Kungur weather in May

In May, Kungur sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kungur's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kungur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
5:00 AM – 9:16 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Kungur is city in Perm krai, Russia.

Density
966/km²
people per km²
Founded
1663

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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kungur reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 25°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)
1133
2143
3143
4143
5154
6154
7154
8164
9164
10165
11165
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31198

How May really feels in Kungur

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kungur 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-10° / -16°329.712.770.0
Feb-8° / -15°267.910.290.0
Mar-1° / -8°3499.911.40.0
Apr / -1°388.73.713.91.6
May17° / 5310.50.416.25.2
Jun21° / 11°7612.8017.65.9
Jul23° / 13°7011.60176.6
Aug20° / 11°7412.10155.9
Sep14° / 5811.30.212.53.8
Oct / 5812.23.7100.7
Nov-3° / -8°4511.210.77.70.0
Dec-9° / -14°3710.112.46.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33763
43961
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
114159
124159
134060
144060
154060
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kungur gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1304
2294
3293
4293
5292
6302
7302
8302
9311
10311
11321
12321
13331
14331
15331
16341
17341
18351
19351
20361
21361
22361
23371
24371
25371
26371
27371
28381
29381
30391
31390

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 98% 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
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149910
159910
169910
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189820
199820
209820
219820
229730
239730
249730
259640
269541
279451
289451
299361
309271
319271

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 4:35 AM, and sunset from 8:45 PM to 9:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:348:45
215.35:318:47
315.35:298:49
415.45:278:51
515.55:248:53
615.65:228:56
715.65:208:58
815.75:179:00
915.85:159:02
1015.95:139:04
1115.95:119:06
1216.05:099:08
1316.15:069:10
1416.15:049:12
1516.25:029:14
1616.35:009:16
1716.34:589:18
1816.44:569:20
1916.54:549:22
2016.54:539:24
2116.64:519:26
2216.74:499:28
2316.74:479:30
2416.84:469:32
2516.84:449:34
2616.94:439:35
2716.94:419:37
2817.04:409:39
2917.04:389:40
3017.14:379:42
3117.14:359:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kungur?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kungur for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kungur in May

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

In May, Kungur sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kungur 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 Kungur peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 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 19UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kungur?

Kungur sits at 57.4°N, 57.0°E, 179 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Perm, 79 km away.

Topography around Kungur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kungur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 370 m.

The land around Kungur is covered by trees (41%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
186 m
80 km
370 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Perm 79 km · Lys’va 92 km · Osa 92 km · Krasnoufimsk 101 km · Krasnokamsk 103 km · Chusovoy 109 km · Nytva 113 km · Chernushka 115 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 Kungur (57.4143°, 56.9716°, elevation 179 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).