Votkinsk weather in May

In May, Votkinsk sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 17 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Votkinsk's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Votkinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:14 AM – 8:26 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Votkinsk is city in Russia.

Density
873/km²
people per km²
Founded
1759

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Votkinsk reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 24°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)
1133
2134
3134
4144
5145
6145
7155
8155
9156
10156
11166
12166
13166
14167
15167
16167
17177
18177
19177
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21178
22178
23188
24188
25189
26189
27189
28189
29199
301910
311910

How May really feels in Votkinsk

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.

Votkinsk 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°3810.312.77.10.0
Feb-8° / -14°308.410.290.0
Mar-1° / -8°378.89.211.40.0
Apr / -0°378.3313.91.4
May16° / 499.70.416.25.1
Jun21° / 12°6611.6017.56.2
Jul23° / 15°6811016.96.8
Aug21° / 13°6410.70156.1
Sep14° / 5910.90.112.54.0
Oct / 6111.73100.8
Nov-2° / -6°4710.69.57.80.0
Dec-8° / -13°4110.212.26.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34159
44159
54159
64357
74357
84357
94357
104357
114456
124456
134456
144456
154456
164456
174456
184357
194357
204357
214357
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234357
244456
254456
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Votkinsk gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1303
2303
3292
4292
5292
6292
7292
8301
9301
10301
11301
12301
13301
14301
15311
16312
17312
18322
19321
20321
21331
22331
23331
24331
25331
26341
27341
28341
29351
30350
31360

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20982
21982
22973
23973
24964
25955
26946
27937
28928
29919
309010
318911

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
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1511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 17 h 06 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 4:47 AM to 3:50 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 8:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:477:55
215.24:457:57
315.34:428:00
415.44:408:02
515.44:388:04
615.54:358:06
715.64:338:08
815.74:318:10
915.74:298:12
1015.84:278:14
1115.94:248:16
1215.94:228:18
1316.04:208:20
1416.14:188:22
1516.14:168:24
1616.24:148:26
1716.34:128:28
1816.34:108:30
1916.44:098:32
2016.54:078:34
2116.54:058:36
2216.64:038:38
2316.64:028:40
2416.74:008:41
2516.73:588:43
2616.83:578:45
2716.93:558:47
2816.93:548:48
2917.03:538:50
3017.03:518:51
3117.13:508:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Votkinsk?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Votkinsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Votkinsk in May

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

In May, Votkinsk sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Votkinsk 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 Votkinsk peaks around June 21 at about 5 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Votkinsk?

Votkinsk sits at 57.0°N, 54.0°E, 85 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Chaykovskiy, 33 km away.

Topography around Votkinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Votkinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m.

The land around Votkinsk is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
175 m
80 km
269 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Chaykovskiy 33 km · Izhevsk 53 km · Sarapul 65 km · Igra 79 km · Agryz 84 km · Osa 92 km · Ochër 102 km · Yanaul 104 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 Votkinsk (57.0487°, 53.9872°, elevation 85 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).