Barnaul Weather in May
Barnaul in May
The short of it: Barnaul in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 6° · rain 41 mm · daylight 15 h 51 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Barnaul an average May high of 21°, a low of 6° and some 41 mm of rain. Highs rise 9° against April, to near 21°; nights run about 6°. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 51 min in mid-May, 116 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Barnaul runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Novosilikatnyy, 9 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Barnaul, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 9° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NovosilikatnyyAltai Krai | 9 km SW | 21° | 6° | 40 mm |
| ZatonAltai Krai | 9 km SE | 20° | 6° | 40 mm |
| Gon’baAltai Krai | 12 km WNW | 20° | 6° | 38 mm |
| YuzhnyyAltai Krai | 12 km S | 21° | 6° | 41 mm |
| VlasikhaAltai Krai | 12 km SW | 21° | 6° | 40 mm |
| Lebyazh’yeAltai Krai | 14 km SSW | 21° | 6° | 42 mm |
| BeloyarskAltai Krai | 15 km NE | 20° | 6° | 40 mm |
| Nauchnyy GorodokAltai Krai | 15 km WNW | 20° | 6° | 38 mm |