Uzhur weather in May

In May, Uzhur sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Uzhur's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uzhur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
5:00 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
68%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Uzhur is town in Russia.

Density
402/km²
people per km²
Founded
1760

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 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Uzhur reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1110
2121
3121
4121
5121
6132
7132
8132
9142
10142
11143
12153
13153
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21175
22175
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26186
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29186
30187
31197

How May really feels in Uzhur

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

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

Uzhur 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° / -21°93.15.17.50.0
Feb-9° / -19°92.94.49.20.0
Mar-1° / -12°154.75.811.40.0
Apr / -3°318.55.113.81.3
May15° / 4711.61.815.94.4
Jun21° / 10°6612.50176.0
Jul23° / 12°7313.1016.66.2
Aug20° / 10°7212.9014.85.7
Sep13° / 5412.10.912.53.5
Oct / -2°359.65.910.10.6
Nov-4° / -11°247.48.98.10.0
Dec-10° / -18°165.48.26.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32872
42872
52971
62971
72872
82872
93070
103070
113070
123070
133070
143070
153070
163070
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183169
193169
203268
213268
223268
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273565
283565
293565
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Uzhur gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13815
23915
33914
43914
53913
63912
73911
83810
9388
10378
11377
12376
13365
14365
15364
16364
17364
18363
19363
20363
21363
22363
23362
24372
25372
26382
27381
28391
29391
30391
31391

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
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31991

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 4:38 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 9:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:308:26
215.05:288:28
315.15:268:30
415.15:238:32
515.25:218:34
615.35:198:35
715.35:178:37
815.45:158:39
915.55:138:41
1015.55:118:43
1115.65:098:45
1215.75:078:47
1315.75:058:49
1415.85:038:51
1515.95:018:52
1615.95:008:54
1716.04:588:56
1816.04:568:58
1916.14:549:00
2016.14:539:01
2116.24:519:03
2216.34:509:05
2316.34:489:06
2416.44:479:08
2516.44:459:10
2616.54:449:11
2716.54:429:13
2816.64:419:14
2916.64:409:16
3016.64:399:17
3116.74:389:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.6Bright
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155.6Bright
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275.8Bright
285.9Bright
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305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Uzhur?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Uzhur for sightseeing.

What to pack for Uzhur in May

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

In May, Uzhur sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Uzhur in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Uzhur peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 13UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Uzhur 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 Uzhur is worst in April — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.2× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1718 µg/m³Dec 163 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr19Moderate
May11Good
Jun9Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov5Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Uzhur?

Uzhur sits at 55.3°N, 89.8°E, 378 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sharypovo, 47 km away.

Topography around Uzhur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uzhur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 402 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,048 m.

The land around Uzhur is covered by grassland (30%), cropland (28%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), cropland (33%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
408 m
80 km
1,048 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Sharypovo 47 km · Nazarovo 85 km · Bogotol 100 km · Achinsk 114 km · Mariinsk 165 km · Divnogorsk 175 km · Chernogorsk 191 km · Abakan 206 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 Uzhur (55.3175°, 89.8313°, elevation 378 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).