Novodvinsk weather in May

In May, Novodvinsk sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 18 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 24 min at the start of May to 19 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Novodvinsk's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novodvinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
18 hours
3:13 AM – 9:13 PM
Cloud cover
70%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Novodvinsk is town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1936

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 9°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical May day in Novodvinsk reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 21°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)
19-1
290
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490
5100
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7101
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How May really feels in Novodvinsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 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
18
wind chill below the day's low

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

Novodvinsk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -14°329.611.44.80.0
Feb-8° / -14°247.99.57.90.0
Mar-2° / -9°298.69.511.20.0
Apr / -4°338.15.114.60.3
May12° / 57112.1183.0
Jun18° / 7111.7020.35.2
Jul21° / 12°7612.4019.36.0
Aug18° / 10°8212.3016.15.2
Sep12° / 65120.112.72.9
Oct / 6112.959.30.3
Nov-2° / -6°45119.85.90.0
Dec-6° / -11°3710.712.23.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33070
43070
53070
62971
72971
83070
93070
103169
113169
123169
133268
143268
153268
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Novodvinsk gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 35% and peaks near 40% 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 (%)
12910
2299
3309
4309
5319
6319
7329
8329
9329
10339
11339
12338
13338
14338
15348
16348
17347
18357
19357
20366
21366
22375
23375
24384
25384
26383
27393
28393
29392
30402
31402

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min at the start of May to 19 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 186 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:03 AM to 2:29 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 9:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:038:25
216.54:008:28
316.63:568:31
416.73:538:34
516.83:498:38
616.93:468:41
717.03:428:44
817.13:398:47
917.23:368:51
1017.43:328:54
1117.53:298:57
1217.63:269:00
1317.73:229:04
1417.83:199:07
1517.93:169:10
1618.03:139:13
1718.13:109:16
1818.23:069:20
1918.33:039:23
2018.43:009:26
2118.52:579:29
2218.62:549:32
2318.72:519:35
2418.82:489:38
2518.92:459:42
2619.02:439:45
2719.12:409:48
2819.22:379:50
2919.32:349:53
3019.42:329:56
3119.52:299:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.7Bright
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174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Novodvinsk?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Novodvinsk.

What to pack for Novodvinsk in May

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

In May, Novodvinsk sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Novodvinsk in May

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 61 km away) is warmest in August at about 13°C and coldest in February near -1°C.

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

-5°0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan-1Bracing
Feb-1Bracing
Mar-1Bracing
Apr0Bracing
May4Bracing
Jun9Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep10Bracing
Oct6Bracing
Nov3Bracing
Dec0Bracing

UV index in Novodvinsk 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 Novodvinsk peaks around June 22 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 22UV 4Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Novodvinsk?

Novodvinsk sits at 64.4°N, 40.8°E, 24 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Isakogorka, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Novodvinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novodvinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m.

The land around Novodvinsk is covered by trees (50%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
77 m
80 km
218 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Isakogorka 9.0 km · Arkhangel’sk 19 km · Severodvinsk 50 km · Yagry 52 km · Onega 143 km · Mirnyy 185 km · Nyandoma 307 km · Segezha 324 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 Novodvinsk (64.4164°, 40.8167°, elevation 24 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. 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).