Kotovo weather in May

In May, Kotovo sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 40 mm of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kotovo's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kotovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:21 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Kotovo is human settlement in Kotovsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,499/km²
people per km²
Founded
1710

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 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kotovo reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2197
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4198
5198
6208
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How May really feels in Kotovo

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.

Kotovo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -10°368.99.28.30.0
Feb-4° / -11°297.27.19.70.0
Mar / -5°3585.311.50.1
Apr14° / 397.40.813.54.1
May21° / 10°407.6015.26.9
Jun26° / 15°417.5016.17.1
Jul29° / 17°397.1015.76.4
Aug28° / 16°245.1014.37.1
Sep21° / 395.8012.47.0
Oct12° / 367.80.510.53.3
Nov / -3°3073.58.80.1
Dec-3° / -8°358.17.77.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54753
64753
74654
84654
94654
104654
114654
124753
134753
144753
154753
164753
174852
184852
194951
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235050
244951
254951
264951
274951
284951
295149
305050
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kotovo gets around 40 mm of rain over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
524
624
724
825
925
1026
1126
1226
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1826
1926
2026
2125
2225
2325
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2923
3023
3123

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109820
119820
129820
139730
149730
159640
169640
179640
189550
199550
209460
219361
229361
239271
249181
259181
269091
279091
2888102
2988102
3087112
3186122

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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:45 AM to 4:03 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:457:11
214.54:437:12
314.54:427:14
414.64:407:15
514.64:387:17
614.74:367:18
714.84:357:20
814.84:337:22
914.94:317:23
1014.94:307:25
1115.04:287:26
1215.04:277:28
1315.14:257:29
1415.14:237:31
1515.24:227:32
1615.24:217:33
1715.34:197:35
1815.34:187:36
1915.44:167:38
2015.44:157:39
2115.44:147:40
2215.54:137:42
2315.54:127:43
2415.64:107:44
2515.64:097:46
2615.64:087:47
2715.74:077:48
2815.74:067:49
2915.84:057:51
3015.84:047:52
3115.84:037:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kotovo?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kotovo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kotovo in May

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

In May, Kotovo sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Kotovo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kotovo peaks around July 14 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kotovo 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 Kotovo is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Jun 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr11Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug7Good
Sep7Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kotovo?

Kotovo sits at 50.3°N, 44.8°E, 126 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kamyshin, 50 km away.

Topography around Kotovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kotovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m.

The land around Kotovo is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
347 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Kamyshin 50 km · Nikolayevsk 56 km · Zhirnovsk 74 km · Krasnoarmeysk 100 km · Frolovo 103 km · Yelan’ 103 km · Mikhaylovka 116 km · Kalininsk 134 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 Kotovo (50.3157°, 44.81°, elevation 126 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).