Zaraysk weather in May

In May, Zaraysk sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 50 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 15.8 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 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Zaraysk's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaraysk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
4:26 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Zaraysk is town in Moscow Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,202/km²
people per km²
Founded
1146

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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Zaraysk 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 8°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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

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.

Zaraysk 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°359.310.27.60.0
Feb-4° / -10°348.48.79.30.0
Mar / -5°328.6711.50.0
Apr11° / 449.51.713.72.8
May19° / 509.6015.86.0
Jun22° / 12°6711.7016.96.3
Jul24° / 15°7612.7016.56.5
Aug23° / 13°6110014.76.8
Sep17° / 569.30.112.55.1
Oct / 5910.81.610.21.7
Nov / -3°418.75.88.20.0
Dec-3° / -8°399.59.57.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44654
54654
64654
74654
84654
94654
104654
114753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Zaraysk gets around 50 mm of rain over 9.6 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
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429
529
629
730
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930
1030
1131
1231
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3134

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 (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
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69820
79730
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109640
119640
129550
139550
149460
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179370
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199280
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219190
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239091
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2987112
3087112
3187112

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 4:05 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:567:48
214.94:547:50
315.04:517:51
415.14:497:53
515.14:477:55
615.24:457:57
715.34:437:59
815.34:418:01
915.44:398:03
1015.54:378:05
1115.54:358:06
1215.64:338:08
1315.64:318:10
1415.74:308:12
1515.84:288:14
1615.84:268:15
1715.94:248:17
1815.94:238:19
1916.04:218:21
2016.04:198:22
2116.14:188:24
2216.24:168:26
2316.24:158:27
2416.34:138:29
2516.34:128:30
2616.44:118:32
2716.44:098:33
2816.44:088:35
2916.54:078:36
3016.54:068:38
3116.64:058:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Zaraysk?

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
2.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Zaraysk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zaraysk in May

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

In May, Zaraysk sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Zaraysk 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 Zaraysk peaks around July 10 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 10UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Zaraysk 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 Zaraysk is worst in April — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1218 µg/m³Dec 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May12Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zaraysk?

Zaraysk sits at 54.8°N, 38.9°E, 167 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ozëry, 24 km away.

Topography around Zaraysk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaraysk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m.

The land around Zaraysk is covered by cropland (33%), grassland (28%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), cropland (36%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
193 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ozëry 24 km · Lukhovitsy 26 km · Kolomna 35 km · Rybnoye 41 km · Kashira 46 km · Stupino 54 km · Ryazan’ 55 km · Venëv 61 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 Zaraysk (54.7633°, 38.8808°, elevation 167 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).