Kuvandyk weather in May

In May, Kuvandyk sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kuvandyk's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kuvandyk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
5:26 AM – 8:48 PM
Cloud cover
54%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Kuvandyk is human settlement in Kuvandyksky District, Orenburg Oblast, Russia.

Density
683/km²
people per km²
Founded
1915

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 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kuvandyk reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Kuvandyk

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.

Kuvandyk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -16°4510.1128.10.0
Feb-9° / -16°377.99.39.60.0
Mar-2° / -9°429.28.211.50.0
Apr11° / 397.42.113.52.8
May20° / 377.60.115.36.7
Jun25° / 13°326.9016.37.4
Jul27° / 15°417.6015.97.1
Aug26° / 13°296014.47.5
Sep19° / 316012.46.5
Oct10° / 448.2210.42.4
Nov-1° / -7°418.77.18.60.0
Dec-8° / -14°469.8117.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45149
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115149
125149
135149
145149
155248
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286040
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306139
316238

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kuvandyk gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1273
2262
3262
4262
5262
6261
7251
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11251
12251
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31240

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
910000
1010000
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199820
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219730
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249640
259640
269640
279451
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309361
319361

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 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 9:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:528:24
214.65:508:25
314.65:488:27
414.75:468:29
514.85:448:30
614.85:438:32
714.95:418:33
814.95:398:35
915.05:378:37
1015.05:368:38
1115.15:348:40
1215.25:328:41
1315.25:318:43
1415.35:298:45
1515.35:288:46
1615.45:268:48
1715.45:258:49
1815.55:238:51
1915.55:228:52
2015.65:208:54
2115.65:198:55
2215.65:188:56
2315.75:168:58
2415.75:158:59
2515.85:149:00
2615.85:139:02
2715.95:129:03
2815.95:119:04
2915.95:109:06
3016.05:099:07
3116.05:089:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kuvandyk?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kuvandyk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kuvandyk in May

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

In May, Kuvandyk sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Kuvandyk in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kuvandyk peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kuvandyk?

Kuvandyk sits at 51.5°N, 57.4°E, 218 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Mednogorsk, 18 km away.

Topography around Kuvandyk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuvandyk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 521 m.

The land around Kuvandyk is covered by grassland (36%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
235 m
16 km
350 m
80 km
521 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Mednogorsk 18 km · Novotroitsk 73 km · Gay 76 km · Saraktash 77 km · Orsk 83 km · Aktobe 134 km · Baymak 139 km · Khromtau 157 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 Kuvandyk (51.4848°, 57.3579°, elevation 218 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).