Megion weather in May

In May, Megion sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 17 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of May to 18 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Megion's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Megion's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
17 hours
3:21 AM – 8:23 PM
Cloud cover
74%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Megion is city in Russia in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra.

Founded
1910

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 7°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical May day in Megion reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 8°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-3
27-2
37-2
47-2
58-2
68-1
78-1
89-1
990
1090
11100
12100
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28155
29155
30156
31166

How May really feels in Megion

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 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
23
wind chill below the day's low

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

Megion weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -24°207.19.56.10.0
Feb-14° / -21°176.17.68.50.0
Mar-5° / -13°278.29.711.30.0
Apr / -6°369.26.114.20.0
May11° / 5310.72.9172.6
Jun19° / 10°71120.218.75.6
Jul22° / 13°6310.30186.5
Aug18° / 10°9113.6015.55.2
Sep11° / 6311.80.912.62.5
Oct / -3°5012.68.59.70.1
Nov-9° / -15°3710.211.76.90.0
Dec-15° / -21°27911.65.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72476
82476
92575
102674
112674
122674
132674
142773
152773
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172872
182872
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202773
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222872
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Megion gets around 53 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13417
23416
33416
43315
53315
63214
73214
83214
93213
103213
113212
123212
133211
143311
153310
163310
17349
18349
19358
20357
21367
22376
23376
24385
25385
26394
27394
28394
29393
30393
31393

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 (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
1410000
1510000
1610000
1710000
1810000
199910
209910
219910
229910
239820
249820
259820
269730
279730
289640
299541
309451
319451

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min at the start of May to 18 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 144 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:01 AM to 2:49 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 8:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:017:44
215.83:587:47
315.93:567:49
416.03:537:52
516.13:507:55
616.23:477:57
716.33:448:00
816.33:428:02
916.43:398:05
1016.53:368:08
1116.63:348:10
1216.73:318:13
1316.83:288:15
1416.93:268:18
1517.03:238:20
1617.03:218:23
1717.13:188:25
1817.23:168:28
1917.33:148:30
2017.43:118:33
2117.43:098:35
2217.53:078:37
2317.63:058:40
2417.73:028:42
2517.73:008:44
2617.82:588:46
2717.92:568:49
2817.92:548:51
2918.02:538:53
3018.12:518:55
3118.12:498:57

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 0.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 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
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Megion

In seasonPeak

In May, Megion sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Megion's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Megion?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Megion.

What to pack for Megion in May

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

In May, Megion sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Megion 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 Megion peaks around June 21 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Megion?

Megion sits at 61.0°N, 76.1°E, 45 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nizhnevartovsk, 27 km away.

Topography around Megion

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Megion has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m.

The land around Megion is covered by trees (34%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
108 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Nizhnevartovsk 27 km · Izluchinsk 44 km · Langepas 54 km · Pokachi 86 km · Strezhevoy 87 km · Raduzhny 139 km · Fedorovskiy 143 km · Surgut 146 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 Megion (61.0343°, 76.1068°, elevation 45 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).