Novoshakhtinsk weather in May

In May, Novoshakhtinsk sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 59 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Novoshakhtinsk's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novoshakhtinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:49 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Novoshakhtinsk is city in Rostov Oblast, Russia.

Density
677/km²
people per km²
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 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Novoshakhtinsk reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°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 7°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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How May really feels in Novoshakhtinsk

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.

Novoshakhtinsk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -7°459.678.70.0
Feb / -6°3985.69.90.0
Mar / -1°439.64.311.60.7
Apr15° / 448.90.213.44.6
May22° / 11°599.7014.96.7
Jun26° / 16°499015.76.8
Jul29° / 18°427.6015.46.1
Aug29° / 17°315014.16.6
Sep22° / 11°386.3012.47.4
Oct14° / 397.40.210.64.5
Nov / -1°377.129.10.6
Dec / -5°468.85.48.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34951
44852
54852
64852
74852
84852
94753
104852
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134951
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Novoshakhtinsk gets around 59 mm of rain over 9.7 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
127
228
328
429
530
630
731
831
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1031
1131
1231
1331
1431
1530
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1730
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1930
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3133

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69640
79550
89460
99370
109280
119190
1290100
1389110
1487130
1586140
1684151
1783161
1882171
1981181
2080191
2178202
2277212
2376222
2475223
2574233
2673234
2773234
2872244
2971245
3071245
3171245

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:11 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 8:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:117:24
214.35:107:25
314.35:087:26
414.45:067:28
514.45:057:29
614.55:037:31
714.55:027:32
814.65:007:33
914.64:597:35
1014.74:577:36
1114.74:567:38
1214.74:547:39
1314.84:537:40
1414.84:517:42
1514.94:507:43
1614.94:497:44
1715.04:487:45
1815.04:467:47
1915.04:457:48
2015.14:447:49
2115.14:437:50
2215.24:427:52
2315.24:417:53
2415.24:407:54
2515.34:397:55
2615.34:387:56
2715.34:377:57
2815.44:367:59
2915.44:358:00
3015.44:348:01
3115.54:348:02

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 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 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
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265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Novoshakhtinsk?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Novoshakhtinsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Novoshakhtinsk in May

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

In May, Novoshakhtinsk sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Novoshakhtinsk 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 Novoshakhtinsk peaks around June 22 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Novoshakhtinsk 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 Novoshakhtinsk is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1717 µg/m³Dec 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Novoshakhtinsk?

Novoshakhtinsk sits at 47.8°N, 39.9°E, 152 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Krasnyy Sulin, 18 km away.

Topography around Novoshakhtinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novoshakhtinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m.

The land around Novoshakhtinsk is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
233 m
80 km
358 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Krasnyy Sulin 18 km · Shakhty 22 km · Zverevo 33 km · Gukovo 34 km · Voznesenivka 37 km · Novocherkassk 39 km · Dovzhansk 41 km · Persianovka 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 Novoshakhtinsk (47.7604°, 39.9333°, 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. 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).