Torzhok weather in May

In May, Torzhok sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 17 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Torzhok's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Torzhok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:30 AM – 8:42 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Torzhok is human settlement in Torzhoksky District, Tver Oblast, Russia.

Density
823/km²
people per km²
Founded
~900 CE

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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Torzhok reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2154
3155
4165
5165
6165
7165
8165
9166
10166
11176
12176
13176
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31199

How May really feels in Torzhok

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.

Torzhok weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°349.810.37.10.0
Feb-3° / -10°308.48.890.0
Mar / -5°328.67.111.40.0
Apr10° / 368.82.213.92.5
May17° / 6811.90.216.25.2
Jun21° / 11°7212.6017.55.9
Jul23° / 13°8113.1016.96.2
Aug21° / 11°7111.40156.2
Sep15° / 5910.40.112.54.5
Oct / 6211.62.2101.3
Nov / -3°449.96.27.80.0
Dec-3° / -7°3910.49.96.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43862
53862
63961
73961
83961
93862
103862
113862
123763
133763
143763
153664
163664
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203664
213664
223763
233763
243862
253961
264060
274159
284159
294357
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Torzhok gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1322
2332
3332
4342
5342
6341
7351
8351
9351
10361
11361
12361
13361
14371
15371
16381
17381
18390
19390
20400
21400
22410
23410
24410
25410
26410
27410
28400
29400
30400
31400

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
59910
69910
79910
89820
99820
109820
119730
129730
139640
149640
159550
169550
179550
189460
199361
209271
219271
229271
239172
249082
259082
269082
278983
288983
298983
308983
318884

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 17 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:03 AM to 4:06 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 9:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.15:038:11
215.25:018:14
315.34:598:16
415.44:568:18
515.44:548:20
615.54:528:22
715.64:498:24
815.74:478:26
915.74:458:28
1015.84:438:30
1115.94:418:32
1215.94:388:34
1316.04:368:36
1416.14:348:38
1516.14:328:40
1616.24:308:42
1716.34:288:44
1816.34:268:46
1916.44:258:48
2016.54:238:50
2116.54:218:52
2216.64:198:54
2316.64:188:56
2416.74:168:57
2516.74:148:59
2616.84:139:01
2716.94:119:03
2816.94:109:04
2917.04:099:06
3017.04:079:07
3117.04:069:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Torzhok?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Torzhok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Torzhok in May

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

In May, Torzhok sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Torzhok 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 Torzhok peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Torzhok?

Torzhok sits at 57.0°N, 35.0°E, 149 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Tver, 61 km away.

Topography around Torzhok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torzhok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m.

The land around Torzhok is covered by grassland (32%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
244 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Tver 61 km · Vyshniy Volochëk 65 km · Udomlya 93 km · Rzhev 95 km · Bologoye 108 km · Ostashkov 113 km · Konakovo 116 km · Volokolamsk 128 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 Torzhok (57.0436°, 34.9622°, elevation 149 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).