Kizlyar weather in May

In May, Kizlyar sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 47 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 27°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 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kizlyar's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kizlyar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:33 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Kizlyar is city in Dagestan, Russia.

Density
1,685/km²
people per km²
Founded
1735

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 21°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kizlyar reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Kizlyar

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.

Kizlyar weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°205.33.59.10.0
Feb / -2°194.5310.20.3
Mar11° / 236.11.211.62.7
Apr17° / 336.8013.25.7
May24° / 13°479014.56.9
Jun30° / 18°406.6015.25.7
Jul33° / 21°416.5014.94.3
Aug32° / 21°366.1013.84.8
Sep26° / 16°396.8012.37.2
Oct19° / 10°295.70.110.86.5
Nov11° / 234.90.89.52.8
Dec / 194.82.78.80.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44555
54555
64555
74555
84555
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104555
114654
124753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kizlyar gets around 47 mm of rain over 9 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
227
328
429
529
629
730
830
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1429
1529
1629
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2328
2428
2528
2628
2728
2828
2928
3028
3128

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29640
39550
49460
59370
69280
79190
889110
988120
1085141
1183161
1282171
1380191
1479201
1577212
1675232
1773243
1872253
1969274
2068284
2166295
2263316
2362326
2460337
2558348
2657358
2755369
2854379
29523810
30503911
31484011

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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914light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:53 AM to 4:21 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:536:48
214.04:516:49
314.04:506:50
414.14:486:52
514.14:476:53
614.14:466:54
714.24:446:55
814.24:436:56
914.34:426:57
1014.34:406:59
1114.34:397:00
1214.44:387:01
1314.44:377:02
1414.54:367:03
1514.54:357:04
1614.54:337:05
1714.64:327:07
1814.64:317:08
1914.64:307:09
2014.74:297:10
2114.74:287:11
2214.74:277:12
2314.84:277:13
2414.84:267:14
2514.84:257:15
2614.94:247:16
2714.94:237:17
2814.94:237:18
2914.94:227:19
3015.04:217:20
3115.04:217:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kizlyar?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kizlyar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kizlyar in May

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

In May, Kizlyar sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kizlyar in May

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 60 km away) is warmest in July at about 26°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 26 to Sep 21 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr11Bracing
May18Cool
Jun24Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep21Refreshing
Oct16Cool
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Kizlyar in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kizlyar peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kizlyar 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 Kizlyar is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2022 µg/m³Dec 2112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kizlyar?

Kizlyar sits at 43.8°N, 46.7°E, 1 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Khasavyurt, 67 km away.

Topography around Kizlyar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kizlyar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of -7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 827 m.

The land around Kizlyar is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
42 m
80 km
827 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Khasavyurt 67 km · Kizilyurt 73 km · Gudermes 74 km · Kurchaloy 87 km · Tsotsin-Yurt 88 km · Argun 92 km · Avtury 95 km · Shali 101 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 Kizlyar (43.8469°, 46.7098°, elevation 1 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. 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).