Velikiy Novgorod weather in May

In May, Velikiy Novgorod sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 16.4 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 18°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 15 h 18 min at the start of May to 17 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Velikiy Novgorod's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Velikiy Novgorod's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 30 min
4:37 AM – 9:06 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Velikiy Novgorod is city in Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,474/km²
people per km²
Founded
~859 CE

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 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Velikiy Novgorod reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1135
2135
3145
4145
5146
6146
7156
8156
9156
10157
11157
12167
13167
14167
15168
16168
17168
18178
19178
20179
21179
22179
23189
24189
251810
261810
271810
281810
291810
301910
311911

How May really feels in Velikiy Novgorod

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.

Velikiy Novgorod 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-4° / -8°4511.411.76.80.0
Feb-3° / -8°358.88.88.80.0
Mar / -4°3796.811.40.0
Apr / 449.52.2141.8
May16° / 6411.30.116.44.9
Jun20° / 13°9212.7017.95.8
Jul23° / 15°8613.2017.36.2
Aug21° / 13°8212.1015.26.0
Sep15° / 6110.8012.54.3
Oct / 7713.71.79.91.2
Nov / -1°6812.75.97.50.0
Dec-2° / -5°5112.410.46.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54159
64159
74258
84258
94258
104258
114258
124258
134258
144357
154258
164357
174258
184159
194159
204159
214159
224159
234159
244258
254258
264258
274357
284357
294456
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Velikiy Novgorod gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 (%)
132
233
333
433
534
634
734
834
934
1034
1134
1235
1335
1436
1536
1637
1737
1838
1938
2038
2139
2239
2339
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2938
3038
3138

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1100000
2100000
3100000
4100000
599100
699100
799100
899100
998200
1098200
1197210
1296310
1396310
1496310
1595410
1695410
1793520
1893520
1992620
2092620
2191630
2291630
2391630
2488741
2588741
2688741
2788741
2887841
2986851
3086851
3185951

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
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1712light breeze
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2012light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of May to 17 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 4:10 AM, and sunset from 8:32 PM to 9:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:128:32
215.45:108:34
315.55:078:37
415.65:058:39
515.75:028:41
615.75:008:44
715.84:578:46
815.94:558:48
916.04:528:50
1016.04:508:53
1116.14:488:55
1216.24:458:57
1316.34:438:59
1416.34:419:01
1516.44:399:03
1616.54:379:06
1716.64:359:08
1816.64:339:10
1916.74:319:12
2016.84:299:14
2116.84:279:16
2216.94:259:18
2317.04:239:20
2417.04:219:22
2517.14:199:24
2617.14:189:26
2717.24:169:28
2817.24:159:29
2917.34:139:31
3017.44:129:33
3117.44:109:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Velikiy Novgorod?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Velikiy Novgorod for sightseeing.

What to pack for Velikiy Novgorod in May

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

In May, Velikiy Novgorod sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Velikiy Novgorod 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 Velikiy Novgorod peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Velikiy Novgorod?

Velikiy Novgorod sits at 58.5°N, 31.3°E, 35 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Staraya Russa, 59 km away.

Topography around Velikiy Novgorod

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Velikiy Novgorod has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m.

The land around Velikiy Novgorod is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
59 m
80 km
116 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Staraya Russa 59 km · Chudovo 71 km · Luga 86 km · Kirishi 115 km · Tosno 115 km · Valday 131 km · Kommunar 132 km · Nikol’skoye 134 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 Velikiy Novgorod (58.5213°, 31.271°, elevation 35 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).