Prokhladnyy weather in May

In May, Prokhladnyy sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 82 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Prokhladnyy's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prokhladnyy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:44 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Prokhladnyy is town and administrative center of Prokhladnensky District in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic in North Caucasus, Russia.

Density
1,733/km²
people per km²
Founded
1765

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 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Prokhladnyy reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1199
2199
3199
4209
52010
62010
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92110
102111
112111
122111
132211
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212313
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232413
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302414
312514

How May really feels in Prokhladnyy

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.

Prokhladnyy weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°277.77.49.10.0
Feb / -4°276.85.610.20.0
Mar / 48104.211.61.9
Apr16° / 6410.30.413.24.9
May22° / 12°8213.2014.56.1
Jun27° / 16°8612.5015.26.1
Jul30° / 19°659.2014.95.4
Aug29° / 18°588.5013.85.7
Sep24° / 13°629.3012.36.9
Oct17° / 528.80.310.85.3
Nov / 367.52.79.51.5
Dec / -3°2975.68.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43367
53466
63466
73466
83367
93565
103565
113664
123862
133862
143961
154060
164159
174159
184258
194357
204357
214357
224258
234258
244258
254159
264258
274258
284060
294060
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Prokhladnyy gets around 82 mm of rain over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
342
442
543
643
744
844
945
1045
1145
1245
1345
1444
1544
1643
1743
1842
1942
2042
2141
2241
2341
2441
2541
2641
2741
2841
2942
3042
3142

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
296400
395500
494600
593700
692800
791900
8881110
9871210
10851410
11831610
12821710
13791920
14772120
15762220
16732430
17712630
18682840
19663040
20633250
21613450
22583660
23573760
24543970
25524080
26504181
27484291
284643101
294544101
304344112
314145122

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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267calm
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307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:04 AM to 4:32 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:046:58
214.05:027:00
314.05:017:01
414.04:597:02
514.14:587:03
614.14:577:04
714.24:557:06
814.24:547:07
914.34:537:08
1014.34:517:09
1114.34:507:10
1214.44:497:11
1314.44:487:13
1414.54:477:14
1514.54:457:15
1614.54:447:16
1714.64:437:17
1814.64:427:18
1914.64:417:19
2014.74:407:20
2114.74:397:21
2214.74:387:22
2314.84:387:23
2414.84:377:24
2514.84:367:25
2614.94:357:26
2714.94:347:27
2814.94:347:28
2914.94:337:29
3015.04:327:30
3115.04:327:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.4Bright
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205.4Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
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245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Prokhladnyy?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Prokhladnyy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Prokhladnyy in May

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

In May, Prokhladnyy sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Prokhladnyy in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Prokhladnyy peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Prokhladnyy in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Prokhladnyy is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1917 µg/m³Dec 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Prokhladnyy?

Prokhladnyy sits at 43.8°N, 44.0°E, 208 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nartkala, 27 km away.

Topography around Prokhladnyy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prokhladnyy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 209 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,173 m.

The land around Prokhladnyy is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
3,173 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Nartkala 27 km · Terek 32 km · Novopavlovsk 39 km · Baksan 41 km · Dugulubgey 41 km · Chegem 42 km · Nalchik 44 km · Mozdok 50 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 Prokhladnyy (43.7574°, 44.0297°, elevation 208 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).