Nevel’ weather in May

In May, Nevel’ sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 11.6 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 24% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nevel’'s 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nevel’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:56 AM – 8:57 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Nevel’ is town and administrative center of Nevelsky District of Pskov Oblast in northwestern Russia.

Density
775/km²
people per km²
Founded
1504

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 Nevel’ reaches about 17°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 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2156
3166
4166
5166
6166
7166
8166
9167
10177
11177
12177
13177
14177
15178
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311910

How May really feels in Nevel’

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.

Nevel’ 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-3° / -7°4311.310.97.30.0
Feb-2° / -8°389.89.79.20.0
Mar / -4°379.16.711.40.1
Apr11° / 439.41.813.82.7
May17° / 6411.60.1165.3
Jun21° / 12°7813017.25.8
Jul23° / 14°8913.8016.76.2
Aug21° / 12°7611.1014.86.3
Sep16° / 6210.2012.54.7
Oct / 6011.51.310.11.6
Nov / -2°50115.480.0
Dec-2° / -5°4210.69.66.80.0

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54159
64159
74060
84060
94159
104159
114060
124060
134060
144060
153961
163961
174060
183961
194060
204060
214159
224159
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304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nevel’ gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 40% 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 (%)
131
231
331
432
532
633
734
834
935
1035
1136
1237
1337
1438
1539
1639
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2340
2440
2539
2639
2739
2838
2938
3038
3138

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
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99730
109730
119640
129640
139550
149550
159361
169361
179271
189271
199181
209181
219091
229091
239091
2488102
2588102
2688102
2788102
2887112
2987112
3086113
3185123

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
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1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 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 5:27 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 9:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:278:28
215.15:258:30
315.25:238:32
415.25:208:34
515.35:188:36
615.45:168:38
715.45:148:40
815.55:128:42
915.65:108:44
1015.65:088:46
1115.75:058:48
1215.85:038:50
1315.85:018:52
1415.95:008:54
1516.04:588:55
1616.04:568:57
1716.14:548:59
1816.14:529:01
1916.24:509:03
2016.34:499:05
2116.34:479:06
2216.44:459:08
2316.44:449:10
2416.54:429:12
2516.54:419:13
2616.64:399:15
2716.64:389:16
2816.74:379:18
2916.74:359:20
3016.84:349:21
3116.84:339:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Nevel’?

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
1.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Nevel’ for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nevel’ in May

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

In May, Nevel’ sees daytime highs around 17°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 Nevel’ in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — 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’ peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 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 12UV 6Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nevel’?

Nevel’ sits at 56.0°N, 29.9°E, 152 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Velikiye Luki, 52 km away.

Topography around Nevel’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nevel’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 161 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m.

The land around Nevel’ is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
205 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Velikiye Luki 52 km · Polotsk 93 km · Vitebsk 94 km · Novopolotsk 100 km · Lyepyel’ 148 km · Rēzekne 169 km · Orsha 170 km · Hlybokaye 171 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 Nevel’ (56.02°, 29.9282°, elevation 152 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).