Syktyvkar weather in May

In May, Syktyvkar sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 17.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Syktyvkar's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Syktyvkar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
17 h 12 min
2:57 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
70%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Syktyvkar is city in Russia, capital of the Komi Republic.

Density
1,612/km²
people per km²
Founded
1780

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 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Syktyvkar reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 22°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)
1100
2101
3111
4111
5111
6111
7122
8122
9122
10122
11132
12133
13133
14133
15143
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17144
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19144
20144
21154
22155
23155
24155
25155
26165
27166
28166
29166
30166
31176

How May really feels in Syktyvkar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 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
14
wind chill below the day's low

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

Syktyvkar 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-11° / -17°329.912.65.90.0
Feb-9° / -15°257.810.38.40.0
Mar-2° / -9°328.89.911.30.0
Apr / -3°389.4514.30.6
May14° / 5411.11.517.23.7
Jun19° / 7512.40.118.95.6
Jul22° / 12°6811.8018.26.3
Aug18° / 10°7713.2015.65.1
Sep12° / 6412.60.312.62.8
Oct / -1°6013.15.29.60.3
Nov-4° / -8°4210.910.96.80.0
Dec-8° / -14°3710.513.25.10.0

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 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22872
32971
42971
53070
63070
73169
83169
93169
103169
113268
123268
133268
143268
153268
163169
173169
183070
193070
203169
213070
222971
232971
242971
252971
262971
272971
282872
292773
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Syktyvkar gets around 54 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.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1328
2338
3337
4347
5347
6347
7346
8346
9346
10346
11346
12346
13345
14345
15345
16345
17354
18354
19354
20364
21364
22373
23373
24383
25383
26393
27392
28402
29412
30412
31422

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 (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
1410000
1510000
1610000
1710000
189910
199910
209910
219910
229910
239820
249820
259820
269820
279730
289730
299730
309640
319541

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 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
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
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2712calm
2812calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min at the start of May to 18 h 18 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 3:39 AM to 2:24 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 8:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.83:397:29
215.93:367:31
316.03:337:34
416.13:307:37
516.23:277:39
616.33:257:42
716.43:227:45
816.53:197:48
916.63:167:50
1016.73:137:53
1116.83:117:56
1216.83:087:58
1316.93:058:01
1417.03:028:04
1517.13:008:06
1617.22:578:09
1717.32:558:11
1817.42:528:14
1917.42:508:16
2017.52:478:19
2117.62:458:21
2217.72:438:24
2317.82:408:26
2417.82:388:29
2517.92:368:31
2618.02:348:33
2718.12:328:36
2818.12:308:38
2918.22:288:40
3018.32:268:42
3118.32:248:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Syktyvkar?

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 Syktyvkar.

What to pack for Syktyvkar in May

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

In May, Syktyvkar 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 Syktyvkar 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 Syktyvkar peaks around June 20 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 20UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Syktyvkar?

Syktyvkar sits at 61.7°N, 50.8°E, 146 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ezhva, 17 km away.

Topography around Syktyvkar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Syktyvkar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m.

The land around Syktyvkar is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
178 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Ezhva 17 km · Yemva 103 km · Koryazhma 199 km · Kotlas 226 km · Ukhta 258 km · Velikiy Ustyug 261 km · Sosnogorsk 266 km · Slobodskoy 328 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 Syktyvkar (61.6639°, 50.8163°, elevation 146 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).