Krasnoarmeysk weather in May

In May, Krasnoarmeysk sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 38 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 15.3 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 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Krasnoarmeysk's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Krasnoarmeysk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:14 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Krasnoarmeysk is town in Saratov Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,349/km²
people per km²
Founded
1765

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 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Krasnoarmeysk 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 28°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)
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How May really feels in Krasnoarmeysk

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.

Krasnoarmeysk 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-6° / -11°347.88.58.20.0
Feb-5° / -11°296.679.60.0
Mar / -6°327.25.311.50.0
Apr12° / 367.41.113.53.5
May21° / 10°387.5015.36.8
Jun25° / 15°468.2016.27.2
Jul28° / 17°396.9015.86.9
Aug26° / 16°275.7014.37.4
Sep20° / 10°446.6012.46.6
Oct11° / 367.70.610.43.0
Nov / -3°317.13.78.70.0
Dec-4° / -9°327.77.57.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35347
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95347
105248
115248
125248
135149
145149
155050
165050
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195149
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245248
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265347
275446
285446
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Krasnoarmeysk gets around 38 mm of rain over 7.5 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 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
524
624
724
825
925
1025
1126
1226
1326
1426
1526
1626
1726
1826
1925
2025
2125
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2924
3025
3125

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
59820
69820
79820
89820
99730
109730
119640
129640
139550
149550
159460
169460
179460
189370
199271
209181
219091
229091
2389101
2489101
2587112
2687112
2786122
2885132
2983143
3083143
3182153

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 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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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 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 4:40 AM to 3:57 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:407:09
214.54:387:11
314.64:367:12
414.74:347:14
514.74:327:15
614.84:317:17
714.84:297:19
814.94:277:20
914.94:257:22
1015.04:247:23
1115.04:227:25
1215.14:217:26
1315.24:197:28
1415.24:177:30
1515.34:167:31
1615.34:147:33
1715.44:137:34
1815.44:127:35
1915.44:107:37
2015.54:097:38
2115.54:087:40
2215.64:067:41
2315.64:057:42
2415.74:047:44
2515.74:037:45
2615.74:027:46
2715.84:017:48
2815.84:007:49
2915.93:597:50
3015.93:587:51
3115.93:577:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.5Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.6Bright
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235.9Bright
245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Krasnoarmeysk?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Krasnoarmeysk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Krasnoarmeysk in May

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

In May, Krasnoarmeysk 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 Krasnoarmeysk 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 Krasnoarmeysk peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Krasnoarmeysk?

Krasnoarmeysk sits at 51.0°N, 45.7°E, 202 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Privolzhskiy, 49 km away.

Topography around Krasnoarmeysk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Krasnoarmeysk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 225 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m.

The land around Krasnoarmeysk is covered by grassland (35%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
350 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Privolzhskiy 49 km · Engels 59 km · Saratov 61 km · Zhirnovsk 64 km · Kalininsk 100 km · Kotovo 100 km · Marks 106 km · Kamyshin 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 Krasnoarmeysk (51.0235°, 45.6966°, elevation 202 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).