Cherkessk Weather in May
Cherkessk in May
The short of it: Cherkessk in May averages a high of 21 °C (71 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 9° · rain 75 mm · daylight 14 h 45 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Cherkessk brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 9°, with about 75 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 21°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 45 min in mid-May, 81 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Cherkessk runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Psyzh, 2 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Cherkessk, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 18 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PsyzhKarachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic | 2 km WNW | 21° | 9° | 75 mm |
| DruzhbaKarachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic | 4 km SW | 21° | 9° | 75 mm |
| Ikon-KhalkKarachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic | 14 km NW | 21° | 9° | 75 mm |
| Adyge-KhablKarachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic | 15 km NW | 22° | 9° | 73 mm |
| KavkazskiyKarachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic | 16 km ENE | 20° | 8° | 72 mm |
| Ust’-DzhegutaKarachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic | 17 km SSW | 20° | 8° | 77 mm |
| BesleneyKarachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic | 25 km W | 21° | 8° | 79 mm |
| KhabezKarachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic | 30 km SW | 20° | 7° | 82 mm |