Raduzhnyy weather in May

In May, Raduzhnyy sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 16 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 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Raduzhnyy's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Raduzhnyy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:14 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Raduzhnyy is human settlement in Closed Town of Raduzhny, Vladimir Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,048/km²
people per km²
Founded
1971

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 Raduzhnyy 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 8°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
6176
7177
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10187
11187
12187
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How May really feels in Raduzhnyy

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.

Raduzhnyy 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° / -11°3610.411.37.30.0
Feb-4° / -10°328.49.59.20.0
Mar / -6°328.27.111.40.0
Apr11° / 439.82.313.82.5
May18° / 5310.40.1165.7
Jun22° / 12°7511.9017.26.2
Jul24° / 14°7512.6016.76.5
Aug22° / 12°6511.2014.86.4
Sep16° / 579.80.112.54.8
Oct / 5911.22.510.11.4
Nov / -4°439.46.480.0
Dec-4° / -8°4210.510.96.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44456
54456
64357
74456
84456
94456
104456
114357
124357
134456
144456
154357
164357
174258
184258
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254357
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284456
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304456
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Raduzhnyy gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
631
732
832
933
1033
1133
1234
1334
1434
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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
49820
59820
69820
79730
89730
99640
109640
119550
129550
139460
149460
159370
169370
179280
189280
199190
2090100
2190100
2289110
2388111
2487121
2587121
2687121
2786131
2886131
2986131
3084142
3184142

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
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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2012light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:46 AM to 3:51 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 8:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:467:46
215.14:437:48
315.24:417:50
415.24:397:52
515.34:377:54
615.44:347:56
715.44:327:58
815.54:308:00
915.64:288:02
1015.64:268:04
1115.74:248:06
1215.84:228:08
1315.84:208:10
1415.94:188:12
1516.04:168:14
1616.04:148:16
1716.14:128:17
1816.14:118:19
1916.24:098:21
2016.34:078:23
2116.34:058:25
2216.44:048:26
2316.44:028:28
2416.54:018:30
2516.53:598:31
2616.63:588:33
2716.63:568:35
2816.73:558:36
2916.73:548:38
3016.83:538:39
3116.83:518:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Raduzhnyy?

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 Raduzhnyy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Raduzhnyy in May

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

In May, Raduzhnyy sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Raduzhnyy 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 Raduzhnyy peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 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 13UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Raduzhnyy?

Raduzhnyy sits at 56.0°N, 40.3°E, 160 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vladimir, 15 km away.

Topography around Raduzhnyy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Raduzhnyy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Raduzhnyy is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
184 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Vladimir 15 km · Sobinka 20 km · Lakinsk 24 km · Roshal’ 47 km · Gus’-Khrustal’nyy 48 km · Petushki 55 km · Kol’chugino 68 km · Yur’yev-Pol’skiy 69 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 Raduzhnyy (56.0038°, 40.3391°, elevation 160 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).