Podporozh’ye weather in May

In May, Podporozh’ye sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 17 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of May to 18 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Podporozh’ye's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Podporozh’ye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
17 hours
4:09 AM – 9:10 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Podporozh’ye is town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
653/km²
people per km²
Founded
1936

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 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Podporozh’ye reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 22°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)
1122
2122
3132
4133
5133
6133
7143
8143
9143
10144
11144
12144
13154
14154
15154
16155
17155
18155
19155
20165
21165
22166
23166
24166
25166
26166
27176
28177
29177
30177
31177

How May really feels in Podporozh’ye

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 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
7
wind chill below the day's low

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

Podporozh’ye weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -11°4411.4136.10.0
Feb-5° / -11°369.610.88.50.0
Mar / -7°399.69.611.30.0
Apr / -1°399.14.414.21.4
May15° / 5710.60.9174.4
Jun19° / 10°7212.2018.65.6
Jul22° / 13°8214.40185.9
Aug20° / 11°7912.9015.55.6
Sep14° / 5811.4012.63.7
Oct / 6011.72.49.70.8
Nov / -4°5811.38.270.0
Dec-4° / -8°5513.313.35.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43862
53961
63961
73961
83961
94060
103961
114060
124060
134060
144060
154060
163961
173961
183961
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203862
213862
223862
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293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Podporozh’ye gets around 57 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1296
2295
3305
4305
5314
6314
7314
8314
9324
10324
11323
12323
13333
14333
15333
16343
17343
18353
19353
20353
21362
22362
23362
24362
25372
26372
27371
28371
29381
30381
31381

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
139910
149820
159820
169820
179820
189820
199820
209730
219730
229631
239631
249541
259541
269541
279541
289451
299451
309451
319361

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 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
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
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2612calm
2712calm
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3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min at the start of May to 18 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 144 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:50 AM to 3:38 AM, and sunset from 8:31 PM to 9:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:508:31
215.84:478:34
315.94:448:37
416.04:418:39
516.14:388:42
616.14:368:44
716.24:338:47
816.34:308:50
916.44:278:52
1016.54:258:55
1116.64:228:57
1216.74:209:00
1316.84:179:02
1416.84:149:05
1516.94:129:07
1617.04:099:10
1717.14:079:12
1817.24:059:15
1917.24:029:17
2017.34:009:19
2117.43:589:22
2217.53:569:24
2317.63:539:26
2417.63:519:29
2517.73:499:31
2617.83:479:33
2717.83:459:35
2817.93:439:37
2918.03:429:39
3018.03:409:41
3118.13:389:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Podporozh’ye?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Podporozh’ye for sightseeing.

What to pack for Podporozh’ye in May

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

In May, Podporozh’ye sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Podporozh’ye 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 Podporozh’ye peaks around July 12 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Podporozh’ye?

Podporozh’ye sits at 60.9°N, 34.2°E, 55 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lodeynoye Pole, 39 km away.

Topography around Podporozh’ye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Podporozh’ye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m.

The land around Podporozh’ye is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
320 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Lodeynoye Pole 39 km · Petrozavodsk 98 km · Kondopoga 144 km · Tikhvin 146 km · Volkhov 148 km · Pikalëvo 155 km · Boksitogorsk 160 km · Kirishi 198 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 Podporozh’ye (60.91°, 34.1619°, elevation 55 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).