Zainsk weather in May

In May, Zainsk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 15.9 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 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Zainsk's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zainsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
3:31 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Zainsk is city in Russia.

Density
713/km²
people per km²
Founded
1656

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 Zainsk reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2165
3165
4165
5176
6176
7176
8176
9176
10187
11187
12187
13187
14187
15187
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30219
312110

How May really feels in Zainsk

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.

Zainsk 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-8° / -14°329.312.27.50.0
Feb-7° / -14°277.79.69.20.0
Mar-1° / -8°338.8911.40.0
Apr10° / 367.12.213.82.3
May18° / 479.50.215.96.0
Jun22° / 12°6311017.16.6
Jul24° / 14°5810016.67.0
Aug22° / 12°6410.7014.86.6
Sep16° / 5410.50.212.54.8
Oct / 5310.72.610.11.3
Nov-1° / -6°419.88.38.10.0
Dec-7° / -12°3810.211.96.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44456
54456
64456
74555
84555
94654
104654
114654
124654
134654
144654
154654
164555
174654
184555
194555
204555
214555
224555
234555
244456
254654
264654
274555
284654
294555
304654
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Zainsk gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1272
2271
3271
4281
5281
6291
7291
8291
9301
10301
11301
12301
13301
14301
15301
16311
17311
18311
19311
20321
21321
22321
23311
24321
25321
26321
27320
28330
29330
30330
31340

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 97% 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
18982
19982
20982
21973
22973
23964
24964
25955
26946
27946
28937
29928
30919
319010

Wind in May

Winds average 13 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
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
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2113light breeze
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3013light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 42 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 4:01 AM to 3:09 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:016:57
215.03:596:59
315.13:577:01
415.13:547:03
515.23:527:05
615.33:507:07
715.33:487:08
815.43:467:10
915.53:447:12
1015.53:427:14
1115.63:407:16
1215.73:387:18
1315.73:367:20
1415.83:347:22
1515.93:327:23
1615.93:317:25
1716.03:297:27
1816.03:277:29
1916.13:257:31
2016.13:247:32
2116.23:227:34
2216.33:217:36
2316.33:197:37
2416.43:187:39
2516.43:167:41
2616.53:157:42
2716.53:137:44
2816.63:127:45
2916.63:117:47
3016.63:107:48
3116.73:097:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
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185.5Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
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235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Zainsk?

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
2.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Zainsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zainsk in May

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

In May, Zainsk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zainsk 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 Zainsk peaks around June 22 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zainsk?

Zainsk sits at 55.3°N, 52.1°E, 109 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nizhnekamsk, 39 km away.

Topography around Zainsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zainsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m.

The land around Zainsk is covered by grassland (40%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), trees (32%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%), grassland (26%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
295 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Nizhnekamsk 39 km · Al’met’yevsk 49 km · Yelabuga 49 km · Naberezhnyye Chelny 51 km · Mendeleyevsk 66 km · Menzelinsk 79 km · Aznakayevo 82 km · Leninogorsk 84 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 Zainsk (55.3195°, 52.0694°, elevation 109 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).