Vyshniy Volochëk weather in May

In May, Vyshniy Volochëk sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Vyshniy Volochëk's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vyshniy Volochëk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
4:29 AM – 8:47 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Vyshniy Volochëk is town in Vyshnevolotsky District, Tver Oblast, Russia.

Density
996/km²
people per km²
Founded
1437

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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Vyshniy Volochëk reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2154
3154
4155
5155
6155
7165
8165
9165
10166
11166
12166
13166
14166
15176
16177
17177
18177
19177
20177
21177
22178
23188
24188
25188
26188
27188
28188
29189
30199
31199

How May really feels in Vyshniy Volochëk

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.

Vyshniy Volochëk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°3610.311.270.0
Feb-4° / -10°308.610.190.0
Mar / -6°328.77.811.40.0
Apr10° / 409.12.513.92.2
May17° / 6912.30.216.35.0
Jun20° / 11°7512.3017.65.8
Jul22° / 13°9013.6017.16.1
Aug21° / 11°7911.70156.0
Sep15° / 5610.50.112.54.2
Oct / 6412.22.4101.1
Nov / -3°4510.66.47.70.0
Dec-3° / -7°4010.59.96.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33961
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
103961
113961
123961
133862
143763
153763
163763
173763
183664
193664
203565
213565
223763
233763
243862
253862
263961
274060
284159
294060
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Vyshniy Volochëk gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1332
2332
3342
4342
5352
6352
7352
8362
9361
10361
11361
12371
13371
14371
15381
16391
17391
18400
19400
20410
21410
22420
23420
24420
25420
26420
27420
28410
29410
30410
31410

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
59910
69910
79910
89820
99820
109730
119730
129640
139640
149640
159550
169550
179460
189460
199361
209271
219271
229271
239271
249172
259172
269172
279082
288983
298983
308983
318893

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.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 12 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 5:03 AM to 4:04 AM, and sunset from 8:15 PM to 9:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:038:15
215.35:008:17
315.44:588:19
415.44:558:22
515.54:538:24
615.64:518:26
715.74:488:28
815.74:468:30
915.84:448:32
1015.94:428:35
1116.04:398:37
1216.04:378:39
1316.14:358:41
1416.24:338:43
1516.24:318:45
1616.34:298:47
1716.44:278:49
1816.44:258:51
1916.54:238:53
2016.64:218:55
2116.64:198:57
2216.74:188:59
2316.74:169:01
2416.84:149:02
2516.94:139:04
2616.94:119:06
2717.04:099:08
2817.04:089:10
2917.14:079:11
3017.14:059:13
3117.24:049:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

0246151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Vyshniy Volochëk?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Vyshniy Volochëk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vyshniy Volochëk in May

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

In May, Vyshniy Volochëk sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Vyshniy Volochëk 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 Vyshniy Volochëk peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vyshniy Volochëk?

Vyshniy Volochëk sits at 57.6°N, 34.6°E, 153 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Udomlya, 41 km away.

Topography around Vyshniy Volochëk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vyshniy Volochëk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 163 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m.

The land around Vyshniy Volochëk is covered by trees (48%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (61%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
79 m
80 km
245 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Udomlya 41 km · Bologoye 45 km · Torzhok 65 km · Valday 89 km · Borovichi 97 km · Ostashkov 100 km · Tver 114 km · Bezhetsk 129 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 Vyshniy Volochëk (57.5888°, 34.5685°, elevation 153 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).