SeasonMapRussia in May
May is Russia's 4th-best month (rank 4 of 12): its 20 destinations average 73/100, led by Kazan at 83 — 17°C and 9 rainy days — while Magadan is cooler at 2°C and scores 65.
#4 of 12 months for Russia · 20 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Where in Russia in May
| # | Place | Type | Feels-like high | Rain | Comfort | At its best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazan | City | 17°C | 48 mm · 9 days | 83 tier A | — |
| 2 | Khabarovsk | City | 17°C | 76 mm · 11 days | 83 tier A | Yes |
| 3 | Nizhny Novgorod | City | 17°C | 56 mm · 11 days | 82 tier A | — |
| 4 | Novosibirsk | City | 15°C | 36 mm · 9 days | 82 tier A | — |
| 5 | Vladivostok | City | 14°C | 75 mm · 9 days | 82 tier A | Yes |
| 6 | Yekaterinburg | City | 16°C | 42 mm · 9 days | 82 tier A | — |
| 7 | Chita | City | 14°C | 27 mm · 6 days | 81 tier A | — |
| 8 | Irkutsk | City | 15°C | 40 mm · 9 days | 81 tier A | — |
| 9 | Kaliningrad | City | 17°C | 57 mm · 10 days | 81 tier A | — |
| 10 | Moscow | City | 16°C | 61 mm · 11 days | 81 tier A | — |
| 11 | Saint Petersburg | City | 14°C | 41 mm · 9 days | 81 tier A | — |
| 12 | Yakutsk | City | 11°C | 22 mm · 6 days | 79 tier B | — |
| 13 | Sochi | Beach | 21°C | 80 mm · 11 days | 78 tier B | — |
| 14 | Kislovodsk | City | 17°C | 138 mm · 16 days | 76 tier B | — |
| 15 | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | Trekking hub | 5°C | 94 mm · 11 days | 75 tier B | — |
| 16 | Murmansk | City | 6°C | 54 mm · 13 days | 74 tier B | — |
| 17 | Magadan | City | 2°C | 64 mm · 11 days | 65 tier C | — |
| 18 | Elbrus | Ski resort | 9°C | 142 mm · 20 days | 61 tier C | — |
| 19 | Sheregesh | Ski resort | 13°C | 92 mm · 15 days | 28 tier F | — |
| 20 | Krasnaya Polyana | Ski resort | 20°C | 169 mm · 21 days | 23 tier F | — |
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means May is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in Russia in May
- Victory Day · Kaliningrad and 3 more places · 9 May
- White nights · Saint Petersburg · 25 May – 17 Jul (usually)
- Stars of the White Nights · Saint Petersburg · 25 May – 25 Jul (usually)
- City Day · Saint Petersburg · 27 May
- The May holidays · Sochi and 1 more place · 29 Apr – 11 May
- The Russian May holidays · Elbrus · 29 Apr – 11 May
- Ramadan and Eid · Kazan · 1 Jan – 31 Dec (usually)
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 1 of Russia's 7 well-known places this month.