Sarapul weather in May

In May, Sarapul sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 16 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sarapul's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sarapul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:18 AM – 8:24 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Sarapul is human settlement in Russia, in the Udmurt Republic.

Density
1,123/km²
people per km²
Founded
1579

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 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sarapul reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2154
3155
4165
5165
6165
7166
8176
9176
10176
11176
12176
13187
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26199
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28209
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31209

How May really feels in Sarapul

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.

Sarapul 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-9° / -15°391012.57.30.0
Feb-8° / -14°328.7109.10.0
Mar-1° / -8°389.19.111.40.0
Apr / 378.32.713.91.8
May18° / 5210.10.116.15.7
Jun22° / 12°6811.5017.36.4
Jul24° / 14°6711.3016.86.8
Aug22° / 12°6610.8014.96.3
Sep15° / 5710.7012.54.4
Oct / 5911.62.710.11.0
Nov-2° / -6°4610.38.67.90.0
Dec-8° / -13°4210.311.86.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34258
44258
54357
64258
74357
84456
94456
104555
114555
124555
134555
144654
154654
164555
174555
184654
194555
204555
214555
224555
234555
244555
254753
264654
274654
284654
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Sarapul gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1312
2302
3301
4301
5311
6310
7310
8310
9320
10320
11320
12320
13320
14321
15321
16321
17321
18331
19331
20331
21331
22331
23341
24341
25341
26341
27341
28340
29350
30350
31360

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 97% 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
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149910
159910
169910
179820
189820
199820
209730
219730
229640
239640
249550
259550
269460
279370
289181
299181
309091
3189101

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
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3012light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 16 h 54 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 4:50 AM to 3:54 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:507:54
215.14:487:56
315.24:457:58
415.34:438:00
515.44:418:02
615.44:398:04
715.54:368:06
815.64:348:08
915.64:328:10
1015.74:308:12
1115.84:288:14
1215.84:268:16
1315.94:248:18
1416.04:228:20
1516.04:208:22
1616.14:188:24
1716.24:168:26
1816.24:148:28
1916.34:128:30
2016.34:118:32
2116.44:098:33
2216.54:078:35
2316.54:068:37
2416.64:048:39
2516.64:038:40
2616.74:018:42
2716.74:008:44
2816.83:588:45
2916.83:578:47
3016.93:568:48
3116.93:548:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.4 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
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sarapul?

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
1.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sarapul for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sarapul in May

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

In May, Sarapul sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sarapul 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 Sarapul peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sarapul?

Sarapul sits at 56.5°N, 53.8°E, 117 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Chaykovskiy, 37 km away.

Topography around Sarapul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarapul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m.

The land around Sarapul is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (44%), grassland (25%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), grassland (27%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
217 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Chaykovskiy 37 km · Agryz 50 km · Neftekamsk 52 km · Izhevsk 56 km · Agidel’ 64 km · Votkinsk 65 km · Yanaul 73 km · Menzelinsk 94 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 Sarapul (56.4763°, 53.7978°, elevation 117 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).