Livny weather in May

In May, Livny sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Livny's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Livny's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:41 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
59%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Livny is town and administrative center of Livensky District of Oryol Oblast in central Russia.

Density
1,457/km²
people per km²
Founded
1586

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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Livny reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°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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How May really feels in Livny

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.

Livny 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-4° / -9°419.69.980.0
Feb-3° / -9°378.78.59.50.0
Mar / -5°368.96.611.50.1
Apr12° / 449.71.313.63.3
May19° / 5511.10.115.46.1
Jun23° / 13°6211.4016.56.6
Jul25° / 15°6912.4016.16.5
Aug24° / 13°518.1014.57.2
Sep18° / 548.8012.45.7
Oct10° / 549.51.210.32.3
Nov / -3°398.14.68.50.0
Dec-3° / -7°419.58.77.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24753
34753
44753
54753
64852
74753
84753
94753
104753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Livny gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
130
231
331
432
532
633
734
834
935
1036
1136
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1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
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2136
2236
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2835
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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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
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79730
89730
99640
109640
119550
129460
139460
149370
159280
169190
179190
1890100
1989110
2088120
2186131
2285141
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2484151
2584151
2682162
2782162
2882162
2982162
3082162
3181163

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 4:22 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 8:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:087:45
214.75:067:47
314.75:047:49
414.85:027:51
514.95:007:52
614.94:597:54
715.04:577:56
815.04:557:57
915.14:537:59
1015.24:518:01
1115.24:508:02
1215.34:488:04
1315.34:468:06
1415.44:448:07
1515.44:438:09
1615.54:418:10
1715.54:408:12
1815.64:388:14
1915.64:378:15
2015.74:358:17
2115.74:348:18
2215.84:338:20
2315.84:318:21
2415.94:308:22
2515.94:298:24
2616.04:288:25
2716.04:268:27
2816.04:258:28
2916.14:248:29
3016.14:238:30
3116.24:228:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Livny?

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
2.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Livny for sightseeing.

What to pack for Livny in May

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

In May, Livny 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 Livny 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 Livny peaks around June 23 at about 6 (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 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Livny?

Livny sits at 52.4°N, 37.6°E, 150 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yelets, 65 km away.

Topography around Livny

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Livny has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 161 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m.

The land around Livny is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), trees (28%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
128 m
80 km
205 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Yelets 65 km · Shchigry 77 km · Yefremov 87 km · Mtsensk 117 km · Orël 119 km · Lebedyan’ 123 km · Kursk 124 km · Staryy Oskol 126 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 Livny (52.4243°, 37.5996°, elevation 150 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).