Kol’chugino weather in May

In May, Kol’chugino sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kol’chugino's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kol’chugino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:17 AM – 8:21 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Kol’chugino is human settlement in Kolchuginsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,836/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kol’chugino reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3165
4165
5166
6166
7176
8176
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10177
11177
12177
13177
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How May really feels in Kol’chugino

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.

Kol’chugino 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-5° / -11°3710.511.87.30.0
Feb-4° / -11°318.39.59.10.0
Mar / -6°327.87.311.40.0
Apr10° / 419.62.413.92.3
May18° / 5711.30.2165.4
Jun21° / 11°7612.2017.36.0
Jul23° / 14°7812.8016.86.4
Aug21° / 12°6811.6014.96.2
Sep16° / 57100.112.54.6
Oct / 59112.610.11.3
Nov / -4°449.46.77.90.0
Dec-4° / -8°4110.410.56.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44159
54159
64159
74060
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
133961
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314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kol’chugino gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 36% 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
2312
3311
4311
5321
6321
7331
8331
9341
10341
11351
12351
13361
14361
15371
16371
17381
18381
19380
20390
21390
22390
23390
24390
25390
26390
27390
28390
29390
30390
31390

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 (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69820
79820
89730
99730
109640
119640
129550
139550
149460
159460
169370
179370
189280
199280
209091
2189101
2289101
2389101
2488111
2588111
2688111
2787112
2887112
2986122
3086122
3186122

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 54 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 4:48 AM to 3:53 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 8:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:487:51
215.14:467:53
315.24:447:55
415.34:417:57
515.34:397:59
615.44:378:01
715.54:358:03
815.54:338:05
915.64:318:07
1015.74:288:09
1115.74:268:11
1215.84:248:13
1315.94:228:15
1415.94:208:17
1516.04:188:19
1616.14:178:21
1716.14:158:23
1816.24:138:25
1916.34:118:27
2016.34:098:28
2116.44:088:30
2216.44:068:32
2316.54:048:34
2416.54:038:35
2516.64:018:37
2616.64:008:39
2716.73:588:40
2816.73:578:42
2916.83:568:43
3016.83:548:45
3116.93:538:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
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 Kol’chugino?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kol’chugino for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kol’chugino in May

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

In May, Kol’chugino sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kol’chugino 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 Kol’chugino peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 12UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Kol’chugino 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 Kol’chugino is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1317 µg/m³Jan 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kol’chugino?

Kol’chugino sits at 56.3°N, 39.4°E, 153 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yur’yev-Pol’skiy, 29 km away.

Topography around Kol’chugino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kol’chugino has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 173 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m.

The land around Kol’chugino is covered by trees (41%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
204 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Yur’yev-Pol’skiy 29 km · Kirzhach 36 km · Karabanovo 42 km · Aleksandrov 42 km · Petushki 42 km · Pokrov 45 km · Lakinsk 48 km · Strunino 49 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 Kol’chugino (56.3045°, 39.3766°, elevation 153 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).