Yefremov weather in May

In May, Yefremov sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yefremov's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yefremov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:36 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
59%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Yefremov is city in Tula Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,084/km²
people per km²
Founded
1637

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 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Yefremov reaches about 19°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 12°C and 26°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)
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How May really feels in Yefremov

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.

Yefremov 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°399.710.37.90.0
Feb-4° / -10°378.68.79.50.0
Mar / -5°348.6711.50.0
Apr12° / 439.51.613.62.9
May19° / 5210.60.115.56.0
Jun22° / 12°6211.2016.66.5
Jul25° / 15°7112.4016.26.6
Aug23° / 13°628.6014.57.1
Sep17° / 539.40.112.45.4
Oct10° / 5510.11.310.32.0
Nov / -3°388.158.40.0
Dec-3° / -8°409.99.57.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24753
34753
44852
54852
64852
74852
84753
94753
104753
114753
124555
134555
144654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yefremov gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
531
631
732
832
933
1033
1134
1235
1335
1435
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2235
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2435
2534
2634
2734
2833
2933
3033
3133

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
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69820
79820
89730
99730
109730
119640
129550
139550
149460
159460
169370
179280
189280
199190
2090100
2188111
2287121
2386131
2486131
2585141
2685141
2785141
2885141
2983152
3083152
3183152

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:04 AM to 4:17 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 8:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:047:45
214.85:027:47
314.85:007:49
414.94:587:51
514.94:567:53
615.04:547:54
715.14:527:56
815.14:507:58
915.24:488:00
1015.24:478:01
1115.34:458:03
1215.44:438:05
1315.44:418:06
1415.54:408:08
1515.54:388:10
1615.64:368:11
1715.64:358:13
1815.74:338:14
1915.74:328:16
2015.84:308:18
2115.84:298:19
2215.94:278:21
2315.94:268:22
2416.04:258:24
2516.04:238:25
2616.14:228:27
2716.14:218:28
2816.24:208:29
2916.24:198:31
3016.24:188:32
3116.34:178:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Yefremov?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Yefremov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yefremov in May

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

In May, Yefremov sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Yefremov 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 Yefremov 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 1 (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 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Yefremov?

Yefremov sits at 53.1°N, 38.1°E, 144 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yelets, 64 km away.

Topography around Yefremov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yefremov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 180 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m.

The land around Yefremov is covered by trees (33%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
127 m
80 km
200 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Yelets 64 km · Dankov 69 km · Lebedyan’ 70 km · Bogoroditsk 71 km · Plavsk 84 km · Livny 87 km · Kireyevsk 89 km · Donskoy 93 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 Yefremov (53.1376°, 38.1186°, elevation 144 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).