Zlatoust weather in May

In May, Zlatoust sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Zlatoust's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zlatoust's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
5:01 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Zlatoust is city in Russia.

Density
1,622/km²
people per km²
Founded
1754

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 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Zlatoust reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°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 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2132
3133
4143
5143
6143
7143
8154
9154
10154
11154
12164
13164
14165
15165
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30187
31187

How May really feels in Zlatoust

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zlatoust weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -17°175.48.27.50.0
Feb-8° / -17°155.179.20.0
Mar-1° / -10°287.48.911.40.0
Apr / -2°388.54.213.81.4
May16° / 5911.21.115.84.8
Jun20° / 7714.20175.6
Jul22° / 12°9814.6016.65.9
Aug20° / 10°8314.1014.85.5
Sep14° / 5611.80.912.53.6
Oct / -1°5211.56.610.20.7
Nov-3° / -10°298.29.88.10.0
Dec-9° / -16°226.6970.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33763
43763
53862
63862
73961
83961
93961
104060
114060
123961
134060
144060
154060
163961
173961
184060
194060
204060
214159
224159
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244258
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284357
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304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Zlatoust gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1347
2347
3346
4346
5346
6346
7345
8345
9345
10345
11355
12354
13354
14354
15354
16354
17364
18363
19363
20363
21373
22372
23382
24382
25382
26391
27391
28401
29411
30411
31420

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
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23982
24982
25982
26973
27973
28973
29964
30964
31964

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
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1911calm
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 4:39 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 9:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:318:26
215.05:298:28
315.05:278:30
415.15:258:32
515.25:238:34
615.35:208:36
715.35:188:38
815.45:168:39
915.55:148:41
1015.55:128:43
1115.65:108:45
1215.65:088:47
1315.75:068:49
1415.85:058:51
1515.85:038:52
1615.95:018:54
1715.94:598:56
1816.04:588:58
1916.14:569:00
2016.14:549:01
2116.24:539:03
2216.24:519:05
2316.34:509:06
2416.34:489:08
2516.44:479:09
2616.44:459:11
2716.54:449:13
2816.54:439:14
2916.64:419:16
3016.64:409:17
3116.74:399:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Zlatoust

In seasonPeak

In May, Zlatoust sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Zlatoust's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Zlatoust?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Zlatoust for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zlatoust in May

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

In May, Zlatoust sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zlatoust 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 Zlatoust peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zlatoust?

Zlatoust sits at 55.2°N, 59.7°E, 466 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kusa, 24 km away.

Topography around Zlatoust

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zlatoust has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m around an average of 497 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,293 m.

The land around Zlatoust is covered by trees (64%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
304 m
16 km
787 m
80 km
1,293 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Kusa 24 km · Miass 32 km · Satka 41 km · Karabash 50 km · Chebarkul’ 50 km · Bakal 60 km · Kyshtym 83 km · Trëkhgornyy 87 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 Zlatoust (55.1718°, 59.6547°, elevation 466 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).