Polotsk Weather in May
Polotsk in May
The short of it: Polotsk in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 16 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 7° · rain 68 mm · daylight 16 h 12 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & May
May in Polotsk brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 7°, with about 68 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 12 min in mid-May, 128 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 June and May.
Against its neighbours, Polotsk runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Novopolotsk, 13 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Polotsk, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th 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 12 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NovopolotskVitebsk | 13 km WNW | 18° | 7° | 68 mm |
| UshachiVitebsk | 36 km SSW | 18° | 7° | 70 mm |
| DzisnaVitebsk | 37 km WNW | 18° | 7° | 66 mm |
| YaznoVitebsk | 40 km W | 18° | 7° | 66 mm |
| RossonyVitebsk | 47 km N | 18° | 7° | 65 mm |
| ShumilinoVitebsk | 56 km ESE | 18° | 7° | 64 mm |
| VerkhnedvinskVitebsk | 62 km WNW | 18° | 7° | 64 mm |
| BeshenkovichiVitebsk | 65 km SE | 18° | 7° | 66 mm |