Nevel’sk weather in May

In May, Nevel’sk sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nevel’sk's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nevel’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 8°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 64 mm; 9.8 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 48 min; 5:05 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 4th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.3; out of 10

Nevel’sk is human settlement in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.

Density: 1,889/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1901

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 6°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nevel’sk reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°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)	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7

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

How May really feels in Nevel’sk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 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

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

Nevel’sk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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° / -8°	61	14.5	20	8.8	0.0
Feb	-5° / -8°	46	11.3	16.2	10	0.0
Mar	-1° / -4°	55	10.5	12.5	11.6	0.0
Apr	4° / 1°	54	9.5	5.3	13.3	0.1
May	8° / 5°	64	9.8	0.9	14.8	1.3
Jun	12° / 9°	61	8.9	0	15.6	3.2
Jul	17° / 14°	90	9.3	0	15.3	5.1
Aug	19° / 17°	103	10.1	0	14	5.9
Sep	17° / 14°	101	11.3	0	12.4	5.3
Oct	11° / 8°	95	12.9	0.4	10.6	2.7
Nov	4° / 1°	90	15.7	11.8	9.2	0.2
Dec	-2° / -5°	84	17.9	21.4	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 60%.

	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 (%)	42	42	43	42	42	42	41	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	39	38	38	37	37	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35
Cloudier (%)	58	58	57	58	58	58	59	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	61	62	62	63	63	63	62	62	63	63	64	64	65	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	35	65
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Nevel’sk gets around 64 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	35	35	34	33	33	32	32	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31
Snow chance (%)	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	8
2	35	7
3	34	7
4	33	6
5	33	6
6	32	5
7	32	5
8	31	5
9	30	4
10	30	4
11	30	3
12	29	3
13	29	3
14	29	2
15	29	2
16	29	2
17	30	2
18	30	2
19	31	1
20	31	1
21	31	1
22	31	1
23	32	1
24	32	1
25	32	1
26	32	1
27	32	0
28	31	0
29	31	0
30	31	0
31	31	0

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 100% 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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17
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	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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 8:10 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)	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.9	14.9	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.1	15.1	15.1	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.3	15.3	15.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:26	5:24	5:23	5:21	5:20	5:18	5:17	5:15	5:14	5:12	5:11	5:10	5:08	5:07	5:06	5:05	5:03	5:02	5:01	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:53	4:52	4:52	4:51	4:50
Sunset (PM)	7:33	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:54	7:56	7:57	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:09	8:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.1	5:26	7:33
2	14.2	5:24	7:35
3	14.2	5:23	7:36
4	14.3	5:21	7:37
5	14.3	5:20	7:39
6	14.4	5:18	7:40
7	14.4	5:17	7:41
8	14.5	5:15	7:43
9	14.5	5:14	7:44
10	14.6	5:12	7:45
11	14.6	5:11	7:47
12	14.6	5:10	7:48
13	14.7	5:08	7:49
14	14.7	5:07	7:51
15	14.8	5:06	7:52
16	14.8	5:05	7:53
17	14.8	5:03	7:54
18	14.9	5:02	7:56
19	14.9	5:01	7:57
20	15.0	5:00	7:58
21	15.0	4:59	7:59
22	15.0	4:58	8:00
23	15.1	4:57	8:01
24	15.1	4:56	8:03
25	15.1	4:55	8:04
26	15.2	4:54	8:05
27	15.2	4:53	8:06
28	15.2	4:52	8:07
29	15.3	4:52	8:08
30	15.3	4:51	8:09
31	15.3	4:50	8:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.47 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.47 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)	5.3	5.3	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	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	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	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Nevel’sk?

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

1.3

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nevel’sk.

What to pack for Nevel’sk in May

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

In May, Nevel’sk sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Nevel’sk in May

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in January near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	2	2	3	4	7	10	15	18	17	12	8	5
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	2	Bracing
Feb	2	Bracing
Mar	3	Bracing
Apr	4	Bracing
May	7	Bracing
Jun	10	Bracing
Jul	15	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	8	Bracing
Dec	5	Bracing

UV index in Nevel’sk in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nevel’sk peaks around August 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (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	2	3	4	6	6	6	8	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Nevel’sk?

Nevel’sk sits at 46.7°N, 141.9°E, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kholmsk, 43 km away.

Topography around Nevel’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nevel’sk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 556 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 766 m.

The land around Nevel’sk is covered by water (52%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

368 m

water 52%

16 km

556 m

water 52%

80 km

766 m

water 55%

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← April Nevel’sk year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Kholmsk 43 km · Korsakov 71 km · Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 74 km · Wakkanai 142 km · Makubetsu 145 km · Nayoro 263 km · Sovetskaya Gavan’ 280 km · Minamishibetsuchō 284 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 Nevel’sk (46.6796°, 141.8559°), 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	6	3
2	6	3
3	6	3
4	6	3
5	7	3
6	7	4
7	7	4
8	7	4
9	7	4
10	7	4
11	7	4
12	7	4
13	8	4
14	8	5
15	8	5
16	8	5
17	8	5
18	8	5
19	8	5
20	9	6
21	9	6
22	9	6
23	9	6
24	9	6
25	9	6
26	9	6
27	9	7
28	10	7
29	10	7
30	10	7
31	10	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	8
2	35	7
3	34	7
4	33	6
5	33	6
6	32	5
7	32	5
8	31	5
9	30	4
10	30	4
11	30	3
12	29	3
13	29	3
14	29	2
15	29	2
16	29	2
17	30	2
18	30	2
19	31	1
20	31	1
21	31	1
22	31	1
23	32	1
24	32	1
25	32	1
26	32	1
27	32	0
28	31	0
29	31	0
30	31	0
31	31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	8
2	35	7
3	34	7
4	33	6
5	33	6
6	32	5
7	32	5
8	31	5
9	30	4
10	30	4
11	30	3
12	29	3
13	29	3
14	29	2
15	29	2
16	29	2
17	30	2
18	30	2
19	31	1
20	31	1
21	31	1
22	31	1
23	32	1
24	32	1
25	32	1
26	32	1
27	32	0
28	31	0
29	31	0
30	31	0
31	31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	8
2	35	7
3	34	7
4	33	6
5	33	6
6	32	5
7	32	5
8	31	5
9	30	4
10	30	4
11	30	3
12	29	3
13	29	3
14	29	2
15	29	2
16	29	2
17	30	2
18	30	2
19	31	1
20	31	1
21	31	1
22	31	1
23	32	1
24	32	1
25	32	1
26	32	1
27	32	0
28	31	0
29	31	0
30	31	0
31	31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100