Tobolsk weather in May

In May, Tobolsk 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 16.4 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 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Tobolsk's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tobolsk'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
4:11 AM – 8:36 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Tobolsk is town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia.

Density
513/km²
people per km²
Founded
1587

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 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tobolsk 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 7°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1121
2122
3132
4132
5132
6143
7143
8143
9143
10154
11154
12154
13154
14165
15165
16165
17165
18165
19165
20176
21176
22176
23176
24177
25187
26187
27187
28187
29188
30198
31198

How May really feels in Tobolsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 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
7
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tobolsk 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-13° / -20°206.88.66.90.0
Feb-10° / -18°1656.48.90.0
Mar-1° / -11°287.47.911.40.0
Apr / -2°327.13.4141.3
May16° / 499.90.716.44.8
Jun21° / 11°7212.3017.86.0
Jul23° / 13°7411.6017.26.5
Aug20° / 11°7413015.15.6
Sep13° / 5711.40.612.53.5
Oct / -1°419.749.90.6
Nov-5° / -11°349.19.27.60.0
Dec-11° / -18°267.49.36.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53169
63169
73268
83268
93367
103466
113466
123664
133565
143664
153664
163763
173763
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Tobolsk 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 36% 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 (%)
1296
2296
3296
4285
5285
6284
7284
8284
9283
10293
11293
12303
13302
14312
15322
16332
17332
18342
19341
20351
21351
22351
23361
24361
25361
26361
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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
129910
139910
149910
159910
169910
179910
189910
199910
209910
219910
229820
239820
249721
259631
269631
279541
289352
299352
309262
319073

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
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1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
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3012calm
3112calm

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 4:46 AM to 3:45 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 9:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:468:03
215.44:438:05
315.44:418:07
415.54:388:10
515.64:368:12
615.74:338:14
715.84:318:16
815.84:288:18
915.94:268:21
1016.04:248:23
1116.14:228:25
1216.14:198:27
1316.24:178:29
1416.34:158:32
1516.34:138:34
1616.44:118:36
1716.54:098:38
1816.64:078:40
1916.64:058:42
2016.74:038:44
2116.84:018:46
2216.83:598:48
2316.93:578:50
2416.93:558:52
2517.03:548:54
2617.13:528:55
2717.13:508:57
2817.23:498:59
2917.23:479:01
3017.33:469:02
3117.33:459:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tobolsk?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tobolsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tobolsk in May

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

In May, Tobolsk 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 Tobolsk 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 Tobolsk peaks around June 20 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 20UV 5Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Tobolsk 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 Tobolsk is worst in May — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.8× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodMay 1217 µg/m³Dec 213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr16Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep6Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tobolsk?

Tobolsk sits at 58.2°N, 68.3°E, 90 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Tavda, 176 km away.

Topography around Tobolsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tobolsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m.

The land around Tobolsk is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and wetland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
94 m
80 km
95 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Tavda 176 km · Borovskiy 198 km · Tyumen 200 km · Yalutorovsk 208 km · Zavodoukovsk 214 km · Ishim 244 km · Turinsk 268 km · Uray 292 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 Tobolsk (58.1981°, 68.2546°, elevation 90 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).