Ussuriysk weather in May

In May, Ussuriysk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°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 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ussuriysk's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ussuriysk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:53 AM – 8:24 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Ussuriysk is town in Primorsky Krai, Russia.

Density
908/km²
people per km²
Founded
1866

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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ussuriysk reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
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How May really feels in Ussuriysk

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.

Ussuriysk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -20°101.92.29.10.0
Feb-3° / -16°122.62.710.20.0
Mar / -7°2653.811.60.5
Apr13° / 457.91.713.23.6
May18° / 7611.50.114.55.5
Jun21° / 13°679.5015.26.3
Jul25° / 17°11010.9014.96.4
Aug25° / 18°12811.7013.86.3
Sep21° / 11°868.4012.36.8
Oct14° / 617.30.810.84.5
Nov / -7°3152.99.50.4
Dec-6° / -16°163.13.48.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44357
54357
64258
74159
84159
94060
103961
113961
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ussuriysk gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
633
734
834
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1034
1134
1235
1335
1435
1536
1636
1737
1837
1938
2038
2138
2239
2339
2439
2539
2638
2738
2838
2937
3037
3136

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
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710000
810000
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269730
279640
289550
299460
309280
319091

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 8:07 PM to 8:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:128:07
214.06:108:08
314.06:098:09
414.06:088:10
514.16:068:12
614.16:058:13
714.26:038:14
814.26:028:15
914.36:018:16
1014.36:008:17
1114.35:588:19
1214.45:578:20
1314.45:568:21
1414.55:558:22
1514.55:548:23
1614.55:538:24
1714.65:518:25
1814.65:508:26
1914.65:498:28
2014.75:488:29
2114.75:478:30
2214.75:478:31
2314.85:468:32
2414.85:458:33
2514.85:448:34
2614.95:438:35
2714.95:428:36
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2914.95:418:38
3015.05:408:38
3115.05:408:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ussuriysk

In seasonPeak

In May, Ussuriysk sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ussuriysk's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ussuriysk?

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
1.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ussuriysk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ussuriysk in May

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

In May, Ussuriysk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ussuriysk 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 Ussuriysk peaks around August 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 18UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7High
Jul5Moderate
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ussuriysk 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 Ussuriysk is worst in April — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.1× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateApr 1346 µg/m³Sep 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar35Poor
Apr49Poor
May20Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ussuriysk?

Ussuriysk sits at 43.8°N, 132.0°E, 33 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Artëm, 53 km away.

Topography around Ussuriysk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ussuriysk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,005 m.

The land around Ussuriysk is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
255 m
80 km
1,005 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Artëm 53 km · Trudovoye 57 km · Vladivostok 78 km · Bol'šoj Kamen' 83 km · Fokino 100 km · Spassk-Dal’niy 112 km · Arsen’yev 112 km · Partizansk 121 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 Ussuriysk (43.8047°, 131.9573°, elevation 33 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).