Tyumen weather in May

In May, Tyumen sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tyumen's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tyumen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:27 AM – 8:41 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Tyumen is city in eastern Russia.

Density
1,100/km²
people per km²
Founded
1586

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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tyumen reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 26°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)
1133
2143
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4143
5154
6154
7154
8154
9165
10165
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How May really feels in Tyumen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tyumen 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-12° / -19°175.66.87.10.0
Feb-10° / -17°144.15.690.0
Mar-1° / -10°246.26.411.40.0
Apr / -1°296.72.713.91.8
May17° / 4690.616.25.4
Jun22° / 11°6711.2017.56.3
Jul23° / 14°8011.90176.6
Aug21° / 11°6511.70156.0
Sep14° / 5010.20.312.54.1
Oct / -0°378.62.9101.0
Nov-4° / -10°297.57.17.80.0
Dec-10° / -17°226.686.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33565
43664
53664
63664
73763
83664
93664
103763
113763
123763
133862
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314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Tyumen gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1255
2254
3254
4254
5254
6253
7263
8263
9273
10272
11282
12292
13292
14302
15312
16312
17312
18312
19322
20321
21321
22321
23321
24321
25321
26321
27321
28321
29321
30330
31330

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
1210000
1310000
1410000
1510000
1610000
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1810000
199910
209910
219910
229910
239820
249721
259721
269631
279631
289541
299442
309352
319262

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 17 h 06 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 5:01 AM to 4:03 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 9:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.15:018:10
215.24:588:12
315.34:568:14
415.44:538:16
515.44:518:18
615.54:498:20
715.64:478:22
815.74:448:24
915.74:428:27
1015.84:408:29
1115.94:388:31
1216.04:368:33
1316.04:348:35
1416.14:318:37
1516.24:298:39
1616.24:278:41
1716.34:268:43
1816.44:248:45
1916.44:228:47
2016.54:208:49
2116.54:188:50
2216.64:168:52
2316.74:158:54
2416.74:138:56
2516.84:128:58
2616.84:108:59
2716.94:089:01
2816.94:079:03
2917.04:069:04
3017.04:049:06
3117.14:039:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
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215.5Bright
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245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tyumen?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tyumen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tyumen in May

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

In May, Tyumen sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tyumen 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 Tyumen peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 23UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Tyumen 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 Tyumen is worst in May — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMay 1016 µg/m³Dec 205 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep7Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tyumen?

Tyumen sits at 57.2°N, 65.5°E, 81 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Borovskiy, 17 km away.

Topography around Tyumen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tyumen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m.

The land around Tyumen is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
89 m
80 km
124 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Borovskiy 17 km · Yalutorovsk 73 km · Zavodoukovsk 95 km · Tavda 100 km · Turinsk 148 km · Lesnoy 156 km · Irbit 158 km · Shadrinsk 166 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 Tyumen (57.1522°, 65.5272°, elevation 81 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).