Kotovsk weather in May

In May, Kotovsk sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 54 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kotovsk's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kotovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:25 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Kotovsk is town in Russia.

Density
1,912/km²
people per km²
Founded
1914

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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kotovsk reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Kotovsk

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.

Kotovsk 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-5° / -10°4210.210.980.0
Feb-4° / -10°368.48.69.50.0
Mar / -5°3897.511.50.0
Apr13° / 428.81.213.63.4
May20° / 549.2015.56.4
Jun24° / 13°6711.5016.56.7
Jul26° / 15°5710.6016.16.7
Aug25° / 14°437.5014.57.3
Sep18° / 559.10.112.45.8
Oct10° / 529.61.310.32.3
Nov / -3°438.64.98.50.0
Dec-3° / -8°4310.29.97.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34753
44753
54753
64654
74654
84654
94654
104654
114555
124555
134555
144555
154456
164456
174555
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204555
214456
224654
234654
244753
254753
264852
275050
285050
295149
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kotovsk gets around 54 mm of rain over 9.2 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
527
627
727
828
928
1029
1129
1230
1330
1431
1531
1631
1732
1832
1932
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2132
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3034
3134

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 (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
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79820
89820
99820
109730
119730
129640
139550
149550
159460
169370
179370
189280
199280
209190
2189101
2289101
2388111
2487121
2587121
2686131
2784142
2884142
2983152
3083152
3181163

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 4:06 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 8:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:527:30
214.74:507:32
314.84:487:34
414.84:467:35
514.94:447:37
614.94:427:39
715.04:407:41
815.14:397:42
915.14:377:44
1015.24:357:46
1115.24:337:47
1215.34:327:49
1315.34:307:51
1415.44:287:52
1515.54:277:54
1615.54:257:55
1715.64:237:57
1815.64:227:59
1915.74:208:00
2015.74:198:02
2115.84:188:03
2215.84:168:05
2315.94:158:06
2415.94:148:08
2515.94:128:09
2616.04:118:10
2716.04:108:12
2816.14:098:13
2916.14:088:14
3016.14:078:16
3116.24:068:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kotovsk?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kotovsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kotovsk in May

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

In May, Kotovsk sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kotovsk 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 Kotovsk peaks around June 21 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kotovsk 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 Kotovsk is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodMar 1915 µg/m³Dec 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May7Good
Jun9Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kotovsk?

Kotovsk sits at 52.6°N, 41.5°E, 136 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Tambov, 17 km away.

Topography around Kotovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kotovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m.

The land around Kotovsk is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
132 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Tambov 17 km · Rasskazovo 27 km · Michurinsk 77 km · Zherdevka 82 km · Kirsanov 83 km · Uvarovo 85 km · Morshansk 97 km · Gryazi 106 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 Kotovsk (52.5905°, 41.5025°, elevation 136 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).