Petrovsk weather in May

In May, Petrovsk sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Petrovsk's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petrovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:11 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Petrovsk is city in Russia.

Density
782/km²
people per km²
Founded
1698

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 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Petrovsk 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 12°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Petrovsk

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.

Petrovsk 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-6° / -12°408.910.780.0
Feb-6° / -12°337.98.79.50.0
Mar / -7°388.27.611.50.0
Apr11° / 417.81.713.63.0
May20° / 478.60.115.46.4
Jun24° / 13°5910.9016.46.8
Jul26° / 15°548.90167.0
Aug24° / 13°467.3014.57.4
Sep18° / 497.6012.45.9
Oct10° / 448.8110.32.2
Nov / -4°398.25.38.50.0
Dec-5° / -10°409.4107.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34852
44852
54951
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74951
85050
95050
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Petrovsk gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
527
627
727
827
927
1027
1128
1228
1328
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2530
2630
2730
2831
2931
3032
3132

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
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79910
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109820
119820
129730
139730
149640
159640
169640
179550
189550
199460
209370
219370
229280
239280
249190
2590100
2690100
2788111
2887121
2986131
3085141
3184151

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 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:37 AM to 3:52 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 8:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:377:14
214.74:357:16
314.74:337:17
414.84:327:19
514.94:307:21
614.94:287:22
715.04:267:24
815.04:247:26
915.14:227:27
1015.14:217:29
1115.24:197:31
1215.34:177:32
1315.34:157:34
1415.44:147:36
1515.44:127:37
1615.54:117:39
1715.54:097:40
1815.64:087:42
1915.64:067:43
2015.74:057:45
2115.74:037:46
2215.84:027:48
2315.84:017:49
2415.93:597:51
2515.93:587:52
2615.93:577:53
2716.03:567:55
2816.03:557:56
2916.13:547:57
3016.13:537:59
3116.13:528:00

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Petrovsk?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Petrovsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Petrovsk in May

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

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

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Petrovsk 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 Petrovsk peaks around June 23 at about 7 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Petrovsk?

Petrovsk sits at 52.3°N, 45.4°E, 189 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Atkarsk, 54 km away.

Topography around Petrovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petrovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m.

The land around Petrovsk is covered by grassland (38%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
331 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Atkarsk 54 km · Serdobsk 81 km · Saratov 95 km · Zarechnyy 100 km · Penza 102 km · Engels 104 km · Rtishchevo 109 km · Privolzhskiy 110 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 Petrovsk (52.3088°, 45.3899°, elevation 189 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).