Rubtsovsk weather in May

In May, Rubtsovsk sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Rubtsovsk's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rubtsovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:50 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
54%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Rubtsovsk is town in Russia.

Density
1,917/km²
people per km²
Founded
1892

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 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Rubtsovsk reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2174
3184
4185
5185
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How May really feels in Rubtsovsk

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.

Rubtsovsk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -19°236.77.98.10.0
Feb-9° / -18°215.46.49.60.0
Mar-0° / -11°256.65.411.50.0
Apr12° / 296.91.713.53.6
May20° / 388.30.315.36.7
Jun25° / 13°458.8016.37.0
Jul27° / 15°6511.6015.96.5
Aug25° / 12°357.5014.47.3
Sep19° / 326.9012.46.3
Oct10° / 358.12.210.42.5
Nov-1° / -9°388.57.18.60.0
Dec-8° / -16°338.810.47.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34753
44753
54951
64951
75050
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135050
145050
155050
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Rubtsovsk gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1263
2253
3252
4252
5252
6252
7252
8252
9252
10262
11262
12272
13271
14281
15291
16291
17301
18301
19301
20301
21301
22291
23291
24291
25281
26280
27280
28280
29270
30270
31270

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
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209910
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249910
259910
269910
279910
289820
299721
309721
319721

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:16 AM to 4:32 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:167:48
214.65:157:50
314.75:137:52
414.75:117:53
514.85:097:55
614.85:077:57
714.95:057:58
814.95:048:00
915.05:028:01
1015.05:008:03
1115.14:588:05
1215.24:578:06
1315.24:558:08
1415.34:548:09
1515.34:528:11
1615.44:508:12
1715.44:498:14
1815.54:488:15
1915.54:468:17
2015.64:458:18
2115.64:438:20
2215.64:428:21
2315.74:418:23
2415.74:408:24
2515.84:398:25
2615.84:378:27
2715.94:368:28
2815.94:358:29
2915.94:348:30
3016.04:338:32
3116.04:328:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Rubtsovsk?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Rubtsovsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rubtsovsk in May

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

In May, Rubtsovsk sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Rubtsovsk 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 Rubtsovsk peaks around July 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 18UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rubtsovsk?

Rubtsovsk sits at 51.5°N, 81.2°E, 220 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Gornyak, 61 km away.

Topography around Rubtsovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rubtsovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 217 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 491 m.

The land around Rubtsovsk is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
63 m
80 km
491 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Gornyak 61 km · Shemonaikha 110 km · Semey 139 km · Aleysk 153 km · Kulunda 194 km · Ust-Kamenogorsk 198 km · Ridder 208 km · Yarovoye 238 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 Rubtsovsk (51.5147°, 81.2061°, elevation 220 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).