Medvezh’yegorsk weather in May

In May, Medvezh’yegorsk sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 17.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 06 min at the start of May to 18 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Medvezh’yegorsk's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Medvezh’yegorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
17 h 30 min
3:52 AM – 9:24 PM
Cloud cover
69%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Medvezh’yegorsk is human settlement in Republic of Karelia, Russia.

Density
1,182/km²
people per km²
Founded
1916

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 9°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical May day in Medvezh’yegorsk reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
190
290
391
4101
5101
6101
7101
8112
9112
10112
11112
12123
13123
14123
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17134
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30156
31157

How May really feels in Medvezh’yegorsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 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
14
wind chill below the day's low

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

Medvezh’yegorsk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -12°369.611.75.40.0
Feb-7° / -12°288.19.98.20.0
Mar-1° / -8°338.79.811.20.0
Apr / -3°348.65.114.40.4
May12° / 5210.71.817.53.2
Jun18° / 7212.2019.55.3
Jul20° / 13°8413.9018.75.7
Aug18° / 11°8312.8015.85.3
Sep13° / 6512.2012.73.1
Oct / 5912.33.69.50.4
Nov-1° / -4°4911.58.86.40.0
Dec-5° / -9°451212.64.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
103070
113169
123169
133169
143169
153268
163268
173268
183268
193268
203268
213268
223367
233367
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273367
283367
293367
303466
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Medvezh’yegorsk gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13010
2319
3319
4329
5329
6329
7328
8328
9328
10328
11327
12327
13327
14326
15326
16336
17336
18345
19345
20355
21354
22364
23364
24373
25373
26373
27382
28382
29382
30391
31391

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 99% 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
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min at the start of May to 18 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 162 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 3:15 AM, and sunset from 8:41 PM to 10:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.14:388:41
216.24:358:44
316.34:318:47
416.44:288:50
516.54:258:53
616.64:228:56
716.74:198:58
816.84:169:01
916.94:139:04
1017.04:109:07
1117.14:079:10
1217.24:049:13
1317.24:019:16
1417.33:589:19
1517.43:559:22
1617.53:529:24
1717.63:509:27
1817.73:479:30
1917.83:449:33
2017.93:419:36
2118.03:399:38
2218.13:369:41
2318.23:349:44
2418.33:319:46
2518.33:299:49
2618.43:269:52
2718.53:249:54
2818.63:229:57
2918.73:199:59
3018.73:1710:02
3118.83:1510:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Medvezh’yegorsk?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Medvezh’yegorsk.

What to pack for Medvezh’yegorsk in May

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

In May, Medvezh’yegorsk sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Medvezh’yegorsk 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 Medvezh’yegorsk peaks around July 12 at about 5 (moderate) — 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 12UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Medvezh’yegorsk?

Medvezh’yegorsk sits at 62.9°N, 34.5°E, 29 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kondopoga, 80 km away.

Topography around Medvezh’yegorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Medvezh’yegorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m.

The land around Medvezh’yegorsk is covered by trees (58%) and water (26%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
267 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kondopoga 80 km · Segezha 93 km · Petrozavodsk 126 km · Onega 212 km · Podporozh’ye 223 km · Kontiolahti 235 km · Sortavala 235 km · Joensuu 241 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 Medvezh’yegorsk (62.9145°, 34.4586°, elevation 29 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).