Polyarnyy Weather in May
Polyarnyy in May
The short of it: Polyarnyy in May averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 21 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 1° · rain 39 mm · daylight 21 h 19 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Polyarnyy an average May high of 7°, a low of 1° and some 39 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 7°; nights run about 1°. Rain is modest, about 39 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 21 h 19 min in mid-May, 330 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Polyarnyy runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Gadzhiyevo, 7 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Polyarnyy, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Nov–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 21 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GadzhiyevoMurmansk | 7 km NW | 7° | 1° | 38 mm |
| SnezhnogorskMurmansk | 7 km W | 7° | 1° | 39 mm |
| SeveromorskMurmansk | 15 km S | 7° | 1° | 39 mm |
| SafonovoMurmansk | 17 km SSW | 8° | 1° | 37 mm |
| RoslyakovoMurmansk | 20 km SSW | 8° | 1° | 37 mm |
| VidyayevoMurmansk | 28 km WNW | 8° | 2° | 36 mm |
| MurmanskMurmansk | 29 km SSW | 8° | 1° | 39 mm |
| Abram MysMurmansk | 30 km SW | 8° | 2° | 34 mm |