L’govskiy weather in May

In May, L’govskiy sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 62 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 L’govskiy's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see L’govskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:54 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
59%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

L’govskiy is human settlement in Russia.

Density
618/km²
people per km²
Founded
1152

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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in L’govskiy reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2177
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How May really feels in L’govskiy

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.

L’govskiy weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°409.59.88.10.0
Feb-2° / -8°3698.19.60.0
Mar / -3°419.76.111.50.2
Apr13° / 459.20.913.63.5
May19° / 6210.6015.36.1
Jun23° / 13°6511.6016.36.6
Jul25° / 15°7112.2015.96.6
Aug24° / 14°507.9014.47.2
Sep18° / 518.3012.45.9
Oct11° / 529.3110.42.6
Nov / -2°417.93.88.60.1
Dec-2° / -6°399.47.77.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
55050
65050
74951
84951
94753
104753
114654
124654
134555
144456
154456
164456
174555
184555
194555
204555
214555
224555
234654
244654
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264654
274852
284852
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304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

L’govskiy gets around 62 mm of rain 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 rain averages around 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
431
531
631
731
831
932
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1533
1633
1733
1833
1934
2034
2134
2235
2335
2435
2536
2636
2736
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
59820
69730
79730
89640
99550
109460
119370
129280
139280
149190
1590100
1689110
1788120
1887130
1986140
2085150
2183161
2282171
2382171
2480182
2580182
2679192
2778193
2878193
2977203
3076204
3176204

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 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
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413light breeze
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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 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 5:20 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 8:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:207:52
214.65:187:54
314.75:167:56
414.75:147:57
514.85:127:59
614.85:108:01
714.95:098:02
815.05:078:04
915.05:058:06
1015.15:038:07
1115.15:028:09
1215.25:008:10
1315.24:588:12
1415.34:578:13
1515.34:558:15
1615.44:548:17
1715.44:528:18
1815.54:518:20
1915.54:498:21
2015.64:488:22
2115.64:478:24
2215.74:458:25
2315.74:448:27
2415.84:438:28
2515.84:428:29
2615.84:418:31
2715.94:398:32
2815.94:388:33
2916.04:378:35
3016.04:368:36
3116.04:368:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
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105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
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205.5Bright
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255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit L’govskiy?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit L’govskiy for sightseeing.

What to pack for L’govskiy in May

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

In May, L’govskiy sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in L’govskiy 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 L’govskiy peaks around June 23 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is L’govskiy?

L’govskiy sits at 51.6°N, 35.3°E, 158 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kurchatov, 28 km away.

Topography around L’govskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around L’govskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m.

The land around L’govskiy is covered by trees (40%), cropland (26%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (55%), trees (23%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
415 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kurchatov 28 km · Ryl’sk 42 km · Kursk 63 km · Zheleznogorsk 79 km · Kovpakivskyi 85 km · Bilopillia 86 km · Sumy 86 km · Zarichnyi 87 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 L’govskiy (51.6307°, 35.2775°, elevation 158 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).