Kuybyshev weather in May

In May, Kuybyshev sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Kuybyshev's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kuybyshev's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:45 AM – 8:41 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Kuybyshev is town in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
537/km²
people per km²
Founded
1722

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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kuybyshev 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 26°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)
1143
2143
3143
4143
5154
6154
7154
8164
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10165
11165
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How May really feels in Kuybyshev

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.

Kuybyshev 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-13° / -21°196.17.77.50.0
Feb-10° / -19°144.86.29.20.0
Mar-2° / -12°206.26.111.40.0
Apr / -1°287.32.613.81.8
May17° / 378.10.715.95.6
Jun22° / 12°6010.9017.16.5
Jul24° / 14°7311.2016.66.8
Aug21° / 11°5810014.86.5
Sep15° / 398.80.312.54.3
Oct / -1°368.74.110.10.9
Nov-4° / -11°348.78.580.0
Dec-11° / -18°278.210.26.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43565
53664
63763
73763
83961
93961
103961
113961
124060
134159
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kuybyshev gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1294
2284
3284
4274
5264
6263
7253
8253
9253
10253
11253
12253
13253
14263
15263
16263
17273
18273
19283
20283
21283
22292
23292
24292
25302
26301
27301
28311
29311
30311
31320

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
169910
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249820
259820
269820
279730
289730
299640
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319451

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light 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 5:16 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 9:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:168:12
215.05:138:14
315.15:118:16
415.25:098:18
515.25:078:20
615.35:058:22
715.45:038:24
815.45:018:26
915.54:588:28
1015.64:568:30
1115.64:548:32
1215.74:538:34
1315.74:518:35
1415.84:498:37
1515.94:478:39
1615.94:458:41
1716.04:438:43
1816.04:428:45
1916.14:408:46
2016.24:388:48
2116.24:378:50
2216.34:358:51
2316.34:338:53
2416.44:328:55
2516.44:318:56
2616.54:298:58
2716.54:288:59
2816.64:269:01
2916.64:259:02
3016.74:249:04
3116.74:239:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.6Bright
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145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kuybyshev?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kuybyshev for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kuybyshev in May

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

In May, Kuybyshev sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kuybyshev 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 Kuybyshev peaks around June 20 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 20UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Kuybyshev 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 Kuybyshev is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.0× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodApr 1719 µg/m³Dec 193 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb6Good
Mar9Good
Apr20Moderate
May12Good
Jun9Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug8Good
Sep6Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kuybyshev?

Kuybyshev sits at 55.4°N, 78.3°E, 115 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Barabinsk, 11 km away.

Topography around Kuybyshev

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuybyshev has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 112 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m.

The land around Kuybyshev is covered by grassland (35%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
67 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Barabinsk 11 km · Kupino 137 km · Tatarsk 150 km · Karasuk 191 km · Kalachinsk 241 km · Kochenëvo 251 km · Kamen’-na-Obi 268 km · Slavgorod 273 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 Kuybyshev (55.4478°, 78.3191°, elevation 115 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).