Vorkuta weather in May
Temperature, rain and sunshine in May: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in May
Poor
Best time to visit: July
What is the weather like in Vorkuta in May?
In May, Vorkuta is freezing cold: daytime highs average 1 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−5 °C). Expect around 6 hours of sunshine a day. Precipitation, often as snow, falls on about 11 days, totalling 52 mm. Snow falls on about 6 days. All in all, May is not an ideal month for a holiday in Vorkuta.
May compared
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More details for May
- Daylight
- 19 h 51 min00:44 – 20:35
- UV index
- 3 · moderateclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 26 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 77 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 0 days30 °C or more
- Snow days
- 6 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
- Time zone
- UTC+3Europe/Moscow
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %0 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %55 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %49 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.
What to pack in May
- Sunscreen
- Warm jacket
- Hat, scarf & gloves
- Rain jacket or umbrella
Vorkuta in May: quick answers
Is Vorkuta hot in May?
No. In May, Vorkuta is freezing cold: daytime highs average 1 °C and nights drop to about −5 °C.
Does it rain much in Vorkuta in May?
Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 52 mm in total.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences