Priozërsk weather in May

In May, Priozërsk sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 17 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Priozërsk's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Priozërsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
5th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
17 hours
4:25 AM – 9:27 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Priozërsk is town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,109/km²
people per km²
Founded
1295

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 8°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical May day in Priozërsk reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
172
272
382
482
583
683
783
883
993
1094
1194
1294
1394
1494
15104
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How May really feels in Priozërsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 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
10
wind chill below the day's low

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

Priozërsk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°3911.111.96.10.0
Feb-4° / -8°318.18.78.50.0
Mar-1° / -5°338.57.211.30.0
Apr / -1°348.43.214.20.2
May10° / 458.10.4172.2
Jun15° / 10°6010.3018.74.3
Jul19° / 14°6010.10186.0
Aug19° / 14°7511.8015.55.8
Sep14° / 11°6812.4012.63.8
Oct / 7614.21.89.71.1
Nov / 6613.46.96.90.0
Dec-1° / -4°5412.810.95.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24555
34555
44555
54555
64555
74654
84654
94753
104753
114852
124852
134852
144852
154852
164852
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224654
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294654
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314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Priozërsk gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1244
2244
3243
4243
5243
6243
7242
8242
9242
10242
11242
12241
13241
14241
15251
16251
17251
18261
19261
20271
21271
22281
23291
24291
25301
26300
27300
28310
29310
30310
31310

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
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101000
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31991

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
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1615light breeze
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1815light breeze
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2015light breeze
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3115light breeze

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 5:05 AM to 3:53 AM, and sunset from 8:48 PM to 10:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.75:058:48
215.85:028:51
315.94:598:53
416.04:578:56
516.14:548:59
616.24:519:01
716.34:489:04
816.34:459:06
916.44:439:09
1016.54:409:12
1116.64:379:14
1216.74:359:17
1316.84:329:19
1416.94:309:22
1517.04:279:24
1617.04:259:27
1717.14:229:29
1817.24:209:32
1917.34:179:34
2017.44:159:37
2117.44:139:39
2217.54:119:41
2317.64:089:44
2417.74:069:46
2517.74:049:48
2617.84:029:50
2717.94:009:53
2817.93:589:55
2918.03:569:57
3018.13:559:59
3118.13:5310:01

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Priozërsk?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Priozërsk.

What to pack for Priozërsk in May

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

In May, Priozërsk sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Priozërsk in May

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr1Bracing
May3Bracing
Jun8Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Priozërsk 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 Priozërsk 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJul 12UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Priozërsk?

Priozërsk sits at 61.0°N, 30.1°E, 4 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Svetogorsk, 69 km away.

Topography around Priozërsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Priozërsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m.

The land around Priozërsk is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, water (53%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
277 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Svetogorsk 69 km · Imatra 76 km · Sortavala 81 km · Vyborg 84 km · Kurortnyy 98 km · Sertolovo 100 km · Lappeenranta 105 km · Sestroretsk 105 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 Priozërsk (61.0403°, 30.1392°, elevation 4 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).