Sovetskiy weather in May

In May, Sovetskiy sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 17.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of May to 18 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sovetskiy's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sovetskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
17 h 06 min
4:08 AM – 9:15 PM
Cloud cover
71%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Sovetskiy is human settlement in Sovetsky District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

Density
62/km²
people per km²
Founded
1963

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 10°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sovetskiy reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
110-1
2100
3100
4110
5111
6111
7121
8121
9122
10132
11132
12132
13132
14133
15143
16143
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20154
21154
22154
23155
24155
25165
26165
27166
28166
29166
30176
31177

How May really feels in Sovetskiy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 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
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sovetskiy weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-15° / -22°175.87.460.0
Feb-11° / -19°154.86.38.40.0
Mar-2° / -11°246.77.411.30.0
Apr / -4°378.44.714.30.6
May14° / 6111.11.817.13.7
Jun20° / 10°7411.80.318.85.7
Jul23° / 12°6911.3018.16.5
Aug19° / 10°7211.6015.65.4
Sep12° / 5410.80.912.62.9
Oct / -2°4210.15.49.60.2
Nov-7° / -13°277.47.86.80.0
Dec-13° / -20°196.58.45.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32674
42773
52872
62872
72971
82971
93070
103070
113169
123169
133070
143070
153070
163070
173169
183169
193169
203169
212971
222971
232971
242971
252971
263070
272971
282971
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Sovetskiy gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 (%)
13211
23211
33210
43210
53210
6329
7329
8329
9339
10338
11338
12337
13347
14347
15346
16356
17356
18365
19365
20375
21374
22384
23384
24394
25393
26403
27403
28413
29413
30423
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 99% 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
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27982
28982
29973
30973
31964

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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min at the start of May to 18 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 144 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:50 AM to 3:36 AM, and sunset from 8:36 PM to 9:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:508:36
215.94:478:39
316.04:448:41
416.04:418:44
516.14:388:47
616.24:358:49
716.34:328:52
816.44:308:55
916.54:278:57
1016.64:249:00
1116.74:219:02
1216.84:199:05
1316.94:169:08
1416.94:149:10
1517.04:119:13
1617.14:089:15
1717.24:069:18
1817.34:039:20
1917.44:019:23
2017.43:599:25
2117.53:569:28
2217.63:549:30
2317.73:529:33
2417.83:509:35
2517.83:489:37
2617.93:459:39
2718.03:439:42
2818.03:419:44
2918.13:409:46
3018.23:389:48
3118.23:369:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sovetskiy?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sovetskiy.

What to pack for Sovetskiy in May

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

In May, Sovetskiy sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sovetskiy 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 Sovetskiy peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Sovetskiy 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 Sovetskiy is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 12.5× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1021 µg/m³Dec 202 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb3Good
Mar5Good
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep5Good
Oct3Good
Nov2Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sovetskiy?

Sovetskiy sits at 61.4°N, 63.6°E, 111 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yugorsk, 15 km away.

Topography around Sovetskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sovetskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m.

The land around Sovetskiy is covered by trees (66%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
215 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Yugorsk 15 km · Nyagan 129 km · Uray 152 km · Ivdel’ 186 km · Severoural’sk 239 km · Serov 256 km · Krasnoturinsk 256 km · Karpinsk 264 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 Sovetskiy (61.3614°, 63.5842°, elevation 111 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).