57 km · Uvarovo 81 km · Kotovsk 83 km · Rtishchevo 84 km · Tambov 88 km · Serdobsk 102 km · Kamenka 106 km · Morshansk 108 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 Kirsanov (52.6509°, 42.7348°, elevation 147 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).