Kushva weather in May

In May, Kushva sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of May to 17 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kushva's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kushva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
16 h 24 min
4:44 AM – 9:10 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Kushva is human settlement in Russia.

Density
681/km²
people per km²
Founded
1735

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 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kushva reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 24°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)
1121
2122
3122
4132
5132
6133
7143
8143
9143
10153
11154
12154
13154
14154
15164
16164
17165
18165
19165
20165
21165
22175
23176
24176
25176
26176
27176
28186
29187
30187
31187

How May really feels in Kushva

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kushva 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-11° / -17°2068.36.80.0
Feb-9° / -16°1656.78.90.0
Mar-1° / -9°287.48.811.40.0
Apr / -2°398.74.6141.2
May15° / 5710.6116.44.6
Jun20° / 10°9013.30.117.85.7
Jul22° / 12°9113.5017.26.1
Aug19° / 10°8913.4015.15.3
Sep13° / 6611.50.512.53.2
Oct / -1°4510.659.90.5
Nov-4° / -10°3288.57.50.0
Dec-10° / -15°226.68.76.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23367
33367
43367
53466
63565
73565
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
133565
143565
153664
163664
173565
183664
193664
203565
213565
223565
233664
243664
253763
263763
273763
283862
293862
303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kushva gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1307
2307
3296
4295
5295
6294
7294
8304
9303
10313
11323
12333
13343
14353
15363
16363
17373
18373
19373
20383
21383
22383
23383
24383
25383
26383
27382
28382
29392
30392
31392

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23982
24982
25982
26973
27973
28964
29964
30955
31955

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
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of May to 17 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 4:18 AM, and sunset from 8:37 PM to 9:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:198:37
215.45:178:39
315.55:148:42
415.55:128:44
515.65:098:46
615.75:078:48
715.85:048:51
815.85:028:53
915.95:008:55
1016.04:578:57
1116.14:559:00
1216.14:539:02
1316.24:519:04
1416.34:489:06
1516.44:469:08
1616.44:449:10
1716.54:429:12
1816.64:409:14
1916.64:389:17
2016.74:369:19
2116.84:349:21
2216.84:329:23
2316.94:319:24
2417.04:299:26
2517.04:279:28
2617.14:259:30
2717.14:249:32
2817.24:229:34
2917.24:219:35
3017.34:199:37
3117.34:189:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kushva

In seasonPeak

In May, Kushva sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kushva's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Kushva?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kushva for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kushva in May

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

In May, Kushva sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kushva 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 Kushva peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kushva?

Kushva sits at 58.3°N, 59.7°E, 255 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Krasnoural’sk, 19 km away.

Topography around Kushva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kushva has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m around an average of 243 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 807 m.

The land around Kushva is covered by trees (45%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
298 m
16 km
413 m
80 km
807 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Krasnoural’sk 19 km · Nizhnyaya Tura 38 km · Nizhny Tagil 43 km · Kachkanar 48 km · Verkhnyaya Salda 54 km · Nizhnyaya Salda 62 km · Nev’yansk 93 km · Kirovgrad 97 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 Kushva (58.2873°, 59.7475°, elevation 255 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).