Kulebaki weather in May

In May, Kulebaki sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kulebaki's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kulebaki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:08 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
60%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Kulebaki is human settlement in Kulebaksky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,687/km²
people per km²
Founded
1677

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 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kulebaki reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2176
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How May really feels in Kulebaki

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.

Kulebaki 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-6° / -11°3710.611.87.50.0
Feb-4° / -11°338.69.99.20.0
Mar / -6°328.57.411.40.0
Apr11° / 429.62.213.82.8
May19° / 469.70.215.96.0
Jun22° / 12°6912017.16.3
Jul25° / 15°6911016.66.7
Aug23° / 13°6410.4014.86.7
Sep16° / 559.5012.55.0
Oct / 6111.32.110.11.5
Nov / -4°439.46.38.10.0
Dec-4° / -9°431111.56.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34456
44456
54555
64555
74654
84555
94555
104555
114555
124456
134456
144456
154456
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kulebaki gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
630
730
830
931
1031
1131
1231
1331
1432
1532
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
2333
2433
2534
2634
2735
2835
2936
3036
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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
59910
69910
79910
89820
99820
109730
119730
129640
139640
149550
159550
169460
179370
189280
199190
2090100
2190100
2289110
2387121
2487121
2586131
2685132
2784142
2884142
2984142
3083143
3183143

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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412calm
512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:39 AM to 3:46 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 8:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:397:35
215.04:377:37
315.14:347:39
415.14:327:41
515.24:307:43
615.34:287:45
715.44:267:47
815.44:247:49
915.54:227:51
1015.54:207:53
1115.64:187:55
1215.74:167:57
1315.74:147:58
1415.84:128:00
1515.94:108:02
1615.94:088:04
1716.04:078:06
1816.04:058:07
1916.14:038:09
2016.24:018:11
2116.24:008:13
2216.33:588:14
2316.33:578:16
2416.43:558:18
2516.43:548:19
2616.53:528:21
2716.53:518:22
2816.63:508:24
2916.63:498:25
3016.73:478:27
3116.73:468:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.3Bright
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275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kulebaki?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kulebaki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kulebaki in May

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

In May, Kulebaki sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kulebaki 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 Kulebaki peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kulebaki?

Kulebaki sits at 55.4°N, 42.5°E, 107 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vyksa, 25 km away.

Topography around Kulebaki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kulebaki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 110 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m.

The land around Kulebaki is covered by trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Vyksa 25 km · Murom 36 km · Melenki 58 km · Pavlovo 71 km · Sarov 72 km · Arzamas 82 km · Kasimov 89 km · Vyazniki 95 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 Kulebaki (55.4133°, 42.5325°, elevation 107 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).