Protvino weather in May

In May, Protvino sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Protvino's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Protvino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
4:32 AM – 8:23 PM
Cloud cover
60%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Protvino is human settlement in Protvino Urban Okrug, Moscow Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,436/km²
people per km²
Founded
1960

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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Protvino reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 25°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)
1165
2166
3166
4166
5176
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10177
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How May really feels in Protvino

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.

Protvino weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -9°389.710.77.60.0
Feb-4° / -10°358.89.79.30.0
Mar / -5°358.97.611.40.0
Apr11° / 429.4213.82.6
May18° / 5610.90.115.85.7
Jun22° / 12°68120176.2
Jul24° / 14°8013.3016.56.4
Aug22° / 12°6810.8014.76.5
Sep16° / 589.60.212.54.9
Oct / 60111.910.21.6
Nov / -3°429.35.78.10.0
Dec-3° / -7°4010.31070.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24456
34357
44456
54456
64456
74357
84357
94357
104357
114357
124258
134258
144258
154357
164456
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224753
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314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Protvino gets around 56 mm of rain and snow 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 precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1322
2321
3331
4331
5341
6341
7341
8351
9351
10351
11350
12350
13350
14350
15350
16350
17350
18350
19350
20350
21350
22350
23350
24350
25350
26350
27350
28350
29350
30350
31350

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59820
69820
79820
89730
99730
109640
119550
129550
139460
149370
159370
169280
179190
1890100
1990100
2089110
2188120
2288120
2386131
2486131
2586131
2686131
2786131
2885132
2985132
3085132
3184133

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:02 AM to 4:11 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 8:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:027:55
214.95:007:57
315.04:587:58
415.14:568:00
515.14:538:02
615.24:518:04
715.34:498:06
815.34:478:08
915.44:458:10
1015.54:438:12
1115.54:418:14
1215.64:398:15
1315.74:388:17
1415.74:368:19
1515.84:348:21
1615.84:328:23
1715.94:308:24
1816.04:298:26
1916.04:278:28
2016.14:268:29
2116.14:248:31
2216.24:228:33
2316.24:218:34
2416.34:208:36
2516.34:188:38
2616.44:178:39
2716.44:158:41
2816.54:148:42
2916.54:138:44
3016.64:128:45
3116.64:118:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
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155.2Bright
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235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Protvino?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Protvino for sightseeing.

What to pack for Protvino in May

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

In May, Protvino sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Protvino 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 Protvino peaks around July 10 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Protvino 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 Protvino is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2316 µg/m³Dec 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Protvino?

Protvino sits at 54.9°N, 37.2°E, 134 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Serpukhov, 14 km away.

Topography around Protvino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Protvino has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m.

The land around Protvino is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
158 m
80 km
196 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Serpukhov 14 km · Pushchino 26 km · Chekhov 35 km · Aleksin 42 km · Obninsk 47 km · Balabanovo 50 km · Maloyaroslavets 50 km · Yasnogorsk 53 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 Protvino (54.8682°, 37.2158°, elevation 134 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).