Orekhovo-Zuyevo weather in May

In May, Orekhovo-Zuyevo sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Orekhovo-Zuyevo's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orekhovo-Zuyevo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:21 AM – 8:20 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Orekhovo-Zuyevo is human settlement in Orekhovo-Zuyevo Urban Okrug, Moscow Oblast, Russia.

Density
3,333/km²
people per km²
Founded
1917

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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Orekhovo-Zuyevo reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3176
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How May really feels in Orekhovo-Zuyevo

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.

Orekhovo-Zuyevo 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-5° / -10°3810.411.27.40.0
Feb-4° / -10°338.99.69.20.0
Mar / -5°338.57.111.40.0
Apr11° / 409.6213.82.7
May19° / 5510.60.1165.8
Jun22° / 12°7412.1017.26.2
Jul24° / 14°8012.7016.76.5
Aug22° / 12°6811014.86.5
Sep16° / 589.40.112.54.9
Oct / 6111.12.110.11.5
Nov / -3°449.26.380.0
Dec-3° / -8°4210.410.46.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24258
34258
44357
54357
64258
74258
84258
94258
104258
114159
124258
134159
144159
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224357
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Orekhovo-Zuyevo gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1292
2291
3291
4301
5301
6311
7311
8321
9331
10331
11341
12341
13350
14350
15350
16360
17360
18360
19360
20360
21360
22360
23360
24360
25360
26370
27370
28370
29370
30370
31370

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
59820
69730
79730
89640
99640
109550
119550
129460
139370
149370
159280
169280
179190
1890100
1990100
2089110
2189110
2288120
2387121
2487121
2586131
2687121
2787121
2886122
2985132
3085132
3185132

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 3:58 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 8:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:527:51
215.14:497:53
315.14:477:55
415.24:457:57
515.34:437:59
615.34:418:01
715.44:388:03
815.54:368:05
915.54:348:07
1015.64:328:09
1115.74:308:11
1215.74:288:12
1315.84:268:14
1415.94:248:16
1515.94:228:18
1616.04:218:20
1716.14:198:22
1816.14:178:24
1916.24:158:25
2016.24:148:27
2116.34:128:29
2216.34:108:31
2316.44:098:32
2416.44:078:34
2516.54:068:36
2616.64:048:37
2716.64:038:39
2816.64:028:40
2916.74:008:42
3016.73:598:43
3116.83:588:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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85.1Bright
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275.5Bright
285.5Bright
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305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Orekhovo-Zuyevo?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Orekhovo-Zuyevo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Orekhovo-Zuyevo in May

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

In May, Orekhovo-Zuyevo sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Orekhovo-Zuyevo 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 Orekhovo-Zuyevo peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Orekhovo-Zuyevo 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 Orekhovo-Zuyevo is worst in August — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1419 µg/m³Jan 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Orekhovo-Zuyevo?

Orekhovo-Zuyevo sits at 55.8°N, 39.0°E, 124 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kabanovo, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Orekhovo-Zuyevo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orekhovo-Zuyevo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m.

The land around Orekhovo-Zuyevo is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
58 m
80 km
198 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kabanovo 8.0 km · Likino-Dulevo 12 km · Elektrogorsk 15 km · Pokrov 16 km · Pavlovskiy Posad 22 km · Kurovskoye 26 km · Petushki 32 km · Elektrostal’ 34 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 Orekhovo-Zuyevo (55.8124°, 38.9915°, elevation 124 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).