Tambov weather in May

In May, Tambov sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 55 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tambov's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tambov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:25 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Tambov is city in central Russia.

Density
3,231/km²
people per km²
Founded
1636

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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tambov reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2187
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How May really feels in Tambov

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.

Tambov weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -10°4110.211.37.90.0
Feb-4° / -10°358.48.89.50.0
Mar / -5°379.27.611.50.0
Apr12° / 419.21.413.63.3
May20° / 559.4015.56.4
Jun23° / 13°6911.4016.56.7
Jul26° / 15°6110.6016.16.7
Aug24° / 13°467.9014.57.3
Sep18° / 539.10.112.45.7
Oct10° / 53101.310.32.2
Nov / -3°448.74.98.50.0
Dec-3° / -8°4210.310.17.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34852
44852
54852
64852
74753
84753
94753
104753
114654
124654
134456
144456
154456
164456
174258
184258
194357
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224456
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244654
254654
264753
274852
284852
295050
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tambov gets around 55 mm of rain over 9.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
629
729
829
929
1030
1130
1230
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1931
2032
2132
2232
2332
2433
2533
2633
2734
2834
2934
3035
3135

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 (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
59910
69910
79910
89820
99820
109730
119730
129640
139640
149550
159550
169460
179370
189370
199280
209181
219091
2289101
2389101
2488111
2587121
2686122
2785132
2885132
2984142
3083143
3182153

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 4:05 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 8:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:527:31
214.74:507:33
314.84:487:34
414.84:467:36
514.94:447:38
615.04:427:40
715.04:407:41
815.14:387:43
915.14:377:45
1015.24:357:46
1115.34:337:48
1215.34:317:50
1315.44:307:51
1415.44:287:53
1515.54:267:55
1615.54:257:56
1715.64:237:58
1815.64:227:59
1915.74:208:01
2015.74:198:03
2115.84:178:04
2215.84:168:06
2315.94:158:07
2415.94:138:08
2516.04:128:10
2616.04:118:11
2716.14:108:13
2816.14:098:14
2916.14:078:15
3016.24:068:17
3116.24:058:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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65.3Bright
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tambov?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tambov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tambov in May

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

In May, Tambov sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tambov 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 Tambov peaks around June 21 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Tambov 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 Tambov is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodMar 1915 µg/m³Dec 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May7Good
Jun9Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tambov?

Tambov sits at 52.7°N, 41.4°E, 133 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kotovsk, 17 km away.

Topography around Tambov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tambov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 138 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m.

The land around Tambov is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
132 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Kotovsk 17 km · Rasskazovo 31 km · Michurinsk 67 km · Morshansk 82 km · Kirsanov 88 km · Zherdevka 98 km · Uvarovo 101 km · Gryazi 105 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 Tambov (52.7363°, 41.441°, elevation 133 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).