Segezha weather in May

In May, Segezha sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 17.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of May to 19 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Segezha's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Segezha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
17 h 48 min
3:45 AM – 9:33 PM
Cloud cover
71%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Segezha is town in the Republic of Karelia of the Russian Federation..

Density
1,755/km²
people per km²
Founded
1914

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 9°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical May day in Segezha reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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491
591
691
7101
8101
9102
10102
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30156
31156

How May really feels in Segezha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Segezha weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -12°318.910.75.10.0
Feb-7° / -12°267.49.280.0
Mar-1° / -8°2989.111.20.0
Apr / -3°337.9514.50.3
May12° / 52111.917.82.8
Jun17° / 6911.9019.95.1
Jul20° / 13°79130195.7
Aug18° / 11°7412.20165.2
Sep12° / 6311.90.112.73.0
Oct / 6012.53.79.40.4
Nov-1° / -4°4410.58.56.10.0
Dec-5° / -9°3910.811.640.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72674
82674
92674
102674
112773
122872
132872
142872
152872
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172971
183070
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203070
213268
223268
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303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Segezha gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 37% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13010
2319
3329
4339
5339
6349
7349
8359
9358
10358
11358
12357
13357
14357
15346
16346
17346
18356
19355
20355
21355
22364
23364
24364
25363
26363
27363
28372
29372
30372
31371

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
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20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30982
31982

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of May to 19 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 180 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 3:05 AM, and sunset from 8:46 PM to 10:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:338:46
216.34:308:50
316.44:278:53
416.54:238:56
516.64:208:59
616.84:179:02
716.94:149:05
817.04:109:08
917.14:079:11
1017.24:049:14
1117.34:019:17
1217.43:589:20
1317.53:559:23
1417.63:519:27
1517.73:489:30
1617.83:459:33
1717.93:429:36
1818.03:399:39
1918.13:369:42
2018.23:349:45
2118.33:319:48
2218.43:289:50
2318.53:259:53
2418.63:229:56
2518.73:209:59
2618.73:1710:02
2718.83:1510:05
2818.93:1210:07
2919.03:1010:10
3019.13:0710:13
3119.23:0510:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Segezha?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Segezha.

What to pack for Segezha in May

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

In May, Segezha sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Segezha 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 Segezha peaks around July 13 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 13UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Segezha?

Segezha sits at 63.7°N, 34.3°E, 89 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Medvezh’yegorsk, 93 km away.

Topography around Segezha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Segezha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m.

The land around Segezha is covered by trees (45%) and water (28%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (38%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
311 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Medvezh’yegorsk 93 km · Kondopoga 171 km · Onega 186 km · Kostomuksha 203 km · Petrozavodsk 218 km · Kontiolahti 249 km · Joensuu 261 km · Severodvinsk 282 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 Segezha (63.7455°, 34.3161°, elevation 89 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).