Serov weather in May

In May, Serov sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 16.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Serov's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Serov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
4:33 AM – 9:15 PM
Cloud cover
68%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Serov is town in Russia.

Density
225/km²
people per km²
Founded
1894

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 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Serov reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1121
2122
3122
4132
5132
6133
7143
8143
9143
10143
11154
12154
13154
14154
15154
16164
17165
18165
19165
20165
21165
22176
23176
24176
25176
26176
27177
28187
29187
30187
31187

How May really feels in Serov

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Serov weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -19°185.176.50.0
Feb-9° / -17°134.65.98.70.0
Mar-0° / -10°2366.911.30.0
Apr / -2°337.73.714.11.4
May15° / 5510.3116.74.6
Jun20° / 10°7711.80.118.25.9
Jul23° / 13°8011.2017.66.5
Aug19° / 10°8212.5015.35.5
Sep13° / 6511.70.612.63.3
Oct / -1°419.54.19.80.5
Nov-5° / -11°287.37.87.30.0
Dec-11° / -17°185.67.15.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33268
43367
53466
63565
73565
83565
93565
103565
113664
123664
133664
143565
153565
163565
173466
183466
193466
203466
213565
223466
233466
243466
253565
263565
273466
283565
293565
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Serov gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1297
2297
3297
4287
5286
6286
7286
8295
9295
10295
11304
12304
13314
14314
15323
16323
17333
18343
19343
20352
21352
22362
23372
24372
25371
26381
27381
28391
29391
30391
31401

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24982
25982
26973
27973
28964
29955
30946
31937

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 4:04 AM, and sunset from 8:39 PM to 9:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.55:108:39
215.65:088:42
315.75:058:44
415.75:028:47
515.85:008:49
615.94:578:52
716.04:548:54
816.14:528:56
916.24:498:59
1016.24:479:01
1116.34:449:03
1216.44:429:06
1316.54:409:08
1416.64:379:10
1516.64:359:13
1616.74:339:15
1716.84:319:17
1816.94:289:20
1916.94:269:22
2017.04:249:24
2117.14:229:26
2217.14:209:28
2317.24:189:30
2417.34:169:32
2517.34:149:34
2617.44:129:36
2717.54:119:38
2817.54:099:40
2917.64:079:42
3017.64:069:44
3117.74:049:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Serov?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Serov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Serov in May

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

In May, Serov sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Serov 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 Serov peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Serov?

Serov sits at 59.6°N, 60.6°E, 89 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Krasnoturinsk, 28 km away.

Topography around Serov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Serov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,384 m.

The land around Serov is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (43%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
179 m
80 km
1,384 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Krasnoturinsk 28 km · Karpinsk 38 km · Severoural’sk 71 km · Nizhnyaya Tura 116 km · Kachkanar 118 km · Ivdel’ 122 km · Krasnoural’sk 141 km · Kushva 153 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 Serov (59.5974°, 60.5861°, 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).