Pikalëvo weather in May

In May, Pikalëvo sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pikalëvo's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pikalëvo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
4:19 AM – 9:00 PM
Cloud cover
66%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Pikalëvo is town in Leningrad Oblast in Boksitogorsky District , Russia.

Density
581/km²
people per km²
Founded
1927

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 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pikalëvo reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2132
3133
4143
5143
6143
7143
8154
9154
10154
11154
12154
13154
14154
15165
16165
17165
18165
19165
20165
21166
22176
23176
24176
25176
26177
27177
28187
29187
30187
31187

How May really feels in Pikalëvo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Pikalëvo 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° / -11°4812.314.36.50.0
Feb-5° / -11°349.610.88.70.0
Mar / -7°409.79.511.30.0
Apr / -1°4410.54.214.11.5
May16° / 6811.60.516.64.6
Jun20° / 8713.7018.25.5
Jul22° / 12°9314.4017.55.9
Aug20° / 10°8713.5015.35.6
Sep14° / 6412.4012.63.7
Oct / 6513.82.99.80.8
Nov / -4°6212.58.87.30.0
Dec-4° / -8°5513.614.35.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43862
53862
63763
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
133763
143763
153763
163664
173763
183763
193862
203763
213862
223862
233862
243862
253862
263961
273961
283862
293862
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Pikalëvo gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1364
2363
3363
4363
5363
6352
7352
8352
9352
10352
11352
12352
13352
14352
15352
16362
17362
18371
19371
20381
21391
22391
23401
24401
25401
26401
27401
28411
29411
30411
31411

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 97% 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
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139820
149820
159820
169820
179820
189820
199730
209631
219631
229631
239631
249541
259442
269442
279442
289352
299352
309262
319262

Wind in May

Winds average 11 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
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 3:51 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 9:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:568:25
215.64:548:27
315.64:518:30
415.74:488:32
515.84:468:34
615.94:438:37
716.04:418:39
816.14:388:42
916.14:368:44
1016.24:338:46
1116.34:318:49
1216.44:288:51
1316.54:268:53
1416.54:248:56
1516.64:218:58
1616.74:199:00
1716.84:179:02
1816.84:159:05
1916.94:129:07
2017.04:109:09
2117.04:089:11
2217.14:069:13
2317.24:049:15
2417.34:029:18
2517.34:019:20
2617.43:599:22
2717.43:579:23
2817.53:559:25
2917.63:549:27
3017.63:529:29
3117.73:519:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pikalëvo?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pikalëvo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pikalëvo in May

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

In May, Pikalëvo sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pikalëvo 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 Pikalëvo peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pikalëvo?

Pikalëvo sits at 59.5°N, 34.2°E, 184 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Boksitogorsk, 18 km away.

Topography around Pikalëvo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pikalëvo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m.

The land around Pikalëvo is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
274 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Boksitogorsk 18 km · Tikhvin 39 km · Volkhov 112 km · Kirishi 120 km · Borovichi 126 km · Lodeynoye Pole 138 km · Pestovo 139 km · Chudovo 148 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 Pikalëvo (59.5183°, 34.1664°, elevation 184 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).