Vol’sk weather in May

In May, Vol’sk sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 38 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Vol’sk's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vol’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:04 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Vol’sk is city in Russia.

Density
476/km²
people per km²
Founded
1690

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 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Vol’sk reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2187
3187
4197
5198
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How May really feels in Vol’sk

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.

Vol’sk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°408.89.98.10.0
Feb-6° / -12°317.37.99.60.0
Mar / -7°347.86.311.50.0
Apr12° / 377.81.313.63.5
May21° / 10°387.3015.46.9
Jun25° / 14°488.9016.47.1
Jul28° / 17°407.30166.8
Aug26° / 15°325.9014.47.4
Sep19° / 456.8012.46.5
Oct11° / 388.20.910.42.8
Nov / -4°347.14.38.50.0
Dec-5° / -10°388.69.17.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45149
55149
65248
75248
85248
95149
105149
115248
125149
135050
145050
155050
165050
175050
185149
195149
205149
215248
225248
235248
245248
255347
265446
275446
285446
295446
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vol’sk gets around 38 mm of rain over 7.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
223
323
423
523
623
723
823
923
1023
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2525
2625
2725
2826
2926
3026
3127

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
59910
69910
79910
89820
99820
109820
119730
129730
139640
149640
159550
169460
179460
189370
199370
209280
219190
229190
2390100
2490100
2588111
2687121
2786131
2885132
2984142
3082153
3181163

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:30 AM to 3:45 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:307:05
214.64:287:07
314.74:267:09
414.84:247:10
514.84:237:12
614.94:217:14
714.94:197:15
815.04:177:17
915.14:157:19
1015.14:147:20
1115.24:127:22
1215.24:107:23
1315.34:087:25
1415.34:077:27
1515.44:057:28
1615.44:047:30
1715.54:027:31
1815.54:017:33
1915.63:597:34
2015.63:587:36
2115.73:577:37
2215.73:557:39
2315.83:547:40
2415.83:537:42
2515.93:517:43
2615.93:507:44
2715.93:497:46
2816.03:487:47
2916.03:477:48
3016.13:467:49
3116.13:457:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Vol’sk?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Vol’sk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vol’sk in May

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

In May, Vol’sk sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Vol’sk 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 Vol’sk peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vol’sk?

Vol’sk sits at 52.0°N, 47.4°E, 65 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Balakovo, 28 km away.

Topography around Vol’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vol’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m.

The land around Vol’sk is covered by trees (28%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
315 m
80 km
373 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Balakovo 28 km · Marks 57 km · Pugachëv 97 km · Yershov 98 km · Engels 108 km · Saratov 111 km · Privolzhskiy 116 km · Kuznetsk 131 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 Vol’sk (52.0417°, 47.3827°, elevation 65 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).