Troitskaya weather in May

In May, Troitskaya sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 106 mm of precipitation across 14.1 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Troitskaya's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Troitskaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Precipitation
106 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:42 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Troitskaya is human settlement in Sunzhensky District, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia.

Founded
1845

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 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Troitskaya reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
2178
3178
4178
5178
6178
7189
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312212

How May really feels in Troitskaya

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.

Troitskaya weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°307.98.79.20.0
Feb / -5°327.17.110.20.0
Mar / -0°55117.211.61.3
Apr14° / 7110.81.213.23.9
May19° / 10°10614.10.114.55.5
Jun24° / 14°10813015.16.4
Jul27° / 17°7611014.96.6
Aug27° / 17°7210.3013.86.7
Sep22° / 12°678.9012.36.8
Oct15° / 528.60.710.85.0
Nov / 397.33.79.51.3
Dec / -4°296.96.28.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43169
53169
63268
73268
83268
93268
103367
113466
123466
133565
143664
153664
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Troitskaya gets around 106 mm of rain and snow over 14.1 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
245
345
446
546
646
747
847
947
1047
1147
1247
1347
1446
1546
1646
1745
1845
1945
2045
2144
2244
2344
2444
2544
2644
2744
2844
2944
3045
3145

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
198200
298200
397300
497300
596400
695500
794600
893700
992800
10901000
11881110
12871210
13851410
14841510
15821710
16801820
17782020
18762220
19742420
20712630
21702730
22682930
23653140
24633340
25613450
26583660
27573760
28543970
29524080
30504181
31484291

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:01 AM to 4:29 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:016:54
213.94:596:55
314.04:586:56
414.04:576:57
514.14:556:58
614.14:547:00
714.14:537:01
814.24:517:02
914.24:507:03
1014.34:497:04
1114.34:477:05
1214.34:467:06
1314.44:457:08
1414.44:447:09
1514.44:437:10
1614.54:427:11
1714.54:417:12
1814.64:407:13
1914.64:397:14
2014.64:387:15
2114.74:377:16
2214.74:367:17
2314.74:357:18
2414.74:347:19
2514.84:337:20
2614.84:337:21
2714.84:327:22
2814.94:317:23
2914.94:317:24
3014.94:307:25
3114.94:297:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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94.9Bright
104.9Bright
115.0Bright
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275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Troitskaya?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Troitskaya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Troitskaya in May

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

In May, Troitskaya sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Troitskaya in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Troitskaya peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Troitskaya 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 Troitskaya is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1918 µg/m³Dec 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Troitskaya?

Troitskaya sits at 43.3°N, 45.0°E, 348 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sunzha, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Troitskaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Troitskaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 358 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 612 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,936 m.

The land around Troitskaya is covered by cropland (45%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), grassland (32%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
612 m
80 km
4,936 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Sunzha 5.0 km · Karabulak 7.0 km · Nesterovskaya 9.0 km · Surkhakhi 15 km · Ekazhevo 17 km · Nazran 19 km · Achkhoy-Martan 27 km · Kantyshevo 30 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 Troitskaya (43.3066°, 44.984°, elevation 348 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).