Pochep weather in May

In May, Pochep sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 63 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-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 27% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pochep's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pochep's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:56 AM – 8:29 PM
Cloud cover
62%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Pochep is city in Bryansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
755/km²
people per km²
Founded
1447

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 Pochep reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 25°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)
1176
2177
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How May really feels in Pochep

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.

Pochep weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -8°381010.37.90.0
Feb-2° / -8°369.39.19.50.0
Mar / -3°389.36.311.50.1
Apr12° / 439.71.213.63.2
May19° / 6310.9015.55.9
Jun22° / 13°6911.8016.66.3
Jul24° / 14°8713.5016.16.4
Aug23° / 13°609.5014.56.9
Sep17° / 539.1012.45.4
Oct10° / 539.9110.32.2
Nov / -2°449.44.28.40.0
Dec-2° / -6°429.58.87.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34555
44456
54456
64456
74456
84258
94258
104159
114258
124159
134159
144060
154159
164258
174159
184258
194258
204357
214456
224456
234555
244555
254654
264654
274753
284852
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pochep gets around 63 mm of rain over 10.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
430
530
630
731
831
932
1033
1133
1234
1334
1435
1536
1637
1737
1838
1938
2039
2139
2239
2339
2439
2539
2638
2738
2838
2937
3037
3137

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59820
69730
79730
89640
99550
109550
119460
129370
139280
149190
1589101
1688111
1787121
1886131
1985141
2085141
2184151
2282162
2382162
2481172
2580173
2680173
2780173
2879174
2979174
3079174
3178175

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 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
213light breeze
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413light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light 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 12 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 5:23 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 8:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:238:04
214.75:218:05
314.85:198:07
414.95:178:09
514.95:158:11
615.05:138:12
715.05:128:14
815.15:108:16
915.25:088:17
1015.25:068:19
1115.35:048:21
1215.35:028:23
1315.45:018:24
1415.44:598:26
1515.54:578:27
1615.64:568:29
1715.64:548:31
1815.74:538:32
1915.74:518:34
2015.84:508:35
2115.84:488:37
2215.94:478:38
2315.94:468:40
2416.04:448:41
2516.04:438:43
2616.04:428:44
2716.14:418:46
2816.14:408:47
2916.24:388:48
3016.24:378:50
3116.24:368:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
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235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pochep?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pochep for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pochep in May

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

In May, Pochep sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Pochep 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 Pochep peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 13UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pochep?

Pochep sits at 52.9°N, 33.4°E, 163 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Trubchevsk, 45 km away.

Topography around Pochep

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pochep has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 160 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m.

The land around Pochep is covered by grassland (35%), cropland (28%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), trees (29%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
166 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Trubchevsk 45 km · Unecha 52 km · Starodub 60 km · Sel’tso 65 km · Zhukovka 69 km · Bryansk 69 km · Klintsy 83 km · Dyat’kovo 95 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 Pochep (52.9331°, 33.447°, elevation 163 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).