Sosnogorsk weather in May

In May, Sosnogorsk sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 17.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of May to 19 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sosnogorsk's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sosnogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
17 h 42 min
2:28 AM – 8:13 PM
Cloud cover
74%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Sosnogorsk is human settlement in Sosnogorsk Municipal District, Komi Republic, Russia.

Density
1,178/km²
people per km²
Founded
1939

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 8°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sosnogorsk reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-2
28-1
38-1
49-1
59-1
690
7100
8100
9100
10100
11111
12111
13111
14111
15122
16122
17122
18122
19122
20133
21133
22133
23133
24133
25144
26144
27144
28144
29144
30145
31155

How May really feels in Sosnogorsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Sosnogorsk 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-13° / -19°278.711.95.20.0
Feb-11° / -18°237.81080.0
Mar-3° / -11°309.110.711.20.0
Apr / -5°388.66.114.50.2
May12° / 5311.32.217.72.8
Jun18° / 7612.30.219.95.1
Jul21° / 11°6711.2018.96.2
Aug17° / 7312.60164.8
Sep11° / 6413.50.812.72.3
Oct / -2°59137.19.40.1
Nov-5° / -10°379.711.16.20.0
Dec-10° / -16°309.712.44.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72674
82674
92674
102674
112773
122773
132773
142872
152872
162971
172872
182773
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212773
222773
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292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Sosnogorsk gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 42% 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 (%)
12911
23010
33010
4319
5319
6329
7328
8338
9338
10338
11348
12348
13348
14358
15358
16367
17367
18377
19377
20387
21387
22396
23396
24406
25406
26415
27415
28414
29414
30424
31423

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 100% 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
221000
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28982
29982
30982
31973

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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
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1712calm
1812calm
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2012calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of May to 19 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 174 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 3:16 AM to 1:49 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 8:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.23:167:27
216.33:137:30
316.43:097:33
416.53:067:36
516.63:037:39
616.73:007:43
716.82:567:46
816.92:537:49
917.02:507:52
1017.12:477:55
1117.22:447:58
1217.32:418:01
1317.42:388:04
1417.52:348:07
1517.62:318:10
1617.72:288:13
1717.82:268:16
1817.92:238:19
1918.02:208:22
2018.12:178:25
2118.22:148:28
2218.32:118:31
2318.42:098:33
2418.52:068:36
2518.62:038:39
2618.72:018:42
2718.81:588:45
2818.91:568:47
2918.91:538:50
3019.01:518:52
3119.11:498:55

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.06 kWh/m² to a high of 4.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sosnogorsk?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sosnogorsk.

What to pack for Sosnogorsk in May

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

In May, Sosnogorsk sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sosnogorsk in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sosnogorsk peaks around June 22 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 22UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sosnogorsk?

Sosnogorsk sits at 63.6°N, 53.9°E, 86 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ukhta, 10 km away.

Topography around Sosnogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sosnogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m.

The land around Sosnogorsk is covered by trees (78%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
231 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Ukhta 10 km · Yemva 189 km · Pechora 235 km · Ezhva 256 km · Syktyvkar 266 km · Usinsk 319 km · Krasnovishersk 392 km · Inta 401 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 Sosnogorsk (63.5967°, 53.8918°, elevation 86 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).