Semënov weather in May

In May, Semënov sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 51 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 16°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 17 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Semënov's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Semënov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
3:54 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Semënov is human settlement in Semyonovsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,736/km²
people per km²
Founded
1644

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 Semënov 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 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)
1155
2155
3165
4165
5166
6166
7176
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10176
11177
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How May really feels in Semënov

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.

Semënov 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-7° / -12°4010.5137.20.0
Feb-5° / -12°348.69.89.10.0
Mar / -6°3698.511.40.0
Apr10° / 409.12.213.92.3
May18° / 5110.10.316.15.6
Jun22° / 11°7412.3017.46.1
Jul24° / 14°7511.9016.96.7
Aug21° / 12°6811.1014.96.3
Sep15° / 5510.40.112.54.5
Oct / 6411.42.9101.1
Nov-1° / -5°47107.97.80.0
Dec-5° / -10°4611.111.66.60.0

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44357
54357
64357
74357
84456
94456
104357
114357
124357
134456
144456
154456
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Semënov gets around 51 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1292
2282
3282
4292
5292
6292
7302
8312
9312
10322
11331
12331
13331
14341
15341
16341
17341
18341
19351
20351
21351
22350
23350
24350
25360
26360
27360
28370
29370
30380
31380

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99820
109820
119820
129730
139730
149640
159640
169550
179460
189370
199370
209280
219190
229190
2389101
2489101
2589101
2689101
2787112
2887112
2987112
3087112
3186113

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
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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1512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 17 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:26 AM to 3:30 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 8:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:267:32
215.24:247:34
315.34:217:37
415.34:197:39
515.44:177:41
615.54:157:43
715.54:127:45
815.64:107:47
915.74:087:49
1015.84:067:51
1115.84:047:53
1215.94:027:55
1316.03:597:57
1416.03:577:59
1516.13:558:01
1616.23:548:03
1716.23:528:05
1816.33:508:07
1916.33:488:09
2016.43:468:11
2116.53:448:12
2216.53:438:14
2316.63:418:16
2416.63:398:18
2516.73:388:20
2616.73:368:21
2716.83:358:23
2816.83:348:25
2916.93:328:26
3016.93:318:28
3117.03:308:29

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 0.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 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
205.4Bright
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 Semënov?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Semënov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Semënov in May

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

In May, Semënov 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 Semënov 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 Semënov peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Semënov?

Semënov sits at 56.8°N, 44.5°E, 122 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Bor, 54 km away.

Topography around Semënov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Semënov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 117 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m.

The land around Semënov is covered by trees (62%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
151 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Bor 54 km · Nizhny Novgorod 59 km · Novaya Balakhna 64 km · Gorodets 64 km · Zavolzh’ye 69 km · Kstovo 73 km · Dzerzhinsk 88 km · Lyskovo 91 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 Semënov (56.7876°, 44.4962°, elevation 122 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).