Melenki weather in May

In May, Melenki sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 15.9 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 21°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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Melenki's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Melenki's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 9th coldest
Precipitation: 48 mm; 9.8 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 54 min; 4:12 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

Melenki is human settlement in Melenkovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia.

Founded: 1650

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Melenki reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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 3°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	17	6
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	8
9	18	8
10	18	8
11	18	8
12	19	8
13	19	8
14	19	8
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	19	9
19	19	9
20	20	9
21	20	9
22	20	9
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	21	10
29	21	10
30	21	10
31	21	11

How May really feels in Melenki

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Melenki 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-5° / -11°	38	10.6	11.6	7.5	0.0
Feb	-4° / -11°	35	8.7	10.1	9.2	0.0
Mar	2° / -6°	33	8.4	7.5	11.4	0.0
Apr	11° / 2°	42	9.4	1.9	13.8	2.8
May	19° / 9°	48	9.8	0.1	15.9	6.0
Jun	22° / 13°	71	11.3	0	17.1	6.5
Jul	25° / 15°	70	11.2	0	16.6	6.7
Aug	23° / 13°	65	10.3	0	14.8	6.7
Sep	17° / 8°	56	9.9	0.1	12.5	5.0
Oct	9° / 3°	61	10.9	2.1	10.1	1.6
Nov	1° / -4°	44	9.2	6.2	8.1	0.0
Dec	-4° / -8°	45	10.4	10.9	6.9	0.0

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 55%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	41	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	46	47
Cloudier (%)	59	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	53	53	54	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	46	54
31	47	53

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Melenki gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	36
29	36
30	36
31	36

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	98	98	97	97	96	96	95	94	93	93	92	91	90	89	89	88	87	86	86	85	85	84	84	83
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	6	7	7	8	9	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	15
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	97	3	0
11	97	3	0
12	96	4	0
13	96	4	0
14	95	5	0
15	94	6	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	92	8	0
19	91	9	0
20	90	10	0
21	89	11	0
22	89	11	0
23	88	12	0
24	87	12	1
25	86	13	1
26	86	13	1
27	85	14	1
28	85	14	1
29	84	14	2
30	84	14	2
31	83	15	2

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:43 AM to 3:50 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 8:31 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.9	15.0	15.1	15.1	15.2	15.3	15.3	15.4	15.5	15.5	15.6	15.7	15.7	15.8	15.9	15.9	16.0	16.0	16.1	16.1	16.2	16.3	16.3	16.4	16.4	16.5	16.5	16.6	16.6	16.6	16.7
Sunrise (AM)	4:43	4:41	4:38	4:36	4:34	4:32	4:30	4:28	4:26	4:24	4:22	4:20	4:18	4:16	4:14	4:12	4:11	4:09	4:07	4:06	4:04	4:02	4:01	3:59	3:58	3:57	3:55	3:54	3:53	3:51	3:50
Sunset (PM)	7:39	7:41	7:42	7:44	7:46	7:48	7:50	7:52	7:54	7:56	7:58	8:00	8:02	8:03	8:05	8:07	8:09	8:11	8:12	8:14	8:16	8:18	8:19	8:21	8:22	8:24	8:26	8:27	8:29	8:30	8:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.9	4:43	7:39
2	15.0	4:41	7:41
3	15.1	4:38	7:42
4	15.1	4:36	7:44
5	15.2	4:34	7:46
6	15.3	4:32	7:48
7	15.3	4:30	7:50
8	15.4	4:28	7:52
9	15.5	4:26	7:54
10	15.5	4:24	7:56
11	15.6	4:22	7:58
12	15.7	4:20	8:00
13	15.7	4:18	8:02
14	15.8	4:16	8:03
15	15.9	4:14	8:05
16	15.9	4:12	8:07
17	16.0	4:11	8:09
18	16.0	4:09	8:11
19	16.1	4:07	8:12
20	16.1	4:06	8:14
21	16.2	4:04	8:16
22	16.3	4:02	8:18
23	16.3	4:01	8:19
24	16.4	3:59	8:21
25	16.4	3:58	8:22
26	16.5	3:57	8:24
27	16.5	3:55	8:26
28	16.6	3:54	8:27
29	16.6	3:53	8:29
30	16.6	3:51	8:30
31	16.7	3:50	8:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Melenki?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.5

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Melenki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Melenki in May

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

In May, Melenki sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Melenki 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 Melenki 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 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	2	3	4	6	6	4	4	1	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Melenki?

Melenki sits at 55.3°N, 41.6°E, 139 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vyksa, 35 km away.

Topography around Melenki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melenki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 139 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m.

The land around Melenki is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

59 m

trees 51%

16 km

87 m

trees 69%

80 km

145 m

trees 71%

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← April Melenki year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Vyksa 35 km · Murom 36 km · Kasimov 46 km · Kulebaki 58 km · Gus’-Khrustal’nyy 69 km · Vyazniki 106 km · Raduzhnyy 110 km · Sasovo 111 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

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 Melenki (55.3358°, 41.6275°, elevation 139 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	17	6
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	8
9	18	8
10	18	8
11	18	8
12	19	8
13	19	8
14	19	8
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	19	9
19	19	9
20	20	9
21	20	9
22	20	9
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	21	10
29	21	10
30	21	10
31	21	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	46	54
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	36
29	36
30	36
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	97	3	0
11	97	3	0
12	96	4	0
13	96	4	0
14	95	5	0
15	94	6	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	92	8	0
19	91	9	0
20	90	10	0
21	89	11	0
22	89	11	0
23	88	12	0
24	87	12	1
25	86	13	1
26	86	13	1
27	85	14	1
28	85	14	1
29	84	14	2
30	84	14	2
31	83	15	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	17	6
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	8
9	18	8
10	18	8
11	18	8
12	19	8
13	19	8
14	19	8
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	19	9
19	19	9
20	20	9
21	20	9
22	20	9
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	21	10
29	21	10
30	21	10
31	21	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	46	54
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	36
29	36
30	36
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	97	3	0
11	97	3	0
12	96	4	0
13	96	4	0
14	95	5	0
15	94	6	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	92	8	0
19	91	9	0
20	90	10	0
21	89	11	0
22	89	11	0
23	88	12	0
24	87	12	1
25	86	13	1
26	86	13	1
27	85	14	1
28	85	14	1
29	84	14	2
30	84	14	2
31	83	15	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	17	6
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	8
9	18	8
10	18	8
11	18	8
12	19	8
13	19	8
14	19	8
15	19	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	19	9
19	19	9
20	20	9
21	20	9
22	20	9
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	21	10
29	21	10
30	21	10
31	21	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	46	54
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	36
29	36
30	36
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	97	3	0
11	97	3	0
12	96	4	0
13	96	4	0
14	95	5	0
15	94	6	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	92	8	0
19	91	9	0
20	90	10	0
21	89	11	0
22	89	11	0
23	88	12	0
24	87	12	1
25	86	13	1
26	86	13	1
27	85	14	1
28	85	14	1
29	84	14	2
30	84	14	2
31	83	15	2