Nizhneudinsk weather in May

In May, Nizhneudinsk sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nizhneudinsk's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nizhneudinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
5:25 AM – 9:15 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Nizhneudinsk is human settlement in Nizhneudinsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
516/km²
people per km²
Founded
1648

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 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nizhneudinsk reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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25175
26185
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31196

How May really feels in Nizhneudinsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nizhneudinsk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-14° / -24°935.27.60.0
Feb-8° / -21°1045.99.30.0
Mar-0° / -13°185.66.911.40.0
Apr / -3°329.35.613.81.3
May15° / 5813.12.215.84.3
Jun21° / 8713.80.1175.8
Jul23° / 12°8913.7016.56.1
Aug20° / 10°9614.4014.75.6
Sep14° / 6912.81.112.53.6
Oct / -4°359.25.410.20.6
Nov-5° / -14°2279.28.10.0
Dec-12° / -21°175.88.770.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22575
32575
42575
52476
62674
72674
82773
92773
102971
112971
122971
133070
143070
153169
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Nizhneudinsk gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13814
23814
33913
43913
54012
64012
74111
84110
94110
10429
11429
12428
13428
14427
15427
16437
17436
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21435
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24434
25443
26443
27453
28452
29462
30462
31461

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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21000
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
510calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 8:47 PM to 9:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:558:47
214.95:528:49
315.05:508:51
415.15:488:53
515.25:468:55
615.25:448:57
715.35:428:59
815.35:409:01
915.45:389:03
1015.55:369:05
1115.55:349:06
1215.65:329:08
1315.75:309:10
1415.75:289:12
1515.85:279:14
1615.85:259:15
1715.95:239:17
1816.05:219:19
1916.05:209:21
2016.15:189:22
2116.15:169:24
2216.25:159:26
2316.25:139:27
2416.35:129:29
2516.35:119:31
2616.45:099:32
2716.45:089:34
2816.55:079:35
2916.55:069:36
3016.65:049:38
3116.65:039:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nizhneudinsk

In seasonPeak

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

Nizhneudinsk's rainy season runs May–September, 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 Nizhneudinsk?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Nizhneudinsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nizhneudinsk in May

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

In May, Nizhneudinsk sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nizhneudinsk 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 Nizhneudinsk peaks around July 13 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 13UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Nizhneudinsk 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 Nizhneudinsk is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 15.6× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1820 µg/m³Dec 162 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr22Moderate
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep6Good
Oct5Good
Nov3Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nizhneudinsk?

Nizhneudinsk sits at 54.9°N, 99.0°E, 412 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Tulun, 106 km away.

Topography around Nizhneudinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nizhneudinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,105 m.

The land around Nizhneudinsk is covered by trees (44%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
356 m
80 km
1,105 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Tulun 106 km · Tayshet 132 km · Chunskiy 137 km · Vikhorevka 191 km · Bratsk 212 km · Sayansk 221 km · Zima 224 km · Ilanskiy 238 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 Nizhneudinsk (54.9072°, 99.034°, elevation 412 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).