Miass weather in May

In May, Miass sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Miass's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Miass's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
5:00 AM – 8:52 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Miass is city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,496/km²
people per km²
Founded
1773

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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Miass reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 25°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)
1132
2142
3143
4143
5153
6153
7153
8154
9164
10164
11164
12164
13175
14175
15175
16175
17175
18175
19175
20186
21186
22186
23186
24186
25186
26197
27197
28197
29197
30197
31197

How May really feels in Miass

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Miass weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -18°154.667.50.0
Feb-8° / -17°144.45.69.30.0
Mar-1° / -11°2566.811.40.0
Apr / -2°347.32.813.81.7
May17° / 499.90.615.85.3
Jun21° / 10°6111.50176.2
Jul22° / 12°7913.1016.56.2
Aug20° / 11°7112.2014.76.0
Sep14° / 429.20.512.54.2
Oct / -1°409.24.210.20.9
Nov-3° / -9°225.86.38.10.0
Dec-9° / -16°185.6770.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33961
44060
54159
64159
74159
84258
94258
104357
114159
124159
134258
144258
154357
164258
174357
184357
194456
204456
214456
224456
234555
244555
254555
264654
274654
284753
294654
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Miass gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1284
2284
3284
4284
5283
6293
7293
8293
9303
10303
11313
12313
13323
14323
15322
16332
17332
18332
19332
20332
21332
22331
23341
24341
25341
26341
27341
28351
29351
30360
31360

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
161000
171000
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23982
24982
25982
26973
27973
28973
29973
30964
31964

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
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3012calm
3112calm

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 5:30 AM to 4:38 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 9:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:308:24
215.05:288:26
315.05:268:28
415.15:238:29
515.25:218:31
615.25:198:33
715.35:178:35
815.45:158:37
915.45:138:39
1015.55:118:41
1115.65:098:43
1215.65:078:45
1315.75:058:46
1415.75:038:48
1515.85:028:50
1615.95:008:52
1715.94:588:54
1816.04:568:55
1916.04:558:57
2016.14:538:59
2116.24:519:00
2216.24:509:02
2316.34:489:04
2416.34:479:05
2516.44:469:07
2616.44:449:09
2716.54:439:10
2816.54:429:12
2916.54:409:13
3016.64:399:14
3116.64:389:16

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.36 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
55.0Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Miass?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Miass for sightseeing.

What to pack for Miass in May

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

In May, Miass sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Miass 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 Miass peaks around June 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Miass?

Miass sits at 55.0°N, 60.1°E, 341 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Chebarkul’, 18 km away.

Topography around Miass

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Miass has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m around an average of 397 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 561 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,293 m.

The land around Miass is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
518 m
16 km
561 m
80 km
1,293 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Chebarkul’ 18 km · Zlatoust 32 km · Karabash 50 km · Kusa 54 km · Satka 68 km · Kyshtym 80 km · Bakal 84 km · Korkino 84 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 Miass (55.0455°, 60.1076°, elevation 341 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).