Tavda weather in May

In May, Tavda sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of May to 17 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tavda's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tavda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
16 h 24 min
4:24 AM – 8:47 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Tavda is Town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
267/km²
people per km²
Founded
1910

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tavda reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2132
3132
4133
5143
6143
7143
8154
9154
10154
11154
12155
13165
14165
15165
16165
17165
18176
19176
20176
21176
22176
23177
24187
25187
26187
27187
28188
29198
30198
31198

How May really feels in Tavda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tavda weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -19°175.376.90.0
Feb-9° / -17°144.55.78.90.0
Mar-1° / -10°256.26.611.40.0
Apr / -2°326.82.7141.4
May16° / 499.90.516.34.9
Jun21° / 11°7011.80.117.76.1
Jul23° / 13°8611.9017.26.5
Aug20° / 11°7111.8015.15.8
Sep14° / 58110.312.53.7
Oct / -1°3793.69.90.8
Nov-4° / -10°297.97.87.60.0
Dec-10° / -17°226.486.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43367
53466
63466
73565
83664
93664
103664
113763
123763
133763
143862
153862
163862
173961
183961
193961
203961
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
264060
274159
284060
294159
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Tavda gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1284
2274
3274
4274
5273
6283
7283
8283
9292
10302
11302
12312
13322
14332
15332
16342
17351
18351
19351
20351
21351
22351
23351
24351
25351
26351
27351
28351
29351
30350
31350

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
1410000
1510000
1610000
179910
189910
199910
209910
219910
229820
239820
249721
259631
269631
279442
289442
299352
309253
319163

Wind in May

Winds average 13 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.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of May to 17 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:58 AM to 3:58 AM, and sunset from 8:14 PM to 9:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:588:14
215.34:568:16
315.44:538:19
415.54:518:21
515.64:488:23
615.74:468:25
715.74:438:27
815.84:418:30
915.94:398:32
1016.04:378:34
1116.04:348:36
1216.14:328:38
1316.24:308:40
1416.24:288:43
1516.34:268:45
1616.44:248:47
1716.54:218:49
1816.54:198:51
1916.64:188:53
2016.74:168:55
2116.74:148:57
2216.84:128:59
2316.84:109:01
2416.94:089:03
2517.04:079:05
2617.04:059:06
2717.14:049:08
2817.14:029:10
2917.24:019:12
3017.23:599:13
3117.33:589:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

0246151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tavda?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tavda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tavda in May

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

In May, Tavda sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tavda 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 Tavda peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Tavda 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 Tavda is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodApr 2316 µg/m³Dec 214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tavda?

Tavda sits at 58.0°N, 65.3°E, 83 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Turinsk, 93 km away.

Topography around Tavda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tavda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m.

The land around Tavda is covered by trees (55%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
99 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Turinsk 93 km · Tyumen 100 km · Borovskiy 114 km · Irbit 137 km · Lesnoy 138 km · Yalutorovsk 166 km · Tobolsk 176 km · Zavodoukovsk 187 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 Tavda (58.042°, 65.2716°, elevation 83 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).