Ust’-Katav weather in May

In May, Ust’-Katav sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-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 24% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ust’-Katav's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ust’-Katav's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
5:08 AM – 8:59 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Ust’-Katav is human settlement in Ust-Katav Urban Okrug, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
912/km²
people per km²
Founded
1758

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 Ust’-Katav reaches about 17°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 9°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2143
3143
4143
5154
6154
7154
8164
9164
10165
11165
12165
13175
14175
15175
16176
17176
18176
19176
20176
21186
22186
23187
24187
25187
26187
27187
28197
29197
30198
31198

How May really feels in Ust’-Katav

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 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
2
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ust’-Katav 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-9° / -16°247.29.77.60.0
Feb-7° / -16°226.39.29.30.0
Mar-1° / -9°338.59.911.40.0
Apr / -1°408.64.613.81.7
May17° / 6412.50.815.85.0
Jun21° / 10°8114.20.1175.7
Jul22° / 12°9614016.56.1
Aug20° / 11°8514.3014.75.7
Sep14° / 6912.7112.53.8
Oct / -0°6613.16.610.20.8
Nov-2° / -8°4010.411.58.10.0
Dec-8° / -15°318.611.770.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33862
43862
53961
63961
73961
83961
93961
103961
114060
124060
134060
143961
154060
164159
174060
184159
194159
204159
214258
224258
234258
244258
254357
264357
274357
284456
294357
304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Ust’-Katav gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1367
2366
3366
4365
5375
6374
7374
8374
9383
10383
11383
12383
13383
14383
15393
16393
17393
18402
19402
20402
21412
22412
23422
24422
25432
26431
27441
28441
29451
30451
31461

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
159910
169910
179910
189910
199910
209910
219820
229820
239730
249730
259730
269640
279640
289550
299550
309460
319361

Wind in May

Winds average 11 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
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 8:31 PM to 9:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:388:31
215.05:368:33
315.05:348:35
415.15:318:37
515.25:298:39
615.25:278:41
715.35:258:42
815.45:238:44
915.45:218:46
1015.55:198:48
1115.55:178:50
1215.65:158:52
1315.75:138:54
1415.75:128:55
1515.85:108:57
1615.95:088:59
1715.95:069:01
1816.05:059:03
1916.05:039:04
2016.15:019:06
2116.15:009:08
2216.24:589:09
2316.24:579:11
2416.34:559:13
2516.34:549:14
2616.44:539:16
2716.44:519:17
2816.54:509:19
2916.54:499:20
3016.64:489:22
3116.64:469:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ust’-Katav

In seasonPeak

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

Ust’-Katav'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 Ust’-Katav?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ust’-Katav for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ust’-Katav in May

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

In May, Ust’-Katav sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ust’-Katav 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 Ust’-Katav peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ust’-Katav?

Ust’-Katav sits at 54.9°N, 58.2°E, 302 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Katav-Ivanovsk, 21 km away.

Topography around Ust’-Katav

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ust’-Katav.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ust’-Katav has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m around an average of 385 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,526 m.

The land around Ust’-Katav is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
281 m
16 km
478 m
80 km
1,526 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Katav-Ivanovsk 21 km · Trëkhgornyy 22 km · Sim 31 km · Bakal 40 km · Satka 57 km · Asha 59 km · Kusa 92 km · Zlatoust 98 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 Ust’-Katav (54.9366°, 58.1757°, elevation 302 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).