Kommunar weather in May

In May, Kommunar sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 16.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kommunar's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kommunar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
4:33 AM – 9:16 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Kommunar is town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1840

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 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kommunar reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1133
2143
3143
4143
5143
6144
7154
8154
9154
10154
11154
12155
13165
14165
15165
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22176
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25187
26187
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28187
29187
30188
31188

How May really feels in Kommunar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kommunar 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°3610.110.76.50.0
Feb-3° / -9°298.18.58.70.0
Mar / -5°358.97.111.30.0
Apr10° / 429.93.114.12.1
May16° / 5810.70.216.74.9
Jun20° / 10°8113018.25.7
Jul23° / 13°8012.9017.66.2
Aug21° / 11°8012.6015.35.9
Sep15° / 5110.7012.64.3
Oct / 5512.21.59.81.2
Nov / -2°5010.86.17.30.0
Dec-2° / -6°4311.410.55.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
43961
53961
63961
73961
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
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144060
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304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kommunar gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1302
2302
3312
4312
5321
6321
7321
8331
9331
10331
11331
12341
13341
14341
15351
16351
17351
18361
19361
20361
21371
22371
23370
24370
25360
26360
27360
28360
29360
30360
31350

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 97% 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
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139820
149820
159820
169820
179631
189631
199631
209631
219541
229541
239541
249442
259442
269442
279442
289442
299442
309253
319253

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
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 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:11 AM to 4:05 AM, and sunset from 8:40 PM to 9:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.55:118:40
215.65:088:43
315.75:068:45
415.75:038:48
515.85:008:50
615.94:588:52
716.04:558:55
816.14:538:57
916.24:509:00
1016.24:489:02
1116.34:459:04
1216.44:439:07
1316.54:409:09
1416.64:389:11
1516.64:369:14
1616.74:339:16
1716.84:319:18
1816.94:299:20
1916.94:279:23
2017.04:259:25
2117.14:239:27
2217.14:219:29
2317.24:199:31
2417.34:179:33
2517.34:159:35
2617.44:139:37
2717.54:119:39
2817.54:109:41
2917.64:089:43
3017.64:069:45
3117.74:059:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
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145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kommunar?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kommunar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kommunar in May

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

In May, Kommunar sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kommunar in May

The nearest coast averages about 8°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 39 km away) is warmest in July at about 17°C and coldest in February near -0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan0Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec2Bracing

UV index in Kommunar 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 Kommunar peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kommunar?

Kommunar sits at 59.6°N, 30.4°E, 64 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Pavlovsk, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Kommunar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kommunar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m.

The land around Kommunar is covered by cropland (50%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
163 m
80 km
210 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Pavlovsk 7.0 km · Pushkin 10 km · Gatchina 16 km · Kolpino 18 km · Shushary 21 km · Krasnoye Selo 21 km · Metallostroy 22 km · Gorelovo 22 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 Kommunar (59.6206°, 30.39°, elevation 64 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).