Yasnogorsk weather in May

In May, Yasnogorsk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yasnogorsk's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yasnogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
4:32 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
60%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Yasnogorsk is town in Yasnogorsky District, Tula Oblast, Russia.

Density
15/km²
people per km²
Founded
1578

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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Yasnogorsk reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2166
3166
4166
5176
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How May really feels in Yasnogorsk

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.

Yasnogorsk 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-5° / -10°389.710.77.60.0
Feb-4° / -10°358.49.69.30.0
Mar / -5°359.17.811.50.0
Apr11° / 459.81.913.72.6
May18° / 53110.115.75.7
Jun22° / 12°7012016.96.2
Jul24° / 14°8213.4016.46.4
Aug22° / 12°6610.5014.76.6
Sep16° / 579.70.212.54.9
Oct / 5910.91.910.21.6
Nov / -3°419.15.78.20.0
Dec-3° / -8°4110.410.17.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44654
54654
64654
74555
84654
94555
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Yasnogorsk gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1332
2331
3331
4331
5331
6341
7341
8351
9351
10360
11360
12360
13360
14360
15370
16370
17370
18370
19370
20370
21370
22360
23360
24360
25360
26360
27350
28350
29350
30350
31350

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 (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59820
69820
79820
89730
99730
109640
119640
129550
139550
149460
159370
169370
179280
189280
199190
2090100
2190100
2289110
2388111
2487121
2587121
2687121
2787121
2887121
2986122
3085132
3185132

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 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
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413light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:01 AM to 4:11 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 8:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:017:51
214.94:597:53
315.04:577:55
415.04:557:57
515.14:537:59
615.24:518:01
715.24:498:03
815.34:478:04
915.44:458:06
1015.44:438:08
1115.54:418:10
1215.54:398:12
1315.64:378:14
1415.74:368:15
1515.74:348:17
1615.84:328:19
1715.84:308:21
1815.94:298:22
1915.94:278:24
2016.04:268:26
2116.14:248:27
2216.14:228:29
2316.24:218:30
2416.24:208:32
2516.34:188:34
2616.34:178:35
2716.34:168:37
2816.44:148:38
2916.44:138:39
3016.54:128:41
3116.54:118:42

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
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95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
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265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Yasnogorsk?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Yasnogorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yasnogorsk in May

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

In May, Yasnogorsk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yasnogorsk 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 Yasnogorsk peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Yasnogorsk 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 Yasnogorsk is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2316 µg/m³Dec 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yasnogorsk?

Yasnogorsk sits at 54.5°N, 37.7°E, 252 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Tula, 32 km away.

Topography around Yasnogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yasnogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 240 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m.

The land around Yasnogorsk is covered by grassland (37%), trees (31%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (37%), grassland (36%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), cropland (30%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
211 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Tula 32 km · Venëv 39 km · Pushchino 40 km · Aleksin 41 km · Kosaya Gora 41 km · Kashira 51 km · Stupino 52 km · Serpukhov 52 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 Yasnogorsk (54.4809°, 37.6982°, elevation 252 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).