Tayshet weather in May

In May, Tayshet sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tayshet's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tayshet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
5:24 AM – 9:25 PM
Cloud cover
71%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Tayshet is human settlement in Tayshetsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
499/km²
people per km²
Founded
1897

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 12°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tayshet reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1120
2120
3121
4131
5131
6131
7141
8142
9142
10142
11152
12153
13153
14153
15163
16164
17164
18164
19174
20174
21175
22175
23185
24185
25186
26186
27196
28196
29197
30197
31207

How May really feels in Tayshet

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.

Tayshet 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-14° / -23°1457.37.40.0
Feb-9° / -21°144.76.89.20.0
Mar-1° / -13°206.27.611.40.0
Apr / -3°318.54.513.81.4
May16° / 5211.81.1164.6
Jun23° / 10°6211.8017.26.4
Jul25° / 13°6511016.76.6
Aug22° / 11°6912.1014.86.1
Sep14° / 5511.90.412.53.8
Oct / -3°4110.85.410.10.6
Nov-6° / -13°339.611.680.0
Dec-13° / -21°278.511.36.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52575
62575
72674
82674
92674
102773
112872
122872
132872
142971
152971
163070
173070
183070
193070
203169
213070
223070
233070
243169
253169
263070
272971
283070
293070
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Tayshet gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1359
2369
3368
4368
5367
6377
7376
8376
9375
10374
11364
12364
13363
14363
15363
16373
17373
18372
19372
20372
21372
22382
23381
24391
25391
26401
27401
28411
29411
30410
31410

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
221000
23991
24991
25991
26982
27982
28982
29973
30973
31964

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2511calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
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3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 8:55 PM to 9:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:558:55
215.15:538:57
315.15:518:59
415.25:489:01
515.35:469:03
615.45:449:05
715.45:429:07
815.55:409:09
915.65:389:11
1015.65:369:13
1115.75:349:15
1215.85:329:17
1315.85:309:19
1415.95:289:21
1515.95:269:23
1616.05:249:25
1716.15:229:26
1816.15:209:28
1916.25:199:30
2016.25:179:32
2116.35:159:34
2216.45:149:35
2316.45:129:37
2416.55:119:39
2516.55:099:40
2616.65:089:42
2716.65:069:44
2816.75:059:45
2916.75:049:47
3016.85:029:48
3116.85:019:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tayshet?

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

May is a reasonable time to visit Tayshet for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tayshet in May

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

In May, Tayshet sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tayshet in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tayshet peaks around June 23 at about 6 (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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Tayshet 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 Tayshet is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 11.4× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1320 µg/m³Dec 162 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr18Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tayshet?

Tayshet sits at 55.9°N, 98.0°E, 331 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Chunskiy, 104 km away.

Topography around Tayshet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tayshet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m.

The land around Tayshet is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
800 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Chunskiy 104 km · Ilanskiy 124 km · Nizhneudinsk 132 km · Kansk 144 km · Borodino 192 km · Vikhorevka 199 km · Zelenogorsk 212 km · Tulun 223 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 Tayshet (55.9328°, 97.9896°, elevation 331 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).