Lukhovitsy weather in May

In May, Lukhovitsy sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 52 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Lukhovitsy's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lukhovitsy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:24 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
60%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Lukhovitsy is town in Lukhovitsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia.

Density
790/km²
people per km²
Founded
1594

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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lukhovitsy reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2176
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4177
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How May really feels in Lukhovitsy

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.

Lukhovitsy weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -10°369.610.57.50.0
Feb-3° / -10°348.79.19.30.0
Mar / -5°338.5711.40.0
Apr11° / 449.41.813.82.8
May19° / 5210.3015.85.9
Jun22° / 12°6811.60176.3
Jul24° / 15°7712.4016.56.5
Aug23° / 13°6310.2014.76.7
Sep17° / 579.40.112.55.0
Oct / 5910.81.910.21.7
Nov / -3°42968.10.0
Dec-3° / -8°409.69.970.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54357
64456
74456
84456
94456
104456
114456
124456
134456
144555
154456
164555
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194654
204654
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315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lukhovitsy gets around 52 mm of rain over 10.3 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
430
531
631
731
831
931
1032
1132
1232
1332
1433
1533
1634
1734
1834
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59820
69820
79820
89730
99730
109640
119640
129550
139550
149460
159460
169460
179370
189370
199280
209280
219190
229190
2390100
2489101
2589101
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2788111
2888111
2987112
3087112
3187112

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
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1112calm
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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 4:54 AM to 4:03 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:547:48
215.04:527:50
315.04:507:52
415.14:487:53
515.24:467:55
615.24:447:57
715.34:427:59
815.44:408:01
915.44:388:03
1015.54:368:05
1115.64:348:07
1215.64:328:09
1315.74:308:10
1415.74:288:12
1515.84:268:14
1615.94:248:16
1715.94:238:18
1816.04:218:19
1916.04:198:21
2016.14:188:23
2116.14:168:24
2216.24:158:26
2316.24:138:28
2416.34:128:29
2516.34:108:31
2616.44:098:32
2716.44:088:34
2816.54:068:35
2916.54:058:37
3016.64:048:38
3116.64:038:40

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
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225.5Bright
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265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
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305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lukhovitsy?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lukhovitsy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lukhovitsy in May

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

In May, Lukhovitsy sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Lukhovitsy 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 Lukhovitsy peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Lukhovitsy 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 Lukhovitsy is worst in April — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1218 µg/m³Dec 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May12Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lukhovitsy?

Lukhovitsy sits at 55.0°N, 39.0°E, 118 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kolomna, 20 km away.

Topography around Lukhovitsy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lukhovitsy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 133 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m.

The land around Lukhovitsy is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), grassland (27%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), cropland (26%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
189 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kolomna 20 km · Zaraysk 26 km · Ozëry 34 km · Rybnoye 41 km · Voskresensk 44 km · Yegor’yevsk 45 km · Kashira 57 km · Ryazan’ 57 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 Lukhovitsy (54.9766°, 39.0444°, elevation 118 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).