Zavolzh’ye weather in May

In May, Zavolzh’ye sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 10.3 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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 17 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Zavolzh’ye's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zavolzh’ye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
3:59 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Zavolzh’ye is town in Gorodetsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Density
3,300/km²
people per km²
Founded
1947

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 Zavolzh’ye reaches about 18°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 10°C and 25°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)
1155
2155
3165
4166
5166
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7176
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10177
11177
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312010

How May really feels in Zavolzh’ye

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.

Zavolzh’ye 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-7° / -12°3910.712.57.20.0
Feb-6° / -11°338.59.99.10.0
Mar / -6°338.77.911.40.0
Apr10° / 388.92.313.92.2
May18° / 4910.30.316.15.6
Jun22° / 12°7712.7017.46.1
Jul24° / 14°7111.9016.96.7
Aug21° / 12°6710.9014.96.4
Sep15° / 5710.30.112.54.5
Oct / 6511.92.7101.1
Nov-0° / -4°479.97.77.80.0
Dec-5° / -9°4511.3126.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54357
64357
74357
84357
94357
104357
114456
124456
134357
144456
154456
164357
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184258
194357
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314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Zavolzh’ye gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 38% 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 (%)
1272
2272
3282
4282
5291
6301
7301
8311
9321
10332
11332
12342
13342
14342
15341
16351
17351
18351
19351
20351
21351
22351
23351
24350
25350
26360
27360
28370
29370
30380
31380

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 (%)
110000
210000
39910
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99820
109730
119730
129640
139550
149550
159460
169370
179280
189190
199190
2089101
2188111
2287121
2387121
2486131
2585132
2685132
2784133
2884133
2984133
3084133
3183134

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
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1213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 17 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:31 AM to 3:35 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 8:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:317:36
215.24:297:38
315.24:267:40
415.34:247:42
515.44:227:44
615.54:207:47
715.54:177:49
815.64:157:51
915.74:137:53
1015.74:117:55
1115.84:097:57
1215.94:077:59
1315.94:058:01
1416.04:038:03
1516.14:018:05
1616.13:598:07
1716.23:578:09
1816.33:558:10
1916.33:538:12
2016.43:518:14
2116.43:508:16
2216.53:488:18
2316.63:468:20
2416.63:458:21
2516.73:438:23
2616.73:428:25
2716.83:408:26
2816.83:398:28
2916.93:388:30
3016.93:368:31
3117.03:358:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Zavolzh’ye?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Zavolzh’ye for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zavolzh’ye in May

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

In May, Zavolzh’ye sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zavolzh’ye 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 Zavolzh’ye peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zavolzh’ye?

Zavolzh’ye sits at 56.6°N, 43.4°E, 80 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Gorodets, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Zavolzh’ye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zavolzh’ye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m.

The land around Zavolzh’ye is covered by trees (40%) and water (32%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
158 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Gorodets 5.0 km · Novaya Balakhna 21 km · Dzerzhinsk 44 km · Nizhny Novgorod 51 km · Bor 52 km · Bogorodsk 60 km · Semënov 69 km · Kstovo 74 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 Zavolzh’ye (56.6405°, 43.3945°, elevation 80 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).