Leninsk-Kuznetsky weather in May

In May, Leninsk-Kuznetsky sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-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 20% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Leninsk-Kuznetsky's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leninsk-Kuznetsky's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
5:17 AM – 9:06 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Leninsk-Kuznetsky is city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Density
967/km²
people per km²
Founded
1763

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 Leninsk-Kuznetsky 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 8°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2143
3143
4143
5153
6154
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8154
9164
10165
11165
12165
13175
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28198
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31209

How May really feels in Leninsk-Kuznetsky

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Leninsk-Kuznetsky weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-13° / -20°288.410.97.60.0
Feb-9° / -18°206.58.49.30.0
Mar-1° / -11°257.67.611.50.0
Apr / -2°379.83.813.71.7
May17° / 4910.90.615.85.2
Jun23° / 12°6111.7016.96.4
Jul24° / 14°6812.5016.56.6
Aug22° / 11°6211.5014.76.4
Sep15° / 5310.90.212.54.4
Oct / -1°5111.8510.21.0
Nov-4° / -10°4912.212.18.20.0
Dec-10° / -17°4211.413.57.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43367
53466
63466
73466
83565
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113664
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Leninsk-Kuznetsky gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1387
2386
3386
4386
5375
6375
7364
8354
9353
10353
11342
12342
13342
14342
15342
16351
17351
18351
19351
20351
21361
22361
23361
24371
25370
26380
27380
28380
29390
30390
31390

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
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17991
18991
19991
20991
21982
22982
23973
24973
25964
26955
27946
28946
29937
30928
31919

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
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 4:56 AM, and sunset from 8:38 PM to 9:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:478:38
214.95:458:40
315.05:438:42
415.15:418:44
515.15:388:46
615.25:368:48
715.35:348:49
815.35:328:51
915.45:308:53
1015.45:288:55
1115.55:268:57
1215.65:258:59
1315.65:239:00
1415.75:219:02
1515.75:199:04
1615.85:179:06
1715.95:169:07
1815.95:149:09
1916.05:129:11
2016.05:119:13
2116.15:099:14
2216.15:089:16
2316.25:069:17
2416.25:059:19
2516.35:039:21
2616.35:029:22
2716.45:019:24
2816.45:009:25
2916.54:589:27
3016.54:579:28
3116.64:569:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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145.6Bright
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165.7Bright
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265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Leninsk-Kuznetsky?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Leninsk-Kuznetsky for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leninsk-Kuznetsky in May

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

In May, Leninsk-Kuznetsky sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Leninsk-Kuznetsky 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 Leninsk-Kuznetsky peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Leninsk-Kuznetsky 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 Leninsk-Kuznetsky is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1617 µg/m³Dec 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr18Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Leninsk-Kuznetsky?

Leninsk-Kuznetsky sits at 54.7°N, 86.2°E, 223 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Polysayevo, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Leninsk-Kuznetsky

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leninsk-Kuznetsky has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 233 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Leninsk-Kuznetsky is covered by trees (55%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), grassland (32%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), cropland (26%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
192 m
80 km
711 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Polysayevo 9.0 km · Belovo 27 km · Gur’yevsk 44 km · Promyshlennaya 45 km · Kemerovo 78 km · Topki 78 km · Kisilevsk 80 km · Kiselëvsk 81 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 Leninsk-Kuznetsky (54.6567°, 86.1737°, elevation 223 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).