Vyborg weather in May

In May, Vyborg sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 16.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Vyborg's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vyborg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
17 hours
4:33 AM – 9:30 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Vyborg is city in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
489/km²
people per km²
Founded
1293

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 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Vyborg reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1112
2113
3113
4123
5123
6123
7123
8124
9134
10134
11134
12134
13135
14135
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22156
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27157
28167
29167
30168
31168

How May really feels in Vyborg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Vyborg weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -8°4711.5126.20.0
Feb-4° / -9°419.69.68.50.0
Mar / -6°389.48.111.30.0
Apr / -1°358.43.114.21.0
May14° / 458.90.216.94.0
Jun18° / 10°6310.7018.65.6
Jul21° / 14°6410.5017.96.4
Aug20° / 13°7111.2015.56.0
Sep15° / 5910.5012.64.1
Oct / 6612.11.49.71.1
Nov / -1°6112.35.770.0
Dec-1° / -5°5912.7105.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44456
54456
64456
74555
84555
94555
104654
114753
124753
134753
144753
154753
164654
174555
184555
194555
204555
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224555
234555
244555
254555
264654
274654
284555
294654
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Vyborg gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1273
2273
3272
4272
5272
6262
7261
8261
9261
10261
11261
12261
13270
14270
15280
16280
17290
18300
19300
20310
21310
22320
23320
24320
25320
26320
27320
28320
29320
30310
31310

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 99% 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
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21982
22982
23982
24982
25973
26973
27973
28973
29973
30964
31964

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 5:12 AM to 4:02 AM, and sunset from 8:52 PM to 10:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.75:128:52
215.85:108:55
315.85:078:57
415.95:049:00
516.05:019:02
616.14:589:05
716.24:569:07
816.34:539:10
916.44:509:12
1016.54:489:15
1116.54:459:18
1216.64:439:20
1316.74:409:23
1416.84:379:25
1516.94:359:27
1617.04:339:30
1717.04:309:32
1817.14:289:35
1917.24:269:37
2017.34:239:39
2117.34:219:42
2217.44:199:44
2317.54:179:46
2417.64:159:49
2517.64:139:51
2617.74:119:53
2717.84:099:55
2817.84:079:57
2917.94:059:59
3018.04:0310:01
3118.04:0210:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Vyborg?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Vyborg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vyborg in May

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

In May, Vyborg sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Vyborg in May

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near -0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr1Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Vyborg 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 Vyborg peaks around July 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vyborg?

Vyborg sits at 60.7°N, 28.8°E, 28 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Svetogorsk, 45 km away.

Topography around Vyborg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vyborg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m.

The land around Vyborg is covered by trees (41%), water (28%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
252 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Svetogorsk 45 km · Lappeenranta 50 km · Imatra 52 km · Priozërsk 84 km · Hamina 86 km · Kurortnyy 87 km · Sosnovyy Bor 92 km · Sestroretsk 95 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 Vyborg (60.7076°, 28.7528°, elevation 28 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).