Tazovsky Weather in May
Tazovsky in May
The short of it: Tazovsky in May averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -6 °C (21 °F), with 31 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 19 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -6° · rain 31 mm · daylight 19 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Tazovsky an average May high of 1°, a low of -6° and some 31 mm of rain. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 1°; nights run about -6°. Rain is modest, about 31 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 19 h 55 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Tazovsky runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Urengoy, 168 km to the S, is 3° warmer by day.
May in Tazovsky, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 12° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 19 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UrengoyYamalo-Nenets | 168 km S | 3° | -4° | 37 mm |
| KorotchaevoYamalo-Nenets | 175 km S | 4° | -4° | 38 mm |
| Novyy UrengoyYamalo-Nenets | 179 km SSW | 3° | -4° | 37 mm |
| Mys-KamennyyYamalo-Nenets | 240 km WNW | -1° | -8° | 25 mm |
| PangodyYamalo-Nenets | 259 km SW | 4° | -4° | 36 mm |
| NydaYamalo-Nenets | 268 km WSW | 2° | -5° | 29 mm |
| Tarko-SaleYamalo-Nenets | 287 km S | 6° | -3° | 45 mm |
| PravohettinskiyYamalo-Nenets | 322 km SW | 5° | -3° | 37 mm |