Zima weather in May

In May, Zima sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Zima's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zima's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
5:17 AM – 8:59 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Zima is town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
617/km²
people per km²
Founded
1743

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 14°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Zima reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1130
2130
3141
4141
5141
6141
7151
8152
9152
10162
11162
12163
13163
14173
15173
16173
17174
18174
19184
20184
21185
22185
23185
24195
25195
26196
27196
28196
29206
30207
31207

How May really feels in Zima

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zima 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-17° / -26°62.14.17.70.0
Feb-11° / -22°62.24.19.40.0
Mar-1° / -14°103.54.511.50.0
Apr / -3°226.33.413.71.8
May17° / 4090.915.75.3
Jun23° / 10°6811.1016.86.5
Jul25° / 13°7912016.36.5
Aug22° / 11°7610.7014.66.4
Sep14° / 5610.30.612.54.2
Oct / -4°236.63.610.20.7
Nov-7° / -15°145.36.98.30.0
Dec-15° / -23°134.56.77.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33070
43169
53169
63268
73169
83268
93367
103466
113466
123466
133565
143565
153565
163664
173763
183763
193763
203763
213763
223763
233862
243862
253961
263961
273961
283961
293961
303961
314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Zima gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 9 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 30% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1257
2267
3266
4266
5265
6265
7275
8274
9274
10274
11284
12283
13283
14293
15293
16293
17303
18303
19303
20302
21312
22312
23312
24322
25321
26331
27331
28341
29341
30351
31351

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
28991
29991
30991
31991

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.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 8:32 PM to 9:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.85:468:32
214.85:448:34
314.95:428:36
415.05:408:38
515.05:388:40
615.15:368:41
715.25:348:43
815.25:328:45
915.35:308:47
1015.35:288:49
1115.45:268:50
1215.55:248:52
1315.55:228:54
1415.65:218:56
1515.65:198:57
1615.75:178:59
1715.85:169:01
1815.85:149:02
1915.95:129:04
2015.95:119:06
2116.05:099:07
2216.05:089:09
2316.15:069:10
2416.15:059:12
2516.25:049:13
2616.25:029:15
2716.25:019:16
2816.35:009:18
2916.34:599:19
3016.44:589:20
3116.44:579:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

0246151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Zima?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Zima for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zima in May

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

In May, Zima sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zima 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 Zima peaks around July 11 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Zima 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 Zima is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 8.2× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1223 µg/m³Dec 143 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr21Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov4Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zima?

Zima sits at 53.9°N, 102.0°E, 454 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sayansk, 23 km away.

Topography around Zima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 457 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m.

The land around Zima is covered by grassland (42%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
452 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Sayansk 23 km · Cheremkhovo 110 km · Tulun 119 km · Usol’ye-Sibirskoye 168 km · Angarsk 196 km · Nizhneudinsk 224 km · Shelekhov 234 km · Irkutsk 235 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 Zima (53.9202°, 102.0442°, elevation 454 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).