Kulunda weather in May

In May, Kulunda sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 6.7 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Kulunda's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kulunda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:55 AM – 8:26 PM
Cloud cover
56%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Kulunda is village in Russia.

Founded
1917

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 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kulunda reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°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)
1174
2174
3174
4184
5185
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10196
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282310
292310
302310
312310

How May really feels in Kulunda

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.

Kulunda weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -20°134.55.780.0
Feb-10° / -19°113.94.89.50.0
Mar-1° / -11°1654.111.50.0
Apr12° / 215.61.213.63.5
May20° / 286.70.115.56.8
Jun25° / 13°438016.57.1
Jul26° / 15°5910.9016.16.6
Aug24° / 12°397.1014.57.4
Sep18° / 296.60.112.46.0
Oct / -0°246.31.810.32.2
Nov-2° / -9°226.55.48.50.0
Dec-9° / -17°186.17.57.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44456
54555
64654
74654
84753
94852
104852
114951
124951
135149
145149
155149
165050
175248
185248
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205248
215149
225248
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245248
255248
265248
275248
285347
295347
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kulunda gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1212
2212
3212
4211
5201
6201
7201
8201
9201
10210
11210
12210
13220
14220
15230
16230
17240
18240
19240
20240
21240
22240
23240
24240
25230
26230
27230
28230
29230
30230
31230

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
1410000
1510000
1610000
1710000
1810000
1910000
209910
219910
229910
239910
249910
259820
269820
279820
289820
299730
309730
319541

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 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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 5:22 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 8:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:228:00
214.75:208:02
314.85:188:04
414.85:178:06
514.95:158:07
614.95:138:09
715.05:118:11
815.15:098:12
915.15:078:14
1015.25:058:16
1115.25:048:17
1215.35:028:19
1315.35:008:21
1415.44:598:22
1515.54:578:24
1615.54:558:26
1715.64:548:27
1815.64:528:29
1915.74:518:30
2015.74:498:32
2115.84:488:33
2215.84:478:35
2315.84:458:36
2415.94:448:38
2515.94:438:39
2616.04:428:40
2716.04:408:42
2816.14:398:43
2916.14:388:44
3016.14:378:46
3116.24:368:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kulunda?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kulunda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kulunda in May

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

In May, Kulunda sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Kulunda in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kulunda peaks around May 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 22UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kulunda?

Kulunda sits at 52.6°N, 78.9°E, 132 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yarovoye, 47 km away.

Topography around Kulunda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kulunda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m.

The land around Kulunda is covered by grassland (40%), artificial surfaces (30%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
133 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Yarovoye 47 km · Slavgorod 52 km · Pavlodar 137 km · Karasuk 144 km · Aksu 149 km · Rubtsovsk 194 km · Kamen’-na-Obi 210 km · Kupino 228 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 Kulunda (52.5649°, 78.9391°, elevation 132 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).