Shatura weather in May

In May, Shatura sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 54 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Shatura's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shatura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:20 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
61%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Shatura is town in Russia.

Density
835/km²
people per km²
Founded
1928

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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Shatura reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2176
3176
4177
5177
6177
7187
8187
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10188
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13188
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How May really feels in Shatura

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.

Shatura 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-5° / -10°3810.111.17.40.0
Feb-4° / -10°348.99.79.20.0
Mar / -5°348.56.911.40.0
Apr11° / 439.4213.82.8
May19° / 5410.6015.95.9
Jun22° / 12°7411.9017.16.3
Jul24° / 15°7812.3016.66.5
Aug22° / 13°6711.2014.86.5
Sep16° / 589.40.112.55.0
Oct / 60112.210.11.6
Nov / -3°449.26.380.0
Dec-3° / -8°4210.210.56.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34258
44357
54357
64357
74258
84258
94357
104357
114258
124159
134258
144258
154258
164258
174258
184258
194258
204258
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224357
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274555
284654
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314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Shatura gets around 54 mm of rain over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
329
429
530
631
732
832
933
1034
1134
1235
1335
1435
1536
1636
1736
1837
1937
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
59820
69820
79730
89730
99640
109640
119550
129550
139460
149460
159370
169370
179280
189280
199190
209190
219190
2290100
2390100
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2688111
2788111
2887112
2986122
3086122
3186122

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
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1112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:50 AM to 3:57 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:507:48
215.04:487:50
315.14:467:52
415.24:447:54
515.24:427:56
615.34:397:58
715.44:378:00
815.44:358:02
915.54:338:03
1015.64:318:05
1115.64:298:07
1215.74:278:09
1315.84:258:11
1415.84:238:13
1515.94:218:15
1616.04:208:17
1716.04:188:18
1816.14:168:20
1916.14:148:22
2016.24:138:24
2116.24:118:26
2216.34:098:27
2316.44:088:29
2416.44:068:31
2516.54:058:32
2616.54:048:34
2716.64:028:35
2816.64:018:37
2916.64:008:38
3016.73:588:40
3116.73:578:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
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145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.3Bright
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225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Shatura?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Shatura for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shatura in May

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

In May, Shatura sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Shatura 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 Shatura peaks around July 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Shatura 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 Shatura is worst in August — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1626 µg/m³Jan 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Shatura?

Shatura sits at 55.6°N, 39.5°E, 118 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Roshal’, 24 km away.

Topography around Shatura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shatura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m.

The land around Shatura is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
172 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Roshal’ 24 km · Yegor’yevsk 38 km · Kurovskoye 39 km · Likino-Dulevo 39 km · Petushki 40 km · Kabanovo 42 km · Orekhovo-Zuyevo 43 km · Pokrov 45 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 Shatura (55.5726°, 39.5342°, elevation 118 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).