Naro-Fominsk weather in May

In May, Naro-Fominsk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Naro-Fominsk's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Naro-Fominsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:32 AM – 8:27 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Naro-Fominsk is human settlement in Naro-Fominsk urban settlement, Naro-Fominsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia.

Density
3,301/km²
people per km²
Founded
1840

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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Naro-Fominsk reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°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 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2165
3166
4166
5166
6176
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10177
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How May really feels in Naro-Fominsk

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Naro-Fominsk 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-5° / -10°371010.87.50.0
Feb-3° / -10°338.79.89.20.0
Mar / -5°369.37.911.40.0
Apr11° / 3992.213.82.5
May18° / 6611.90.115.95.5
Jun21° / 12°7912.7017.16.0
Jul23° / 14°8413.1016.66.4
Aug22° / 12°7111.1014.86.4
Sep16° / 619.90.112.54.7
Oct / 5910.62.110.11.5
Nov / -3°449.55.88.10.0
Dec-3° / -7°3910.39.86.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34159
44159
54060
64060
74159
84060
93961
104060
113961
123961
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314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Naro-Fominsk gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
433
533
634
734
834
935
1035
1136
1237
1337
1438
1538
1639
1739
1840
1940
2041
2141
2241
2341
2441
2541
2641
2741
2840
2940
3040
3140

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
59910
69910
79910
89820
99820
109730
119640
129640
139550
149460
159460
169370
179370
189280
199181
209091
219091
229091
2389101
2488102
2588102
2688102
2788102
2888102
2986113
3086113
3186113

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
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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 5:02 AM to 4:10 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 8:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:027:58
215.05:008:00
315.14:588:02
415.14:568:04
515.24:538:06
615.34:518:08
715.34:498:10
815.44:478:12
915.54:458:14
1015.54:438:16
1115.64:418:18
1215.74:398:20
1315.74:378:21
1415.84:358:23
1515.94:338:25
1615.94:328:27
1716.04:308:29
1816.04:288:31
1916.14:268:32
2016.24:258:34
2116.24:238:36
2216.34:228:37
2316.34:208:39
2416.44:198:41
2516.44:178:42
2616.54:168:44
2716.54:148:45
2816.64:138:47
2916.64:128:48
3016.74:118:50
3116.74:108:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
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155.1Bright
165.1Bright
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205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Naro-Fominsk?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Naro-Fominsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Naro-Fominsk in May

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

In May, Naro-Fominsk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Naro-Fominsk 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 Naro-Fominsk peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Naro-Fominsk in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Naro-Fominsk is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2229 µg/m³Nov 1816 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Naro-Fominsk?

Naro-Fominsk sits at 55.4°N, 36.7°E, 164 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kubinka, 21 km away.

Topography around Naro-Fominsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Naro-Fominsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m.

The land around Naro-Fominsk is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
223 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Kubinka 21 km · Balabanovo 23 km · Yushkovo 24 km · Aprelevka 29 km · Tuchkovo 29 km · Golitsyno 29 km · Krasnoznamensk 31 km · Obninsk 32 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 Naro-Fominsk (55.3875°, 36.7331°, elevation 164 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).