Serdobsk weather in May

In May, Serdobsk sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 50 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 15.5 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 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Serdobsk's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Serdobsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:15 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Serdobsk is human settlement in Serdobsky District, Penza Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,290/km²
people per km²
Founded
1698

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 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Serdobsk reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Serdobsk

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.

Serdobsk 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-6° / -11°409.810.880.0
Feb-5° / -12°367.98.69.50.0
Mar / -6°378.77.811.50.0
Apr12° / 408.51.413.63.1
May20° / 509.4015.56.3
Jun23° / 13°6210.4016.56.8
Jul26° / 15°559.2016.16.9
Aug24° / 13°457.3014.57.4
Sep18° / 518.2012.45.8
Oct10° / 499.51.410.32.2
Nov / -4°418.75.88.50.0
Dec-4° / -9°4310.210.47.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44753
54753
64852
74852
84852
94753
104654
114753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Serdobsk gets around 50 mm of rain over 9.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
629
729
829
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1030
1130
1231
1331
1431
1531
1632
1732
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2132
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3132

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29910
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119730
129640
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169460
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219190
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2587121
2687121
2786131
2885141
2984142
3083152
3183152

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:42 AM to 3:56 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 8:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:427:19
214.74:407:21
314.74:387:22
414.84:367:24
514.94:347:26
614.94:327:28
715.04:307:29
815.04:287:31
915.14:267:33
1015.24:257:34
1115.24:237:36
1215.34:217:38
1315.34:207:39
1415.44:187:41
1515.44:167:42
1615.54:157:44
1715.54:137:46
1815.64:127:47
1915.64:107:49
2015.74:097:50
2115.74:077:52
2215.84:067:53
2315.84:057:55
2415.94:037:56
2515.94:027:57
2616.04:017:59
2716.04:008:00
2816.03:598:02
2916.13:588:03
3016.13:578:04
3116.23:568:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Serdobsk?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Serdobsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Serdobsk in May

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

In May, Serdobsk sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Serdobsk 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 Serdobsk peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Serdobsk?

Serdobsk sits at 52.5°N, 44.2°E, 191 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Rtishchevo, 37 km away.

Topography around Serdobsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Serdobsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 182 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m.

The land around Serdobsk is covered by trees (38%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
177 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Rtishchevo 37 km · Kamenka 81 km · Petrovsk 81 km · Atkarsk 84 km · Penza 98 km · Kirsanov 102 km · Zarechnyy 106 km · Kalininsk 108 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 Serdobsk (52.4586°, 44.2169°, elevation 191 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).