Volgodonsk weather in May

In May, Volgodonsk sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 48 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Volgodonsk's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Volgodonsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:41 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Volgodonsk is human settlement in Russia.

Density
920/km²
people per km²
Founded
1950

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 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Volgodonsk reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1199
21910
31910
42010
52010
62011
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312515

How May really feels in Volgodonsk

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.

Volgodonsk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°409.16.28.70.0
Feb / -6°3385.29.90.0
Mar / -1°419.13.611.60.7
Apr15° / 337.20.113.34.7
May22° / 13°488.6014.97.0
Jun27° / 18°367.3015.76.8
Jul30° / 20°346.3015.45.7
Aug29° / 19°254.1014.16.5
Sep23° / 13°335.4012.47.6
Oct15° / 417.40.210.64.6
Nov / 377.41.99.10.6
Dec / -4°438.85.28.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44951
55050
64951
74951
84951
95050
105050
114951
125050
135050
145149
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315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Volgodonsk gets around 48 mm of rain over 8.6 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
322
423
524
625
726
826
927
1028
1128
1228
1329
1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2228
2328
2428
2528
2628
2728
2828
2927
3027
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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49640
59640
69550
79361
89271
99181
109091
1189101
1287112
1386122
1485132
1583143
1681163
1780173
1878184
1977194
2076204
2174215
2273225
2372235
2471236
2570246
2669256
2769256
2868266
2968266
3067276
3167276

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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1914light breeze
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2114light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:03 AM to 4:26 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:037:14
214.25:017:16
314.35:007:17
414.34:587:18
514.44:567:20
614.44:557:21
714.54:537:23
814.54:527:24
914.64:507:25
1014.64:497:27
1114.74:477:28
1214.74:467:29
1314.84:457:31
1414.84:437:32
1514.94:427:33
1614.94:417:35
1714.94:407:36
1815.04:387:37
1915.04:377:38
2015.14:367:40
2115.14:357:41
2215.14:347:42
2315.24:337:43
2415.24:327:44
2515.24:317:45
2615.34:307:47
2715.34:297:48
2815.34:287:49
2915.44:277:50
3015.44:267:51
3115.44:267:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
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155.6Bright
165.6Bright
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185.7Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Volgodonsk?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Volgodonsk for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Volgodonsk in May

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

In May, Volgodonsk sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Volgodonsk in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Volgodonsk peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Low
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Volgodonsk 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 Volgodonsk is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1716 µg/m³Dec 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Volgodonsk?

Volgodonsk sits at 47.5°N, 42.2°E, 61 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Tsimlyansk, 16 km away.

Topography around Volgodonsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Volgodonsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m.

The land around Volgodonsk is covered by artificial surfaces (34%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), grassland (21%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
183 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Tsimlyansk 16 km · Zimovniki 47 km · Orlovskiy 71 km · Kotel’nikovo 75 km · Konstantinovsk 80 km · Proletarsk 96 km · Morozovsk 96 km · Semikarakorsk 101 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 Volgodonsk (47.5114°, 42.1527°, elevation 61 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).