Yelizavetinskaya weather in May

In May, Yelizavetinskaya sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 65 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°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 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yelizavetinskaya's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yelizavetinskaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:02 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
54%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Yelizavetinskaya is human settlement in Krasnodar Municipality, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

Density
792/km²
people per km²
Founded
1821

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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Yelizavetinskaya reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Yelizavetinskaya

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.

Yelizavetinskaya weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6110.13.790.0
Feb / -2°478.7310.10.4
Mar11° / 5910.92.211.62.4
Apr17° / 519.50.113.25.3
May22° / 12°6510.5014.66.7
Jun27° / 17°659.9015.46.7
Jul30° / 19°417.3015.15.6
Aug30° / 19°366.2013.95.7
Sep25° / 14°406.5012.37.7
Oct18° / 537.60.110.76.1
Nov11° / 568.31.19.32.6
Dec / -1°6410.12.88.60.3

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 (%)
15149
25149
35248
45149
55149
65149
75149
85050
95050
105149
115149
125248
135248
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yelizavetinskaya gets around 65 mm of rain over 10.5 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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230
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431
532
633
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934
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1134
1234
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1734
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3136

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193700
292800
391900
4901000
5881110
6861310
7851410
8831610
9801820
10782020
11762130
12742330
13722440
14692650
15672760
16642880
17622990
186030100
195731111
205532121
215333131
225134141
234934152
244735162
254535173
264435183
274235194
284135194
294036205
303936205
313836205

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:227:22
214.05:207:23
314.15:197:25
414.15:177:26
514.25:167:27
614.25:157:28
714.35:137:30
814.35:127:31
914.45:107:32
1014.45:097:33
1114.45:087:35
1214.55:067:36
1314.55:057:37
1414.65:047:38
1514.65:037:39
1614.65:027:40
1714.75:017:42
1814.74:597:43
1914.84:587:44
2014.84:577:45
2114.84:567:46
2214.94:557:47
2314.94:547:48
2414.94:547:49
2515.04:537:50
2615.04:527:51
2715.04:517:52
2815.14:507:53
2915.14:507:54
3015.14:497:55
3115.14:487:56

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Yelizavetinskaya?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Yelizavetinskaya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yelizavetinskaya in May

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

In May, Yelizavetinskaya sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yelizavetinskaya in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yelizavetinskaya peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Low
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Yelizavetinskaya 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 Yelizavetinskaya is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1816 µg/m³Dec 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yelizavetinskaya?

Yelizavetinskaya sits at 45.0°N, 38.8°E, 21 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yablonovskiy, 13 km away.

Topography around Yelizavetinskaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yelizavetinskaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 916 m.

The land around Yelizavetinskaya is covered by cropland (28%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
60 m
80 km
916 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Yablonovskiy 13 km · Krasnodar 15 km · Enem 16 km · Afipskiy 17 km · Severskaya 23 km · Pashkovskiy 24 km · Novotitarovskaya 26 km · Il’skiy 29 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 Yelizavetinskaya (45.0462°, 38.7949°, elevation 21 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).