Stepantsminda Weather in May
Stepantsminda in May
The short of it: Stepantsminda in May averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 124 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 2° · rain 124 mm · daylight 14 h 36 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Stepantsminda brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 2°, with about 124 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 12°, with nights near 2°. Wet spells are common — about 124 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 36 min in mid-May, 77 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Stepantsminda runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Gudauri, 24 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Stepantsminda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GudauriMtskheta-Mtianeti | 24 km SW | 11° | 2° | 148 mm |
| TarskoyeNorth Ossetia–Alania | 36 km NNE | 19° | 9° | 115 mm |
| VladikavkazNorth Ossetia–Alania | 43 km N | 20° | 10° | 117 mm |
| Gizel’North Ossetia–Alania | 43 km N | 20° | 9° | 113 mm |
| SunzhaNorth Ossetia–Alania | 47 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 105 mm |
| NogirNorth Ossetia–Alania | 47 km N | 21° | 10° | 113 mm |
| KambileyevskoyeNorth Ossetia–Alania | 48 km N | 21° | 9° | 106 mm |
| DachnoyeNorth Ossetia–Alania | 48 km N | 21° | 10° | 103 mm |