Verkhnyaya Salda weather in May

In May, Verkhnyaya Salda sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Verkhnyaya Salda's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Verkhnyaya Salda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 24 min
4:42 AM – 9:06 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Verkhnyaya Salda is town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
680/km²
people per km²
Founded
1778

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 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Verkhnyaya Salda reaches about 16°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 8°C and 25°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)
1132
2132
3132
4142
5143
6143
7143
8153
9154
10154
11154
12164
13164
14164
15165
16165
17165
18175
19175
20175
21175
22176
23176
24186
25186
26186
27187
28187
29187
30197
31197

How May really feels in Verkhnyaya Salda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Verkhnyaya Salda 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-11° / -18°185.97.36.90.0
Feb-8° / -16°164.86.28.90.0
Mar-0° / -9°246.57.111.40.0
Apr / -1°357.83.8141.5
May16° / 5610.30.916.34.9
Jun21° / 10°8312.70.117.75.9
Jul23° / 12°8612.6017.26.3
Aug20° / 10°8312.9015.15.6
Sep13° / 6211.40.312.53.5
Oct / -1°4210.14.59.90.6
Nov-4° / -9°297.97.97.60.0
Dec-9° / -15°206.38.26.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43466
53664
63664
73664
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
133763
143862
153763
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203763
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284060
294060
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Verkhnyaya Salda gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1317
2306
3305
4295
5294
6294
7294
8303
9303
10313
11313
12323
13323
14333
15333
16343
17343
18353
19353
20353
21363
22363
23363
24363
25362
26362
27372
28372
29372
30381
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 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
209910
219910
229820
239820
249820
259730
269730
279640
289550
299451
309361
319271

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
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
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2012calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 120 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 4:17 AM, and sunset from 8:33 PM to 9:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:178:33
215.35:148:35
315.45:128:37
415.55:108:40
515.65:078:42
615.75:058:44
715.75:028:46
815.85:008:49
915.94:588:51
1016.04:558:53
1116.04:538:55
1216.14:518:57
1316.24:498:59
1416.24:479:02
1516.34:449:04
1616.44:429:06
1716.54:409:08
1816.54:389:10
1916.64:369:12
2016.74:349:14
2116.74:339:16
2216.84:319:18
2316.84:299:20
2416.94:279:22
2517.04:269:23
2617.04:249:25
2717.14:229:27
2817.14:219:29
2917.24:199:30
3017.24:189:32
3117.34:179:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Verkhnyaya Salda?

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 Verkhnyaya Salda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Verkhnyaya Salda in May

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

In May, Verkhnyaya Salda sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Verkhnyaya Salda 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 Verkhnyaya Salda peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Verkhnyaya Salda 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 Verkhnyaya Salda is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 2015 µg/m³Jan 15 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Verkhnyaya Salda?

Verkhnyaya Salda sits at 58.0°N, 60.6°E, 188 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nizhnyaya Salda, 11 km away.

Topography around Verkhnyaya Salda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Verkhnyaya Salda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 206 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 691 m.

The land around Verkhnyaya Salda is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
691 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Nizhnyaya Salda 11 km · Nizhny Tagil 37 km · Krasnoural’sk 46 km · Kushva 54 km · Nev’yansk 65 km · Alapayevsk 71 km · Kirovgrad 74 km · Nizhnyaya Tura 76 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 Verkhnyaya Salda (58.045°, 60.551°, elevation 188 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).