Pyatigorsk weather in May

In May, Pyatigorsk sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 108 mm of precipitation across 15.1 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 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Pyatigorsk's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pyatigorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
108 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:47 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Pyatigorsk is town in Stavropol Krai in North Caucasus, Russia.

Density
1,473/km²
people per km²
Founded
1780

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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pyatigorsk reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
2167
3167
4167
5177
6178
7178
8178
9178
10188
11188
12189
13189
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How May really feels in Pyatigorsk

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.

Pyatigorsk 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°318.18.29.10.0
Feb / -5°327.87.110.20.0
Mar / -1°6312.57.711.60.9
Apr13° / 7712.62.113.23.5
May19° / 10815.10.114.55.2
Jun23° / 13°11014.1015.26.1
Jul26° / 16°8211.80156.7
Aug25° / 15°8110.5013.86.9
Sep21° / 11°699.7012.36.5
Oct15° / 649.9110.84.4
Nov / -0°428.14.79.41.1
Dec / -4°358.37.28.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53268
63169
73268
83268
93367
103367
113367
123565
133565
143664
153763
163862
173862
183862
193862
203862
213862
223763
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243664
253763
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283664
293565
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Pyatigorsk gets around 108 mm of rain and snow over 15.1 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 49% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1472
2472
3472
4482
5481
6491
7491
8491
9501
10501
11501
12500
13490
14490
15490
16490
17480
18480
19480
20480
21480
22480
23480
24480
25490
26490
27490
28500
29500
30500
31500

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
39910
49910
59910
69820
79820
89820
99730
109640
119640
129550
139460
149370
159280
169190
1790100
1889110
1987121
2086131
2184151
2283161
2382171
2480191
2578202
2677212
2776222
2874233
2973243
3072253
3170264

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
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309calm
319calm

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 5:07 AM to 4:35 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:077:03
214.05:067:04
314.05:047:05
414.15:037:07
514.15:017:08
614.25:007:09
714.24:597:10
814.24:577:11
914.34:567:13
1014.34:557:14
1114.44:537:15
1214.44:527:16
1314.44:517:17
1414.54:507:18
1514.54:497:19
1614.64:477:21
1714.64:467:22
1814.64:457:23
1914.74:447:24
2014.74:437:25
2114.74:427:26
2214.84:417:27
2314.84:417:28
2414.84:407:29
2514.94:397:30
2614.94:387:31
2714.94:377:32
2814.94:377:33
2915.04:367:34
3015.04:357:35
3115.04:357:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pyatigorsk?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pyatigorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pyatigorsk in May

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

In May, Pyatigorsk sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Pyatigorsk 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 Pyatigorsk peaks around July 11 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 11UV 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 Pyatigorsk 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 Pyatigorsk is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2016 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pyatigorsk?

Pyatigorsk sits at 44.0°N, 43.1°E, 542 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Svobody, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Pyatigorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pyatigorsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m around an average of 572 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,078 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,571 m.

The land around Pyatigorsk is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), trees (27%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
511 m
16 km
1,078 m
80 km
3,571 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Svobody 3.0 km · Goryachevodskiy 4.0 km · Inozemtsevo 6.0 km · Lermontov 9.0 km · Zheleznovodsk 11 km · Yessentukskaya 14 km · Yessentuki 16 km · Mineralnye Vody 19 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 Pyatigorsk (44.05°, 43.0504°, elevation 542 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).