Nizhnesortymskiy weather in May

In May, Nizhnesortymskiy sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 17.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nizhnesortymskiy's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nizhnesortymskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
17 h 24 min
3:27 AM – 8:51 PM
Cloud cover
76%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Nizhnesortymskiy is human settlement in Surgutsky District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

Founded
1988

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 4°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nizhnesortymskiy reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 9°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-4
24-4
34-3
44-3
55-3
65-3
75-2
86-2
96-2
106-2
117-1
127-1
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30135
31145

How May really feels in Nizhnesortymskiy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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
26
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nizhnesortymskiy weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-18° / -24°176.17.85.60.0
Feb-15° / -22°165.36.78.20.0
Mar-7° / -14°257.58.911.30.0
Apr / -7°388.97.314.40.0
May / 5010.53.117.41.5
Jun18° / 10°7612.60.319.35.0
Jul21° / 13°7611.3018.56.1
Aug17° / 10°9714.2015.74.7
Sep10° / 59111.212.62.1
Oct / -4°4711.98.49.50.0
Nov-9° / -15°308.310.56.50.0
Dec-15° / -22°227.59.84.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32575
42575
52575
62575
72674
82674
92674
102674
112575
122674
132674
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202575
212575
222674
232674
242773
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292773
302773
312872

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Nizhnesortymskiy gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13419
23419
33419
43418
53418
63417
73317
83316
93316
103215
113214
123214
133213
143112
153112
163111
173210
18329
19328
20338
21337
22346
23355
24365
25364
26374
27374
28383
29383
30393
31403

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 (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
1410000
1510000
1610000
1710000
1810000
1910000
209910
219910
229910
239910
249910
259820
269820
279820
289631
299631
309541
319541

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of May to 18 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 156 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:11 AM to 2:52 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 9:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:118:09
216.14:088:12
316.24:058:15
416.34:028:18
516.43:598:20
616.53:568:23
716.63:538:26
816.63:508:29
916.73:478:32
1016.83:448:35
1116.93:418:37
1217.03:388:40
1317.13:368:43
1417.23:338:46
1517.33:308:48
1617.43:278:51
1717.53:258:54
1817.63:228:57
1917.73:198:59
2017.83:179:02
2117.83:149:05
2217.93:129:07
2318.03:099:10
2418.13:079:12
2518.23:049:15
2618.33:029:17
2718.33:009:20
2818.42:589:22
2918.52:569:25
3018.62:549:27
3118.62:529:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nizhnesortymskiy

In seasonPeak

In May, Nizhnesortymskiy sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nizhnesortymskiy's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Nizhnesortymskiy?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nizhnesortymskiy.

What to pack for Nizhnesortymskiy in May

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

In May, Nizhnesortymskiy sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nizhnesortymskiy 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 Nizhnesortymskiy peaks around June 20 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nizhnesortymskiy?

Nizhnesortymskiy sits at 62.4°N, 71.8°E, 73 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lyantor, 94 km away.

Topography around Nizhnesortymskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nizhnesortymskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m.

The land around Nizhnesortymskiy is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, wetland (39%), water (26%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and wetland (48%), water (24%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
106 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Lyantor 94 km · Fedorovskiy 138 km · Kogalym 142 km · Belyy Yar 152 km · Nefteyugansk 155 km · Surgut 158 km · Poykovskiy 160 km · Pyt-Yakh 197 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 Nizhnesortymskiy (62.4397°, 71.7603°, elevation 73 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).