Severoural’sk weather in May

In May, Severoural’sk sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 16.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of May to 17 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Severoural’sk's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Severoural’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 48 min
4:32 AM – 9:21 PM
Cloud cover
69%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Severoural’sk is human settlement in Severouralsky Urban Okrug, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
419/km²
people per km²
Founded
1758

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 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Severoural’sk reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 23°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)
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2100
3110
4110
5111
6121
7121
8121
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10132
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31176

How May really feels in Severoural’sk

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.

Severoural’sk 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-14° / -20°1757.16.40.0
Feb-10° / -19°134.368.60.0
Mar-2° / -11°256.27.611.30.0
Apr / -3°388.14.714.20.7
May14° / 5910.51.616.83.8
Jun19° / 8712.20.218.45.6
Jul22° / 12°8112.1017.76.2
Aug18° / 8612.9015.45.1
Sep12° / 7011.31.212.62.8
Oct / -2°429.55.39.70.3
Nov-6° / -12°287.38.37.10.0
Dec-12° / -18°185.37.25.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43169
53367
63367
73268
83268
93268
103367
113367
123367
133367
143466
153466
163367
173367
183367
193367
203367
213268
223466
233466
243466
253466
263367
273367
283367
293367
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Severoural’sk gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13310
23310
33310
4329
5329
6328
7328
8328
9327
10327
11326
12326
13326
14325
15335
16335
17335
18334
19344
20344
21344
22353
23353
24363
25363
26372
27372
28382
29392
30392
31402

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
22991
23991
24991
25991
26982
27982
28973
29964
30955
31955

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of May to 17 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 138 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 4:02 AM, and sunset from 8:45 PM to 9:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.65:108:45
215.75:078:47
315.75:058:50
415.85:028:52
515.94:598:55
616.04:578:57
716.14:549:00
816.24:519:02
916.34:499:04
1016.34:469:07
1116.44:449:09
1216.54:419:12
1316.64:399:14
1416.74:369:17
1516.74:349:19
1616.84:329:21
1716.94:299:24
1817.04:279:26
1917.14:259:28
2017.14:239:30
2117.24:209:33
2217.34:189:35
2317.34:169:37
2417.44:149:39
2517.54:129:41
2617.54:119:43
2717.64:099:46
2817.74:079:48
2917.74:059:49
3017.84:039:51
3117.94:029:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Severoural’sk?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Severoural’sk.

What to pack for Severoural’sk in May

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

In May, Severoural’sk sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Severoural’sk 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 Severoural’sk peaks around June 20 at about 6 (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 4 months of the year.

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

Where is Severoural’sk?

Severoural’sk sits at 60.2°N, 60.0°E, 173 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Karpinsk, 43 km away.

Topography around Severoural’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Severoural’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,621 m.

The land around Severoural’sk is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
512 m
80 km
1,621 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Karpinsk 43 km · Krasnoturinsk 45 km · Ivdel’ 65 km · Serov 71 km · Krasnovishersk 161 km · Kachkanar 164 km · Nizhnyaya Tura 170 km · Aleksandrovsk 174 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 Severoural’sk (60.1533°, 59.952°, elevation 173 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).