Maykop weather in May

In May, Maykop sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 95 mm of precipitation across 13.8 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Maykop's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maykop's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Precipitation
95 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:58 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Maykop is city in the south of Russia.

Density
461/km²
people per km²
Founded
1857

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 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Maykop reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2198
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How May really feels in Maykop

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.

Maykop weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°6911.3790.0
Feb / -4°539.65.310.10.4
Mar10° / 71124.411.62.3
Apr16° / 7011.90.513.24.8
May21° / 10°9513.80.114.66.0
Jun25° / 14°8713015.36.5
Jul28° / 17°649.10156.6
Aug28° / 16°558.6013.96.5
Sep24° / 12°618.3012.37.4
Oct18° / 738.90.210.75.9
Nov11° / 729.52.49.42.7
Dec / -3°7310.868.70.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34852
44852
54852
64753
74852
84852
94951
104951
115050
125050
135149
145149
155248
165248
175248
185248
195149
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Maykop gets around 95 mm of rain and snow over 13.8 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
342
443
543
644
744
845
945
1045
1145
1245
1345
1444
1544
1644
1743
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2344
2444
2544
2645
2745
2846
2946
3047
3147

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
196400
296400
395500
494600
592800
691900
7901000
8881200
9871300
10851500
11821710
12811810
13792010
14762220
15742420
16722530
17692740
18672940
19653050
20633250
21593461
22573571
23543781
24523891
25513991
264939102
274740112
284640122
294540132
304440133
314241143

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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219calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:187:16
214.05:167:17
314.15:157:18
414.15:137:20
514.25:127:21
614.25:107:22
714.25:097:23
814.35:087:25
914.35:067:26
1014.45:057:27
1114.45:047:28
1214.45:027:29
1314.55:017:30
1414.55:007:32
1514.64:597:33
1614.64:587:34
1714.64:577:35
1814.74:567:36
1914.74:547:37
2014.74:537:38
2114.84:527:40
2214.84:527:41
2314.94:517:42
2414.94:507:43
2514.94:497:44
2614.94:487:45
2715.04:477:46
2815.04:477:47
2915.04:467:48
3015.14:457:49
3115.14:457:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.5Bright
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265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Maykop?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Maykop for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maykop in May

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

In May, Maykop sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Maykop in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maykop peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Maykop?

Maykop sits at 44.6°N, 40.1°E, 228 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Belorechensk, 26 km away.

Topography around Maykop

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maykop has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 228 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,754 m.

The land around Maykop is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
2,754 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Belorechensk 26 km · Giaginskaya 28 km · Apsheronsk 34 km · Kurganinsk 49 km · Khadyzhensk 49 km · Labinsk 50 km · Mostovskoy 59 km · Ust’-Labinsk 75 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 Maykop (44.6079°, 40.1024°, elevation 228 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).