Nyagan weather in May

In May, Nyagan sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 17.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of May to 18 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nyagan's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyagan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
17 h 18 min
3:55 AM – 9:14 PM
Cloud cover
72%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Nyagan is city in central Russia.

Density
64/km²
people per km²
Founded
1965

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 8°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nyagan reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°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 8°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-2
28-2
38-1
48-1
59-1
69-1
790
8100
9100
10100
11111
12111
13111
14111
15122
16122
17122
18123
19133
20133
21133
22134
23144
24144
25145
26145
27155
28155
29156
30156
31156

How May really feels in Nyagan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 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
20
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nyagan weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-16° / -22°165.77.45.70.0
Feb-13° / -20°154.66.18.30.0
Mar-3° / -12°236.97.811.30.0
Apr / -5°4195.914.40.2
May12° / 5610.12.517.32.9
Jun19° / 10°8012.90.319.15.4
Jul22° / 13°7611.6018.46.2
Aug18° / 10°8012.7015.75.1
Sep11° / 5310.50.912.62.5
Oct / -3°4310.86.79.50.1
Nov-8° / -14°267.48.56.60.0
Dec-13° / -20°196.88.64.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32674
42674
52773
62872
72872
82872
92872
102872
112971
122971
132971
142971
152872
162971
172971
182971
192872
202872
212872
222872
232872
242773
252971
262971
272872
282971
292971
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Nyagan gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 34% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13215
23114
33114
43113
53013
63012
73012
83012
93111
103111
113111
123210
133210
143310
15339
16349
17349
18348
19358
20357
21357
22356
23356
24355
25365
26364
27374
28374
29383
30393
31403

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 (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
1410000
1510000
1610000
1710000
1810000
1910000
2010000
2110000
2210000
2310000
249910
259910
269910
279910
289820
299820
309730
319631

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
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2812calm
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3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of May to 18 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 156 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 3:20 AM, and sunset from 8:33 PM to 9:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:388:33
216.04:358:36
316.14:328:38
416.24:298:41
516.34:268:44
616.44:238:47
716.54:208:50
816.64:178:52
916.74:158:55
1016.84:128:58
1116.94:099:01
1217.04:069:03
1317.04:039:06
1417.14:019:09
1517.23:589:12
1617.33:559:14
1717.43:529:17
1817.53:509:20
1917.63:479:22
2017.73:459:25
2117.83:429:27
2217.83:409:30
2317.93:389:32
2418.03:359:35
2518.13:339:37
2618.23:319:40
2718.23:289:42
2818.33:269:44
2918.43:249:47
3018.43:229:49
3118.53:209:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Nyagan?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nyagan.

What to pack for Nyagan in May

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

In May, Nyagan sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nyagan in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nyagan peaks around June 23 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Nyagan 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 Nyagan is worst in August — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 13.5× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1422 µg/m³Dec 172 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb3Good
Mar5Good
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep5Good
Oct3Good
Nov2Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nyagan?

Nyagan sits at 62.1°N, 65.4°E, 41 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sovetskiy, 129 km away.

Topography around Nyagan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyagan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m.

The land around Nyagan is covered by trees (64%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
146 m
80 km
226 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Sovetskiy 129 km · Yugorsk 142 km · Beloyarskiy 186 km · Uray 226 km · Khanty-Mansiysk 230 km · Ivdel’ 310 km · Nizhnesortymskiy 331 km · Lyantor 359 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 Nyagan (62.1406°, 65.3936°, elevation 41 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).