Yur’yev-Pol’skiy weather in May

In May, Yur’yev-Pol’skiy sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 16 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yur’yev-Pol’skiy's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yur’yev-Pol’skiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:14 AM – 8:21 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Yur’yev-Pol’skiy is town in Russia.

Density
1,991/km²
people per km²
Founded
1152

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Yur’yev-Pol’skiy 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 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3165
4165
5165
6166
7166
8176
9176
10176
11176
12177
13177
14177
15177
16187
17187
18187
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20188
21188
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23188
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28199
29199
30199
31199

How May really feels in Yur’yev-Pol’skiy

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.

Yur’yev-Pol’skiy 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-6° / -11°359.911.67.20.0
Feb-5° / -11°2989.19.10.0
Mar / -6°317.97.211.40.0
Apr10° / 419.72.713.92.3
May17° / 5811.30.216.15.4
Jun21° / 11°7612.4017.36.0
Jul23° / 14°7512.8016.86.4
Aug21° / 12°7011.7014.96.2
Sep15° / 59100.112.54.5
Oct / 5911.52.610.11.2
Nov / -4°439.36.67.90.0
Dec-4° / -8°3910.110.36.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44060
54060
64060
74159
84060
94060
104060
114060
123961
133862
143862
153862
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294060
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Yur’yev-Pol’skiy gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 39% 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 (%)
1302
2301
3301
4311
5311
6321
7331
8331
9341
10351
11351
12361
13361
14371
15381
16381
17381
18391
19391
20391
21390
22390
23390
24390
25390
26390
27390
28390
29390
30390
31390

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 (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
59910
69910
79910
89820
99820
109820
119730
129730
139640
149640
159550
169550
179361
189271
199271
209181
219091
229091
2388102
2488102
2588102
2687112
2786113
2886113
2986113
3085123
3185123

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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 16 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:46 AM to 3:51 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 8:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:467:51
215.14:447:53
315.24:427:55
415.34:397:57
515.44:377:59
615.44:358:01
715.54:338:03
815.64:318:05
915.64:288:07
1015.74:268:09
1115.84:248:11
1215.84:228:13
1315.94:208:15
1416.04:188:17
1516.04:168:19
1616.14:148:21
1716.24:128:23
1816.24:118:25
1916.34:098:26
2016.44:078:28
2116.44:058:30
2216.54:048:32
2316.54:028:34
2416.64:008:35
2516.63:598:37
2616.73:578:39
2716.73:568:40
2816.83:558:42
2916.83:538:44
3016.93:528:45
3116.93:518:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Yur’yev-Pol’skiy?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Yur’yev-Pol’skiy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yur’yev-Pol’skiy in May

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

In May, Yur’yev-Pol’skiy sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yur’yev-Pol’skiy 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 Yur’yev-Pol’skiy peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 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 13UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Yur’yev-Pol’skiy 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 Yur’yev-Pol’skiy is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1317 µg/m³Jan 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yur’yev-Pol’skiy?

Yur’yev-Pol’skiy sits at 56.5°N, 39.7°E, 145 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kol’chugino, 29 km away.

Topography around Yur’yev-Pol’skiy

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Yur’yev-Pol’skiy.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yur’yev-Pol’skiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 155 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m.

The land around Yur’yev-Pol’skiy is covered by grassland (38%) and cropland (37%) within 3 km, cropland (49%), grassland (29%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
128 m
80 km
203 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kol’chugino 29 km · Lakinsk 56 km · Pereslavl’-Zalesskiy 57 km · Vladimir 60 km · Aleksandrov 61 km · Sobinka 61 km · Karabanovo 64 km · Kirzhach 64 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 Yur’yev-Pol’skiy (56.5046°, 39.6793°, elevation 145 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).