Shakhun’ya weather in May

In May, Shakhun’ya sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Shakhun’ya's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shakhun’ya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
3:40 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
64%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Shakhun’ya is city.

Density
1,244/km²
people per km²
Founded
1921

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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Shakhun’ya reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°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)
1144
2144
3154
4154
5155
6155
7165
8165
9165
10165
11166
12166
13176
14176
15176
16176
17176
18177
19177
20187
21187
22187
23187
24187
25188
26188
27198
28198
29198
30198
31198

How May really feels in Shakhun’ya

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.

Shakhun’ya 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-8° / -14°3610.412.670.0
Feb-6° / -13°318.49.990.0
Mar / -7°369.19.311.40.0
Apr / 408.93141.9
May17° / 55100.516.35.3
Jun21° / 11°7812.7017.66.0
Jul23° / 13°8211.9017.16.5
Aug21° / 11°6711.60156.1
Sep15° / 5610.40.312.54.1
Oct / 6612.53.3100.8
Nov-1° / -5°4710.68.57.70.0
Dec-6° / -11°4311.212.76.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43961
54060
64060
74060
84060
94159
104258
114159
124159
134159
144159
154159
164060
174060
183961
194060
203961
213961
223763
233763
243763
253763
263763
273763
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Shakhun’ya gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1303
2303
3313
4313
5312
6312
7322
8322
9322
10322
11322
12322
13322
14322
15322
16322
17321
18321
19321
20321
21321
22331
23331
24331
25341
26340
27350
28350
29360
30370
31370

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 95% 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
129820
139730
149730
159640
169640
179550
189550
199460
209460
219370
229271
239181
249181
259181
269091
278992
288992
2988102
3088102
3188102

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
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
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2712light breeze
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2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:14 AM to 3:15 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 8:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:147:27
215.34:127:29
315.44:097:32
415.44:077:34
515.54:057:36
615.64:027:38
715.74:007:40
815.83:587:43
915.83:557:45
1015.93:537:47
1116.03:517:49
1216.03:497:51
1316.13:467:53
1416.23:447:55
1516.33:427:57
1616.33:407:59
1716.43:388:01
1816.53:368:03
1916.53:348:05
2016.63:338:07
2116.63:318:09
2216.73:298:11
2316.83:278:13
2416.83:258:15
2516.93:248:17
2616.93:228:18
2717.03:218:20
2817.03:198:22
2917.13:188:24
3017.13:168:25
3117.23:158:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
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 Shakhun’ya?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Shakhun’ya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shakhun’ya in May

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

In May, Shakhun’ya sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Shakhun’ya 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 Shakhun’ya peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 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 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shakhun’ya?

Shakhun’ya sits at 57.7°N, 46.6°E, 152 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yaransk, 86 km away.

Topography around Shakhun’ya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shakhun’ya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m.

The land around Shakhun’ya is covered by trees (42%), grassland (21%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
131 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Yaransk 86 km · Shar’ya 100 km · Kotel’nich 123 km · Manturovo 131 km · Medvedevo 136 km · Yoshkar-Ola 139 km · Sovetsk 140 km · Koz’modem’yansk 149 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 Shakhun’ya (57.676°, 46.6117°, elevation 152 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).