Lyepyel’ Weather in May
Lyepyel’ in May
The short of it: Lyepyel’ in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 16 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 8° · rain 69 mm · daylight 16 h 5 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Lyepyel’ an average May high of 18°, a low of 8° and some 69 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 18°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 5 min in mid-May, 124 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Lyepyel’ runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Chashniki, 30 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Lyepyel’, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 32 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChashnikiVitebsk | 30 km E | 19° | 7° | 67 mm |
| UshachiVitebsk | 33 km N | 18° | 7° | 70 mm |
| Novolukoml’Vitebsk | 38 km SE | 18° | 7° | 66 mm |
| KholopenichiMinsk | 44 km SSE | 18° | 7° | 66 mm |
| KonstantinovoVitebsk | 44 km ESE | 18° | 7° | 66 mm |
| Byahoml’Vitebsk | 44 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 67 mm |
| BeshenkovichiVitebsk | 52 km ENE | 18° | 7° | 66 mm |
| DokshytsyVitebsk | 60 km W | 18° | 6° | 66 mm |