Kondopoga weather in May

In May, Kondopoga sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 17.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of May to 18 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kondopoga's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kondopoga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
17 h 18 min
3:59 AM – 9:19 PM
Cloud cover
67%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Kondopoga is human settlement in Republic of Karelia, Russia.

Density
3,124/km²
people per km²
Founded
1563

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 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kondopoga reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2111
3111
4112
5122
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8122
9133
10133
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31177

How May really feels in Kondopoga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 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
10
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kondopoga weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -12°339.3115.70.0
Feb-6° / -12°277.89.28.30.0
Mar-0° / -8°328.5911.30.0
Apr / -2°358.94.314.40.8
May14° / 5310.50.817.33.9
Jun19° / 10°7312.4019.25.6
Jul21° / 13°8513.4018.45.9
Aug19° / 11°8712.7015.75.5
Sep13° / 5811.6012.63.4
Oct / 5511.32.69.50.6
Nov-0° / -4°4810.97.76.60.0
Dec-4° / -8°4010.711.44.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83565
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103466
113466
123367
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kondopoga gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 40% 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 (%)
1285
2285
3294
4294
5294
6294
7293
8293
9303
10303
11303
12313
13313
14323
15323
16333
17343
18343
19353
20363
21373
22373
23382
24382
25392
26392
27401
28401
29401
30401
31401

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29964
30964
31964

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
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1211calm
1311calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of May to 18 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 156 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:43 AM to 3:24 AM, and sunset from 8:38 PM to 9:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:438:38
216.04:408:40
316.14:368:43
416.24:338:46
516.34:308:49
616.44:278:52
716.54:248:54
816.64:228:57
916.74:199:00
1016.84:169:03
1116.94:139:06
1217.04:109:08
1317.14:079:11
1417.24:059:14
1517.24:029:17
1617.33:599:19
1717.43:569:22
1817.53:549:25
1917.63:519:27
2017.73:499:30
2117.83:469:32
2217.93:449:35
2317.93:419:38
2418.03:399:40
2518.13:379:42
2618.23:359:45
2718.23:329:47
2818.33:309:50
2918.43:289:52
3018.53:269:54
3118.53:249:56

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kondopoga?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kondopoga.

What to pack for Kondopoga in May

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

In May, Kondopoga sees daytime highs around 14°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 Kondopoga 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 Kondopoga peaks around July 11 at about 5 (moderate) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 11UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kondopoga?

Kondopoga sits at 62.2°N, 34.3°E, 59 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Petrozavodsk, 47 km away.

Topography around Kondopoga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kondopoga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m.

The land around Kondopoga is covered by trees (52%) and water (29%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
196 m
80 km
294 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Petrozavodsk 47 km · Medvezh’yegorsk 80 km · Podporozh’ye 144 km · Lodeynoye Pole 169 km · Segezha 171 km · Sortavala 194 km · Kontiolahti 235 km · Joensuu 236 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 Kondopoga (62.2041°, 34.2693°, elevation 59 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).