Novopavlovsk weather in May

In May, Novopavlovsk sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 73 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 24°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 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Novopavlovsk's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novopavlovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:45 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Novopavlovsk is city in Stavropol Krai, Russia.

Density
1,285/km²
people per km²
Founded
1777

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 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Novopavlovsk reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52010
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312514

How May really feels in Novopavlovsk

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.

Novopavlovsk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°308.17.19.10.0
Feb / -4°296.95.810.20.0
Mar / 4910.54.411.61.8
Apr16° / 599.90.313.24.9
May22° / 12°7312014.56.3
Jun27° / 16°7311.3015.26.2
Jul30° / 19°618.8014.95.3
Aug30° / 18°568013.85.7
Sep24° / 14°608.5012.37.1
Oct17° / 548.60.310.85.3
Nov / 4083.19.41.4
Dec / -3°337.96.28.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33466
43466
53466
63466
73565
83664
93664
103664
113763
123862
134060
144060
154159
164357
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Novopavlovsk gets around 73 mm of rain over 12 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
640
741
841
941
1041
1141
1240
1340
1440
1539
1639
1738
1838
1938
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2738
2838
2939
3039
3139

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
296400
396400
495500
594600
693700
792800
8891010
9881110
10871210
11851410
12841510
13821710
14801820
15782020
16762220
17742330
18722530
19712630
20682840
21663040
22643150
23633250
24603460
25583570
26573670
27543781
28533791
29523891
305039101
314939101

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
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219calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:05 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:057:00
214.05:037:02
314.05:027:03
414.15:017:04
514.14:597:05
614.14:587:06
714.24:567:08
814.24:557:09
914.34:547:10
1014.34:527:11
1114.44:517:12
1214.44:507:13
1314.44:497:15
1414.54:487:16
1514.54:477:17
1614.54:457:18
1714.64:447:19
1814.64:437:20
1914.74:427:21
2014.74:417:22
2114.74:407:23
2214.84:397:24
2314.84:397:26
2414.84:387:27
2514.84:377:28
2614.94:367:29
2714.94:357:29
2814.94:357:30
2915.04:347:31
3015.04:337:32
3115.04:337:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
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155.3Bright
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185.5Bright
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225.6Bright
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245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Novopavlovsk?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Novopavlovsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Novopavlovsk in May

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

In May, Novopavlovsk sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Novopavlovsk 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 Novopavlovsk peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Novopavlovsk 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 Novopavlovsk is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1916 µg/m³Dec 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Novopavlovsk?

Novopavlovsk sits at 44.0°N, 43.6°E, 330 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Georgiyevsk, 25 km away.

Topography around Novopavlovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novopavlovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 326 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,187 m.

The land around Novopavlovsk is covered by cropland (47%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
218 m
80 km
3,187 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Georgiyevsk 25 km · Nezlobnaya 25 km · Baksan 32 km · Dugulubgey 34 km · Prokhladnyy 39 km · Goryachevodskiy 44 km · Chegem 44 km · Inozemtsevo 46 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 Novopavlovsk (43.9594°, 43.6316°, elevation 330 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).