Novotroitsk weather in May

In May, Novotroitsk sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Novotroitsk's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novotroitsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
5:23 AM – 8:43 PM
Cloud cover
54%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Novotroitsk is town in Russia.

Density
348/km²
people per km²
Founded
1920

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 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Novotroitsk reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1175
2185
3186
4186
5186
6196
7196
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10197
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312411

How May really feels in Novotroitsk

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.

Novotroitsk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -16°256.88.28.20.0
Feb-9° / -16°245.96.99.60.0
Mar-1° / -10°317.46.311.50.0
Apr12° / 3671.913.53.2
May21° / 347.10.115.36.9
Jun26° / 13°306.8016.37.3
Jul27° / 16°437.6015.97.0
Aug26° / 14°295.4014.47.5
Sep19° / 225.1012.46.8
Oct10° / 326.51.610.42.6
Nov-0° / -7°266.15.48.70.0
Dec-8° / -14°277.18.37.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135050
145149
155149
165149
175248
185248
195347
205446
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225545
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245743
255842
265842
275941
285941
296040
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Novotroitsk gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1232
2232
3232
4231
5231
6231
7231
8231
9231
10231
11231
12241
13241
14241
15241
16231
17231
18231
19230
20220
21220
22220
23220
24220
25220
26220
27220
28220
29220
30220
31220

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
171000
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29973
30973
31973

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 9:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:498:19
214.65:478:21
314.65:458:22
414.75:438:24
514.75:418:26
614.85:408:27
714.85:388:29
814.95:368:30
915.05:348:32
1015.05:338:34
1115.15:318:35
1215.15:298:37
1315.25:288:38
1415.25:268:40
1515.35:258:41
1615.35:238:43
1715.45:228:44
1815.45:208:46
1915.55:198:47
2015.55:188:49
2115.65:168:50
2215.65:158:51
2315.65:148:53
2415.75:138:54
2515.75:118:55
2615.85:108:57
2715.85:098:58
2815.85:088:59
2915.95:079:00
3015.95:069:02
3116.05:059:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Novotroitsk?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Novotroitsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Novotroitsk in May

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

In May, Novotroitsk sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Novotroitsk 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 Novotroitsk peaks around June 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Novotroitsk?

Novotroitsk sits at 51.2°N, 58.3°E, 213 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Orsk, 13 km away.

Topography around Novotroitsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novotroitsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 207 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m.

The land around Novotroitsk is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
238 m
80 km
430 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Orsk 13 km · Gay 32 km · Mednogorsk 55 km · Kuvandyk 73 km · Khromtau 106 km · Yasnyy 110 km · Aktobe 129 km · Saraktash 150 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 Novotroitsk (51.201°, 58.3132°, elevation 213 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).