Oktyabr’sk weather in May

In May, Oktyabr’sk sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Oktyabr’sk's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oktyabr’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:54 AM – 8:29 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Oktyabr’sk is human settlement in Oktyabrsk Urban Okrug, Samara Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,207/km²
people per km²
Founded
1684

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 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Oktyabr’sk reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°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 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Oktyabr’sk

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.

Oktyabr’sk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -12°37910.47.90.0
Feb-6° / -13°287.78.29.50.0
Mar / -7°327.76.711.50.0
Apr12° / 387.71.713.63.2
May20° / 397.80.115.66.6
Jun24° / 14°539.1016.67.0
Jul26° / 16°458.2016.27.0
Aug25° / 14°458014.57.2
Sep18° / 477.3012.46.0
Oct10° / 438.4110.32.2
Nov / -4°377.95.18.40.0
Dec-5° / -10°369.29.77.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25347
35347
45248
55248
65248
75149
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95050
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114951
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144753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Oktyabr’sk gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
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423
523
623
724
824
924
1024
1125
1225
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1426
1526
1626
1727
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1927
2027
2127
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2327
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2728
2829
2929
3029
3129

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 (%)
110000
210000
310000
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710000
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109910
119910
129820
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199550
209460
219370
229370
239280
249190
2590100
2688111
2787121
2886131
2985141
3083152
3182162

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 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 8:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:228:03
214.85:208:05
314.85:188:07
414.95:168:09
514.95:148:10
615.05:128:12
715.15:108:14
815.15:088:16
915.25:068:17
1015.25:048:19
1115.35:028:21
1215.45:018:22
1315.44:598:24
1415.54:578:26
1515.54:558:27
1615.64:548:29
1715.64:528:31
1815.74:518:32
1915.74:498:34
2015.84:488:35
2115.84:468:37
2215.94:458:39
2315.94:438:40
2416.04:428:41
2516.04:418:43
2616.14:408:44
2716.14:388:46
2816.24:378:47
2916.24:368:48
3016.24:358:50
3116.34:348:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Oktyabr’sk?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Oktyabr’sk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Oktyabr’sk in May

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

In May, Oktyabr’sk sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Oktyabr’sk in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oktyabr’sk peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Oktyabr’sk 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 Oktyabr’sk is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2215 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Oktyabr’sk?

Oktyabr’sk sits at 53.2°N, 48.7°E, 66 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Syzran, 15 km away.

Topography around Oktyabr’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oktyabr’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m.

The land around Oktyabr’sk is covered by water (43%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%), trees (23%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
357 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Syzran 15 km · Bezenchuk 53 km · Tolyatti 59 km · Zhigulëvsk 60 km · Chapayevsk 71 km · Novokuybyshevsk 83 km · Samara 96 km · Novoul’yanovsk 111 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 Oktyabr’sk (53.1668°, 48.6972°, elevation 66 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).