Krymsk weather in May

In May, Krymsk sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 55 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Krymsk's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Krymsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:05 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
52%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Krymsk is town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

Density
1,224/km²
people per km²
Founded
1862

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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Krymsk reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Krymsk

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.

Krymsk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°5410.13.490.0
Feb / -2°428.22.410.10.4
Mar10° / 5310.71.811.62.2
Apr16° / 468.50.113.25.2
May22° / 12°5510014.66.8
Jun27° / 16°6110015.36.8
Jul30° / 19°427.3015.15.8
Aug30° / 18°346.3013.95.9
Sep25° / 14°396.6012.37.7
Oct18° / 467.9010.76.0
Nov10° / 497.80.89.42.6
Dec / -1°579.82.38.70.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
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75347
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95446
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135545
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Krymsk gets around 55 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
227
327
428
529
630
730
831
931
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1532
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3136

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
196400
295500
395500
494600
593700
690910
7891010
8871210
9861310
10841510
11811720
12791920
13762130
14732340
15712450
16682660
17662770
18632980
19613090
205831101
215533111
225334121
235135131
244935142
254736152
264636162
274436173
284336183
294237183
304137194
313937194

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 7:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:257:25
214.05:247:26
314.15:227:28
414.15:217:29
514.25:197:30
614.25:187:31
714.35:177:33
814.35:157:34
914.45:147:35
1014.45:137:36
1114.45:117:37
1214.55:107:39
1314.55:097:40
1414.65:087:41
1514.65:067:42
1614.65:057:43
1714.75:047:44
1814.75:037:46
1914.75:027:47
2014.85:017:48
2114.85:007:49
2214.94:597:50
2314.94:587:51
2414.94:577:52
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2615.04:557:54
2715.04:557:55
2815.04:547:56
2915.14:537:57
3015.14:537:58
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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246.2Intense
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266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Krymsk?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Krymsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Krymsk in May

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

In May, Krymsk sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Krymsk in May

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 35 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 10 to Oct 11 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr11Bracing
May16Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Krymsk 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 Krymsk peaks around July 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 19UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7High
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Krymsk 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 Krymsk is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun12Good
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Krymsk?

Krymsk sits at 44.9°N, 38.0°E, 31 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Abinsk, 15 km away.

Topography around Krymsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Krymsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 352 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 917 m.

The land around Krymsk is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), water (28%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
352 m
80 km
917 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Abinsk 15 km · Akhtyrskiy 26 km · Novorossiysk 28 km · Kholmskiy 32 km · Slavyansk-na-Kubani 38 km · Gelendzhik 39 km · Il’skiy 46 km · Krasnoarmeyskaya 52 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 Krymsk (44.9263°, 37.9903°, elevation 31 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. 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).