Igarka Weather in May
Igarka in May
The short of it: Igarka in May averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 32 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 19 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -5° · rain 32 mm · daylight 19 h 54 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Igarka an average May high of 4°, a low of -5° and some 32 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 4°; nights run about -5°. Rain is modest, about 32 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 19 h 54 min in mid-May, 267 minutes more than a month before. The evenings barely darken — the light lingers past ten.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Igarka runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Snezhnogorsk, 86 km to the NE, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Igarka, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 13° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 19 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SnezhnogorskKrasnoyarsk Krai | 86 km NE | 2° | -6° | 31 mm |
| SvetlogorskKrasnoyarsk Krai | 96 km SE | 4° | -5° | 37 mm |
| TurukhanskKrasnoyarsk Krai | 195 km SSE | 7° | -3° | 42 mm |
| DudinkaKrasnoyarsk Krai | 216 km N | 0° | -7° | 32 mm |
| KayyerkanKrasnoyarsk Krai | 218 km NNE | 1° | -7° | 30 mm |
| NorilskKrasnoyarsk Krai | 220 km NNE | 2° | -6° | 36 mm |
| TalnakhKrasnoyarsk Krai | 236 km NNE | 1° | -6° | 29 mm |
| KaraulKrasnoyarsk Krai | 320 km NNW | -1° | -8° | 29 mm |