Shakhty weather in May

In May, Shakhty sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Shakhty's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shakhty's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:48 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Shakhty is city in Russia.

Density
1,399/km²
people per km²
Founded
1805

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 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Shakhty reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°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)
1198
2198
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4209
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How May really feels in Shakhty

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.

Shakhty weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -7°449.56.98.70.0
Feb / -6°398.25.89.90.0
Mar / -1°439.84.311.60.8
Apr15° / 429.20.213.34.6
May22° / 11°5810.2014.96.7
Jun27° / 16°468.5015.76.8
Jul29° / 18°417.5015.46.0
Aug29° / 17°315.1014.16.6
Sep22° / 11°386.3012.47.4
Oct14° / 397.40.310.64.5
Nov / -0°37729.10.6
Dec / -5°458.75.58.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44753
54753
64654
74654
84753
94753
104753
114753
124753
134852
144852
154852
164951
175050
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305248
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Shakhty gets around 58 mm of rain over 10.2 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
229
329
430
530
631
731
831
932
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1532
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2233
2333
2433
2533
2633
2733
2833
2933
3033
3133

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59640
69550
79550
89460
99370
109280
119190
1289110
1387121
1486131
1585141
1684151
1783161
1882171
1980182
2079192
2178202
2277203
2376213
2475223
2573234
2673234
2773234
2871245
2971245
3071245
3170255

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
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 8:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:107:22
214.35:097:24
314.35:077:25
414.45:057:27
514.45:047:28
614.55:027:29
714.55:017:31
814.64:597:32
914.64:587:34
1014.64:567:35
1114.74:557:36
1214.74:537:38
1314.84:527:39
1414.84:507:40
1514.94:497:42
1614.94:487:43
1715.04:477:44
1815.04:457:45
1915.04:447:47
2015.14:437:48
2115.14:427:49
2215.24:417:50
2315.24:407:52
2415.24:397:53
2515.34:387:54
2615.34:377:55
2715.34:367:56
2815.44:357:57
2915.44:347:58
3015.44:337:59
3115.54:338:00

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
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155.7Bright
165.7Bright
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185.7Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Shakhty?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Shakhty for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shakhty in May

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

In May, Shakhty sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Shakhty in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shakhty peaks around June 22 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Shakhty in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Shakhty is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1616 µg/m³Dec 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Shakhty?

Shakhty sits at 47.7°N, 40.2°E, 112 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novoshakhtinsk, 22 km away.

Topography around Shakhty

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shakhty has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m.

The land around Shakhty is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
358 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Novoshakhtinsk 22 km · Krasnyy Sulin 22 km · Novocherkassk 34 km · Zverevo 35 km · Gukovo 43 km · Bagayevskaya 46 km · Semikarakorsk 50 km · Voznesenivka 51 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 Shakhty (47.7192°, 40.216°, elevation 112 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).