Velikiy Ustyug weather in May

In May, Velikiy Ustyug sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 16.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of May to 18 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Velikiy Ustyug's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Velikiy Ustyug's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
17 hours
3:22 AM – 8:20 PM
Cloud cover
67%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Velikiy Ustyug is town in Russia.

Density
1,920/km²
people per km²
Founded
1147

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 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Velikiy Ustyug reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 23°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)
1121
2122
3122
4122
5132
6133
7133
8133
9143
10143
11144
12144
13144
14154
15154
16154
17155
18155
19155
20165
21165
22165
23166
24166
25166
26176
27176
28176
29176
30177
31177

How May really feels in Velikiy Ustyug

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Velikiy Ustyug 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° / -15°3310.112.86.20.0
Feb-7° / -14°308.410.38.50.0
Mar-0° / -9°348.79.311.30.0
Apr / -2°408.94.214.21.1
May15° / 5511.50.816.94.2
Jun20° / 7312.1018.65.7
Jul22° / 12°7712017.96.3
Aug19° / 10°7212.8015.55.5
Sep13° / 62120.212.63.2
Oct / 6112.24.49.70.5
Nov-3° / -7°4611.310.470.0
Dec-7° / -12°4011.213.15.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43268
53367
63367
73268
83367
93367
103466
113466
123367
133466
143466
153466
163367
173367
183367
193367
203466
213466
223466
233367
243268
253367
263367
273367
283268
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Velikiy Ustyug gets around 55 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1335
2344
3344
4354
5364
6364
7364
8364
9364
10364
11364
12364
13364
14364
15364
16364
17364
18363
19373
20373
21372
22372
23372
24381
25381
26381
27391
28391
29391
30400
31400

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
169910
179910
189910
199910
209721
219721
229721
239631
249631
259541
269541
279451
289451
299361
309271
319271

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
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 15 h 42 min at the start of May to 18 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 138 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:02 AM to 2:51 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 8:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:027:42
215.83:597:45
315.93:567:47
415.93:537:50
516.03:517:52
616.13:487:55
716.23:457:57
816.33:428:00
916.43:408:03
1016.53:378:05
1116.63:348:08
1216.63:328:10
1316.73:298:13
1416.83:278:15
1516.93:248:18
1617.03:228:20
1717.03:208:22
1817.13:178:25
1917.23:158:27
2017.33:138:30
2117.43:108:32
2217.43:088:34
2317.53:068:37
2417.63:048:39
2517.73:028:41
2617.73:008:43
2717.82:588:45
2817.92:568:47
2917.92:548:49
3018.02:538:51
3118.02:518:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Velikiy Ustyug?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Velikiy Ustyug in May

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

In May, Velikiy Ustyug 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 Velikiy Ustyug 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 Ustyug peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 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 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Velikiy Ustyug?

Velikiy Ustyug sits at 60.8°N, 46.3°E, 72 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kotlas, 58 km away.

Topography around Velikiy Ustyug

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Velikiy Ustyug has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Velikiy Ustyug is covered by trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
229 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kotlas 58 km · Koryazhma 76 km · Vel’sk 230 km · Syktyvkar 261 km · Ezhva 263 km · Shar’ya 270 km · Manturovo 285 km · Kotel’nich 296 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 Ustyug (60.7619°, 46.3135°, elevation 72 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).