Zheleznogorsk weather in May

In May, Zheleznogorsk sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Zheleznogorsk's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zheleznogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:40 AM – 8:44 PM
Cloud cover
71%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Zheleznogorsk is town in Russia.

Density
206/km²
people per km²
Founded
1950

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 12°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Zheleznogorsk reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2121
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4121
5131
6132
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8142
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10142
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17164
18164
19165
20175
21175
22175
23175
24186
25186
26186
27186
28196
29197
30197
31197

How May really feels in Zheleznogorsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 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
12
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Zheleznogorsk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-14° / -21°175.78.67.30.0
Feb-9° / -19°155.27.79.10.0
Mar-1° / -12°216.78.111.40.0
Apr / -3°369.95.313.81.3
May16° / 54121164.4
Jun22° / 10°6011.4017.36.4
Jul24° / 13°7112016.86.5
Aug21° / 11°6611.9014.96.1
Sep14° / 5912.40.412.53.7
Oct / -2°4912.25.810.10.6
Nov-5° / -12°3910.812.47.90.0
Dec-11° / -19°329.512.56.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32476
42476
52476
62674
72674
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102674
112674
122872
132872
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212971
223070
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283070
293169
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Zheleznogorsk gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13810
2389
3399
4398
5408
6407
7407
8416
9415
10415
11404
12404
13404
14403
15403
16392
17392
18392
19382
20381
21381
22381
23371
24371
25371
26371
27371
28380
29380
30370
31370

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 99% 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
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27982
28982
29982
30973
31973

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 114 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 4:17 AM, and sunset from 8:14 PM to 9:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:128:14
215.15:108:16
315.25:078:18
415.35:058:20
515.35:038:22
615.45:018:24
715.54:588:26
815.54:568:28
915.64:548:30
1015.74:528:32
1115.74:508:34
1215.84:488:36
1315.94:468:38
1415.94:448:40
1516.04:428:42
1616.14:408:44
1716.14:388:46
1816.24:378:48
1916.24:358:50
2016.34:338:51
2116.44:318:53
2216.44:308:55
2316.54:288:57
2416.54:278:58
2516.64:259:00
2616.64:249:02
2716.74:229:03
2816.74:219:05
2916.84:199:07
3016.84:189:08
3116.94:179:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Zheleznogorsk?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Zheleznogorsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zheleznogorsk in May

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

In May, Zheleznogorsk sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zheleznogorsk in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zheleznogorsk peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Zheleznogorsk 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 Zheleznogorsk is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.9× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³Dec 143 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr16Moderate
May12Good
Jun10Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep8Good
Oct6Good
Nov4Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zheleznogorsk?

Zheleznogorsk sits at 56.3°N, 93.5°E, 149 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sosnovoborsk, 19 km away.

Topography around Zheleznogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zheleznogorsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m around an average of 178 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 763 m.

The land around Zheleznogorsk is covered by trees (62%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
275 m
16 km
427 m
80 km
763 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Sosnovoborsk 19 km · Berëzovka 35 km · Krasnoyarsk 44 km · Zelenogorsk 67 km · Divnogorsk 79 km · Borodino 94 km · Kansk 135 km · Ilanskiy 157 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 Zheleznogorsk (56.2511°, 93.5314°, 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).