Topki weather in May

In May, Topki sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-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 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Topki's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Topki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
5:17 AM – 9:11 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Topki is city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Density
591/km²
people per km²
Founded
1914

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 Topki 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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2132
3132
4143
5143
6143
7143
8154
9154
10154
11154
12165
13165
14165
15165
16176
17176
18176
19176
20176
21176
22187
23187
24187
25187
26187
27188
28198
29198
30198
31198

How May really feels in Topki

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.

Topki 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-13° / -20°268.510.67.50.0
Feb-10° / -18°206.68.39.20.0
Mar-2° / -11°267.68.411.40.0
Apr / -2°359.44.513.81.4
May16° / 49110.815.94.9
Jun22° / 11°64120.1176.2
Jul24° / 14°7512.7016.66.5
Aug21° / 11°6812.3014.86.1
Sep14° / 5411.20.212.54.0
Oct / -1°5011.85.710.10.8
Nov-5° / -11°4711.711.98.10.0
Dec-11° / -18°4011.213.970.0

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 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43268
53268
63268
73466
83466
93466
103565
113466
123466
133565
143565
153565
163565
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193664
203763
213763
223763
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303961
313862

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Topki gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1388
2378
3378
4377
5367
6366
7355
8355
9344
10344
11343
12343
13343
14342
15342
16352
17352
18352
19352
20351
21361
22361
23361
24371
25371
26371
27381
28381
29381
30381
31381

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21982
22982
23973
24973
25964
26964
27955
28955
29946
30937
31937

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
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1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 42 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 5:47 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 8:42 PM to 9:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:478:42
215.05:458:44
315.15:438:46
415.15:408:48
515.25:388:50
615.35:368:52
715.35:348:54
815.45:328:56
915.55:308:58
1015.55:289:00
1115.65:269:02
1215.75:249:04
1315.75:229:05
1415.85:209:07
1515.85:189:09
1615.95:179:11
1716.05:159:13
1816.05:139:14
1916.15:129:16
2016.15:109:18
2116.25:089:20
2216.25:079:21
2316.35:059:23
2416.35:049:25
2516.45:029:26
2616.45:019:28
2716.55:009:29
2816.54:589:31
2916.64:579:32
3016.64:569:34
3116.74:559:35

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 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 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
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
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135.5Bright
145.6Bright
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285.8Bright
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305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Topki?

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
1.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Topki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Topki in May

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

In May, Topki sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Topki 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 Topki peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Topki 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 Topki is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodApr 1615 µg/m³Dec 174 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr15Moderate
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Topki?

Topki sits at 55.3°N, 85.6°E, 288 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kemerovo, 32 km away.

Topography around Topki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Topki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 266 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m.

The land around Topki is covered by trees (43%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (36%), grassland (35%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), cropland (27%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
499 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Kemerovo 32 km · Promyshlennaya 40 km · Kedrovka 41 km · Berëzovskiy 60 km · Yashkino 67 km · Yurga 68 km · Toguchin 77 km · Leninsk-Kuznetsky 78 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 Topki (55.2771°, 85.6135°, elevation 288 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).