Shuya weather in May

In May, Shuya sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°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 h 06 min at the start of May to 17 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Shuya's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shuya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:06 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Shuya is town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,840/km²
people per km²
Founded
1539

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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Shuya reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2165
3165
4165
5166
6166
7176
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10176
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12177
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How May really feels in Shuya

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.

Shuya 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-6° / -11°381112.37.20.0
Feb-5° / -11°318.79.69.10.0
Mar / -6°338.47.911.40.0
Apr10° / 429.22.313.92.4
May18° / 5410.50.316.15.6
Jun21° / 11°7212.7017.46.1
Jul24° / 14°7112.3016.96.5
Aug22° / 12°6711.8014.96.3
Sep16° / 569.80.212.54.6
Oct / 6411.62.8101.2
Nov / -4°469.97.27.80.0
Dec-4° / -9°4310.911.26.60.0

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44159
54159
64159
74159
84159
94060
104159
114159
124159
134159
144159
154258
164159
174159
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194159
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224159
234159
244159
254159
264258
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314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Shuya gets around 54 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1292
2292
3301
4301
5311
6321
7321
8331
9341
10342
11342
12352
13352
14352
15362
16362
17362
18361
19361
20351
21351
22351
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24351
25351
26350
27360
28360
29360
30360
31360

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
49910
59910
69820
79820
89820
99730
109730
119640
129640
139640
149550
159460
169460
179370
189370
199280
209190
219190
2290100
2389101
2488111
2588111
2687121
2787121
2886122
2985132
3085132
3185132

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 17 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 3:42 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 8:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:387:45
215.24:367:47
315.34:347:49
415.34:317:51
515.44:297:53
615.54:277:55
715.64:247:58
815.64:228:00
915.74:208:02
1015.84:188:04
1115.84:168:06
1215.94:148:08
1316.04:128:10
1416.04:108:12
1516.14:088:14
1616.24:068:16
1716.24:048:18
1816.34:028:20
1916.44:008:21
2016.43:588:23
2116.53:578:25
2216.53:558:27
2316.63:538:29
2416.73:528:31
2516.73:508:32
2616.83:488:34
2716.83:478:36
2816.93:468:37
2916.93:448:39
3017.03:438:40
3117.03:428:42

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 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 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
34.9Bright
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
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Shuya?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Shuya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shuya in May

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

In May, Shuya sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Shuya 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 Shuya peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 13UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shuya?

Shuya sits at 56.8°N, 41.4°E, 105 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kokhma, 20 km away.

Topography around Shuya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shuya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m.

The land around Shuya is covered by trees (37%), artificial surfaces (27%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
139 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kokhma 20 km · Ivanovo 30 km · Rodniki 35 km · Furmanov 48 km · Teykovo 51 km · Vichuga 52 km · Kovrov 55 km · Privolzhsk 60 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 Shuya (56.8486°, 41.3869°, elevation 105 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).