Nelidovo weather in May

In May, Nelidovo sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nelidovo's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nelidovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:43 AM – 8:47 PM
Cloud cover
66%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Nelidovo is human settlement in Nelidovsky District, Tver Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1900

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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nelidovo reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 24°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
2155
3155
4165
5165
6165
7166
8166
9166
10166
11176
12176
13176
14177
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22188
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28199
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31199

How May really feels in Nelidovo

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.

Nelidovo 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-4° / -9°4511.612.67.30.0
Feb-3° / -9°381010.99.10.0
Mar / -5°399.18.211.40.0
Apr11° / 389.22.113.82.5
May17° / 7212.10.1165.1
Jun21° / 11°8314017.35.6
Jul23° / 13°9014016.86.1
Aug21° / 11°7911.9014.96.1
Sep15° / 65110.212.54.4
Oct / 6611.92.110.11.3
Nov / -3°54116.57.90.0
Dec-3° / -7°4711.6116.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33961
43961
53862
63862
73862
83862
93763
103862
113763
123763
133763
143763
153763
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193763
203763
213763
223961
234060
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304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nelidovo gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
232
332
433
533
634
734
835
936
1036
1137
1238
1338
1439
1539
1640
1741
1841
1942
2042
2142
2243
2343
2443
2543
2642
2742
2842
2942
3042
3142

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99730
109730
119640
129550
139550
149460
159460
169370
179370
189370
199280
209181
219181
229181
239181
249181
259181
269082
279082
289172
299172
309082
319082

Wind in May

Winds average 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 4:20 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 9:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:158:17
215.15:138:19
315.25:108:21
415.35:088:23
515.35:068:25
615.45:048:27
715.55:028:29
815.54:598:31
915.64:578:33
1015.74:558:35
1115.74:538:37
1215.84:518:39
1315.94:498:41
1415.94:478:43
1516.04:458:45
1616.14:438:47
1716.14:418:49
1816.24:408:51
1916.24:388:53
2016.34:368:54
2116.44:348:56
2216.44:338:58
2316.54:319:00
2416.54:309:01
2516.64:289:03
2616.64:279:05
2716.74:259:06
2816.74:249:08
2916.84:239:09
3016.84:219:11
3116.94:209:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
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
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Nelidovo?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Nelidovo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nelidovo in May

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

In May, Nelidovo sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nelidovo 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 Nelidovo peaks around July 10 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 10UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nelidovo?

Nelidovo sits at 56.2°N, 32.8°E, 215 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Rzhev, 96 km away.

Topography around Nelidovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nelidovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 205 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m.

The land around Nelidovo is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
198 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Rzhev 96 km · Ostashkov 104 km · Safonovo 128 km · Yartsevo 129 km · Velikiye Luki 138 km · Vyaz’ma 148 km · Gagarin 158 km · Torzhok 162 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 Nelidovo (56.2276°, 32.7747°, elevation 215 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).