Climate averages 1991–2020
Orenburg weather
in May.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 4th warmest and the joint 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a mild month in Orenburg: daytime highs average 20.7°C and nights cool to about 9.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the joint 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 15 h 37 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Salavat (188 km away). In May its highs average 18.9°C, 1.8°C cooler than Orenburg, with 50 mm of rain.
Among the 236 cities listed in Russia, Orenburg ranks joint 22nd of 236 for the warmest May highs and 11th of 236 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 236 cities is 17.0°C; Orenburg is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 5.1°C to 25.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 35 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Orenburg climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -8.8°C-14.8°C | -14.8°C | 33 | 8.7 | 8.48 h |
| February | -7.6°C-14.4°C | -14.4°C | 28 | 6.7 | 9.910 h |
| March | -0.6°C-8.3°C | -8.3°C | 33 | 7.9 | 11.812 h |
| April | 12.2°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 33 | 7.1 | 13.814 h |
| May, selected | 20.7°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 35 | 7.5 | 15.616 h |
| June | 25.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 35 | 7.0 | 16.617 h |
| July | 27.6°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 32 | 6.7 | 16.216 h |
| August | 26.3°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 27 | 5.7 | 14.615 h |
| September | 19.4°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 29 | 6.2 | 12.713 h |
| October | 10.3°C2.8°C | 2.8°C | 37 | 7.6 | 10.711 h |
| November | 0.1°C-5.2°C | -5.2°C | 32 | 7.6 | 8.99 h |
| December | -6.5°C-12.2°C | -12.2°C | 34 | 8.2 | 7.98 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Salavat in MayRussia · 188 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 7.9°C · 50 mm rain
- Ishimbay in MayRussia · 197 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 7.9°C · 50 mm rain
- Sterlitamak in MayRussia · 216 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 7.9°C · 51 mm rain
- Aktobe in MayKazakhstan · 222 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 9.0°C · 36 mm rain
- Buzuluk in MayRussia · 224 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 9.1°C · 41 mm rain
- Novotroitsk in MayRussia · 231 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 8.5°C · 34 mm rain
- Orsk in MayRussia · 242 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 8.6°C · 34 mm rain
- Oral in MayKazakhstan · 261 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 10.4°C · 32 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Orenburg) is explained once on the Orenburg year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.