Svetogorsk weather in May

In May, Svetogorsk sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 17 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of May to 18 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Svetogorsk's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Svetogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
17 h 06 min
4:29 AM – 9:32 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Svetogorsk is town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
315/km²
people per km²
Founded
1887

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 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Svetogorsk reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°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)
1122
2122
3133
4133
5133
6133
7133
8143
9144
10144
11144
12144
13154
14155
15155
16155
17155
18155
19165
20166
21166
22166
23166
24166
25177
26177
27177
28177
29177
30178
31188

How May really feels in Svetogorsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Svetogorsk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°441112.16.10.0
Feb-4° / -10°389.19.58.50.0
Mar / -6°3798.411.30.0
Apr / -1°348.73.214.31.4
May15° / 479.20.3174.6
Jun19° / 10°6411.2018.75.9
Jul22° / 13°7211.50186.3
Aug20° / 12°7311.8015.56.0
Sep15° / 5610.4012.64.1
Oct / 5611.11.59.71.1
Nov / -2°5411.566.90.0
Dec-2° / -6°5312.110.65.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34060
44060
54159
64258
74258
84357
94357
104258
114357
124357
134357
144357
154456
164456
174357
184456
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214357
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244258
254258
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274456
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304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Svetogorsk gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1283
2283
3283
4282
5272
6272
7272
8272
9272
10271
11271
12271
13271
14281
15281
16291
17301
18301
19311
20321
21320
22330
23330
24330
25340
26340
27340
28340
29340
30340
31330

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
139910
149910
159910
169910
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189820
199820
209820
219820
229730
239730
249730
259730
269640
279541
289541
299541
309451
319451

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
1011calm
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1211calm
1311calm
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1911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 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 150 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 3:57 AM, and sunset from 8:54 PM to 10:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.75:108:54
215.85:078:56
315.95:048:59
416.05:019:01
516.14:589:04
616.24:569:07
716.34:539:09
816.44:509:12
916.54:479:15
1016.54:459:17
1116.64:429:20
1216.74:399:22
1316.84:379:25
1416.94:349:27
1517.04:329:30
1617.14:299:32
1717.14:279:35
1817.24:249:37
1917.34:229:40
2017.44:209:42
2117.54:179:45
2217.54:159:47
2317.64:139:49
2417.74:119:52
2517.84:099:54
2617.84:079:56
2717.94:059:58
2818.04:0310:00
2918.04:0110:03
3018.13:5910:05
3118.23:5710:07

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
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 Svetogorsk?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Svetogorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Svetogorsk in May

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

In May, Svetogorsk sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Svetogorsk in May

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 60 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near -0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr1Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Svetogorsk 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 Svetogorsk peaks around June 23 at about 5 (moderate) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Svetogorsk?

Svetogorsk sits at 61.1°N, 28.9°E, 42 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Imatra, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Svetogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svetogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m.

The land around Svetogorsk is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
244 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Imatra 9.0 km · Lappeenranta 37 km · Vyborg 45 km · Priozërsk 69 km · Savonlinna 84 km · Mikkeli 106 km · Hamina 109 km · Sortavala 119 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 Svetogorsk (61.1121°, 28.8632°, elevation 42 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).