Mirnyy weather in May

In May, Mirnyy sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 17.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of May to 18 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mirnyy's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mirnyy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
17 h 30 min
3:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Cloud cover
71%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Mirnyy is town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
551/km²
people per km²
Founded
1957

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 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Mirnyy reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Mirnyy

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.

Mirnyy weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -14°319.511.65.50.0
Feb-7° / -14°268.19.58.20.0
Mar-1° / -9°308.59.711.20.0
Apr / -3°3795.514.40.7
May13° / 62121.717.53.6
Jun19° / 7411.8019.45.5
Jul21° / 12°8113.7018.65.9
Aug18° / 10°8213015.85.3
Sep13° / 6311.90.312.73.1
Oct / 5912.54.99.50.4
Nov-2° / -6°4511.1106.50.0
Dec-6° / -11°3810.5124.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42773
52773
62773
72773
82773
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112872
122971
132971
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293070
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313169

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Mirnyy gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1338
2338
3347
4347
5357
6357
7357
8367
9367
10367
11367
12367
13377
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15377
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17386
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21405
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30411
31411

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
12991
13991
14991
15991
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17982
18982
19982
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21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in May

Winds average 11 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
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411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours 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 168 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:15 AM to 2:53 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 9:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:158:17
216.14:128:19
316.24:098:22
416.34:068:25
516.44:038:28
616.54:008:31
716.63:568:34
816.73:538:37
916.83:508:40
1016.93:478:43
1117.03:448:45
1217.13:428:48
1317.23:398:51
1417.33:368:54
1517.43:338:57
1617.53:309:00
1717.63:279:02
1817.73:259:05
1917.83:229:08
2017.93:199:11
2117.93:179:13
2218.03:149:16
2318.13:129:19
2418.23:099:21
2518.33:079:24
2618.43:049:27
2718.43:029:29
2818.53:009:32
2918.62:589:34
3018.72:559:36
3118.82:539:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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34.3Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.5Bright
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94.5Bright
104.6Bright
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184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Mirnyy?

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

3.6
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 Mirnyy.

What to pack for Mirnyy in May

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

In May, Mirnyy sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mirnyy 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 Mirnyy peaks around July 10 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 10UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mirnyy?

Mirnyy sits at 62.8°N, 40.3°E, 114 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nyandoma, 122 km away.

Topography around Mirnyy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mirnyy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m.

The land around Mirnyy is covered by trees (80%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
253 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Nyandoma 122 km · Onega 169 km · Novodvinsk 185 km · Isakogorka 188 km · Arkhangel’sk 198 km · Severodvinsk 201 km · Yagry 205 km · Vel’sk 210 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 Mirnyy (62.7644°, 40.3385°, elevation 114 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).