Zelenokumsk weather in May

In May, Zelenokumsk sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 55 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Zelenokumsk's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zelenokumsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:43 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Zelenokumsk is town and administrative center of Sovetsky District of Stavropol Krai in North Caucasus, Russia.

Density
1,721/km²
people per km²
Founded
1781

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 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Zelenokumsk reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Zelenokumsk

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.

Zelenokumsk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°257.15.690.0
Feb / -4°256.24.710.10.0
Mar / 409.13.511.61.9
Apr17° / 478.20.113.25.3
May23° / 12°5510014.66.7
Jun29° / 17°539.1015.35.8
Jul32° / 20°447.10154.5
Aug31° / 19°376.4013.85.0
Sep25° / 14°426.8012.37.3
Oct17° / 427.70.210.85.6
Nov / 327.12.39.41.5
Dec / -2°297.558.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Zelenokumsk gets around 55 mm of rain over 10 wet days in May, the wettest month. 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 33% on the wettest days.

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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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 5:03 AM to 4:30 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:037:00
214.05:017:02
314.05:007:03
414.14:597:04
514.14:577:05
614.24:567:07
714.24:547:08
814.34:537:09
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1114.44:497:13
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.58 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 Zelenokumsk?

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
5.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Zelenokumsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zelenokumsk in May

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

In May, Zelenokumsk sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zelenokumsk in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zelenokumsk peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 14UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zelenokumsk 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 Zelenokumsk is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1817 µg/m³Dec 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zelenokumsk?

Zelenokumsk sits at 44.4°N, 43.9°E, 149 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Georgiyevsk, 44 km away.

Topography around Zelenokumsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zelenokumsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 157 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,317 m.

The land around Zelenokumsk is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), trees (27%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
1,317 m
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May weather nearby: Georgiyevsk 44 km · Budyonnovsk 47 km · Nezlobnaya 50 km · Novopavlovsk 54 km · Mineralnye Vody 63 km · Inozemtsevo 72 km · Prokhladnyy 74 km · Zheleznovodsk 76 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 Zelenokumsk (44.4104°, 43.8801°, elevation 149 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).