Novouzensk weather in May

In May, Novouzensk sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 29 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Novouzensk's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novouzensk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:07 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
54%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Novouzensk is human settlement in Novouzensky District, Saratov Oblast, Russia.

Density
394/km²
people per km²
Founded
1760

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 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Novouzensk reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°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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2198
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4208
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How May really feels in Novouzensk

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.

Novouzensk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°318.38.48.30.0
Feb-5° / -12°246.25.99.70.0
Mar / -6°286.84.411.50.2
Apr14° / 3270.713.54.4
May22° / 10°296.6015.27.3
Jun27° / 15°336.4016.16.9
Jul30° / 18°265.5015.85.7
Aug29° / 16°214.5014.36.6
Sep21° / 10°315.7012.47.2
Oct12° / 336.70.610.43.6
Nov / -4°255.938.80.1
Dec-4° / -10°316.97.17.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
54951
65050
75050
85050
95050
105149
115149
125050
135050
145050
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165149
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305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Novouzensk gets around 29 mm of rain over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
521
621
721
821
921
1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1522
1622
1722
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2620
2720
2820
2919
3019
3119

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99820
109730
119730
129730
139640
149640
159640
169550
179550
189550
199460
209460
219460
229460
239370
249370
259370
269181
279181
289181
299091
308992
318992

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:32 AM to 3:50 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:326:58
214.54:306:59
314.54:287:01
414.64:267:02
514.74:247:04
614.74:237:06
714.84:217:07
814.84:197:09
914.94:187:10
1014.94:167:12
1115.04:147:13
1215.04:137:15
1315.14:117:16
1415.14:107:18
1515.24:087:19
1615.24:077:21
1715.34:057:22
1815.34:047:24
1915.44:037:25
2015.44:017:26
2115.54:007:28
2215.53:597:29
2315.53:587:30
2415.63:567:32
2515.63:557:33
2615.73:547:34
2715.73:537:35
2815.73:527:37
2915.83:517:38
3015.83:507:39
3115.83:507:40

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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85.5Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.7Bright
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 Novouzensk?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Novouzensk for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Novouzensk in May

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

In May, Novouzensk sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Novouzensk 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 Novouzensk peaks around July 14 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Novouzensk?

Novouzensk sits at 50.5°N, 48.1°E, 36 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yershov, 100 km away.

Topography around Novouzensk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novouzensk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m.

The land around Novouzensk is covered by grassland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
57 m
80 km
115 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Yershov 100 km · Pallasovka 100 km · Marks 170 km · Balakovo 175 km · Pugachëv 179 km · Privolzhskiy 181 km · Engels 182 km · Krasnoarmeysk 183 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 Novouzensk (50.4632°, 48.1416°, elevation 36 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).