Kurgan weather in May

In May, Kurgan sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Kurgan's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kurgan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:37 AM – 8:33 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Kurgan is city in eastern Russia.

Density
787/km²
people per km²
Founded
1679

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 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kurgan reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2164
3164
4165
5175
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10186
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How May really feels in Kurgan

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.

Kurgan 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-12° / -19°175.46.67.50.0
Feb-9° / -18°154.55.89.20.0
Mar-1° / -10°236.26.211.40.0
Apr10° / 286.8213.82.4
May19° / 438.30.315.96.2
Jun23° / 12°539.6017.16.8
Jul25° / 14°7811.2016.66.7
Aug22° / 12°5410.4014.86.5
Sep16° / 438.80.112.54.9
Oct / 368.63.110.11.4
Nov-3° / -9°276.86.380.0
Dec-10° / -16°236.67.86.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33961
43961
53961
63961
74060
84060
94060
104159
114159
124159
134159
144159
154258
164258
174357
184357
194357
204555
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224654
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284852
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305050
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kurgan gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1232
2232
3232
4232
5221
6221
7221
8231
9231
10231
11241
12241
13251
14261
15261
16271
17281
18282
19291
20291
21301
22301
23301
24311
25311
26311
27311
28311
29311
30311
31310

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21982
22982
23982
24982
25973
26973
27964
28964
29955
30955
31946

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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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 5:08 AM to 4:15 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 8:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:088:04
215.05:058:06
315.15:038:08
415.25:018:10
515.24:598:12
615.34:578:14
715.44:558:16
815.44:528:18
915.54:508:20
1015.64:488:22
1115.64:468:24
1215.74:448:25
1315.74:428:27
1415.84:418:29
1515.94:398:31
1615.94:378:33
1716.04:358:35
1816.14:338:36
1916.14:328:38
2016.24:308:40
2116.24:288:42
2216.34:278:43
2316.34:258:45
2416.44:248:47
2516.44:228:48
2616.54:218:50
2716.54:208:51
2816.64:188:53
2916.64:178:54
3016.74:168:56
3116.74:158:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.1Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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95.3Bright
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115.3Bright
125.4Bright
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155.4Bright
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305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kurgan?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kurgan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kurgan in May

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

In May, Kurgan sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kurgan 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 Kurgan peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 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 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Kurgan 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 Kurgan is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1917 µg/m³Dec 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun9Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep7Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kurgan?

Kurgan sits at 55.4°N, 65.3°E, 80 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kurtamysh, 83 km away.

Topography around Kurgan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kurgan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m.

The land around Kurgan is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), trees (30%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
128 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kurtamysh 83 km · Shadrinsk 128 km · Shumikha 132 km · Zavodoukovsk 139 km · Yalutorovsk 146 km · Borovskiy 179 km · Tyumen 190 km · Kataysk 196 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 Kurgan (55.449°, 65.3434°, elevation 80 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. 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).