Yasnyy weather in May

In May, Yasnyy sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 7.4 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yasnyy's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yasnyy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
5:18 AM – 8:36 PM
Cloud cover
53%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Yasnyy is human settlement in Yasnensky District, Orenburg Oblast, Russia.

Density
259/km²
people per km²
Founded
1961

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 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Yasnyy reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1175
2175
3185
4186
5186
6186
7196
8197
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10197
11197
12208
13208
14208
15208
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17218
18219
19219
20219
21219
22229
23229
242210
252210
262210
272310
282310
292311
302311
312311

How May really feels in Yasnyy

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.

Yasnyy weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -17°236.17.58.20.0
Feb-9° / -17°215.76.59.60.0
Mar-2° / -10°306.6611.50.0
Apr11° / 336.91.713.53.1
May20° / 407.40.115.36.8
Jun26° / 13°316.6016.27.3
Jul27° / 16°437.8015.86.9
Aug26° / 14°295.7014.47.5
Sep19° / 224.7012.46.8
Oct11° / 356.71.510.42.7
Nov-1° / -7°286.34.98.70.0
Dec-8° / -14°2977.87.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34951
44951
55050
65050
74951
84951
95050
105050
115149
125149
135149
145149
155149
165248
175248
185347
195347
205446
215545
225545
235545
245644
255644
265743
275842
285941
295941
305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Yasnyy gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1222
2222
3232
4232
5231
6231
7241
8241
9251
10250
11260
12260
13260
14260
15260
16260
17250
18250
19240
20240
21230
22230
23230
24220
25220
26220
27220
28210
29210
30210
31210

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
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19982
20982
21982
22982
23973
24973
25973
26973
27964
28964
29964
30964
31964

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
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2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 8:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:438:12
214.55:418:14
314.65:398:16
414.75:388:17
514.75:368:19
614.85:348:20
714.85:328:22
814.95:308:24
914.95:298:25
1015.05:278:27
1115.05:258:28
1215.15:248:30
1315.25:228:31
1415.25:218:33
1515.35:198:34
1615.35:188:36
1715.45:168:37
1815.45:158:39
1915.45:138:40
2015.55:128:42
2115.55:118:43
2215.65:108:44
2315.65:088:46
2415.75:078:47
2515.75:068:48
2615.75:058:50
2715.85:048:51
2815.85:038:52
2915.95:028:53
3015.95:018:55
3115.95:008:56

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Yasnyy?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Yasnyy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yasnyy in May

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

In May, Yasnyy sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Yasnyy in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yasnyy peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Yasnyy?

Yasnyy sits at 51.0°N, 59.9°E, 338 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Orsk, 99 km away.

Topography around Yasnyy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yasnyy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 357 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m.

The land around Yasnyy is covered by grassland (83%) within 3 km, grassland (90%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
274 m
80 km
308 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Orsk 99 km · Gay 110 km · Novotroitsk 110 km · Khromtau 134 km · Zhitikara 158 km · Mednogorsk 164 km · Kuvandyk 182 km · Baymak 204 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 Yasnyy (51.0353°, 59.8723°, elevation 338 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).