Irkutsk climate

Irkutsk Weather in May

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Irkutsk (GHCN RSM00030710), 4 km from Irkutsk

Average highs run from 14°C on May 1 to 22°C on May 31, and lows from 1°C to 7°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 36 mm over about 9 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Irkutsk, in °C, with the record for each date.-20-10010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
18°C
Average low
4°C
Precipitation
36 mm
Record high
35°CMay 16, 1990
Record low
-14°CMay 1, 1908
Daylight
14 h 55 min to 16 h 25 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
1°C
Wind
13.3 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 114°C1°C28°C 2022-14°C 190824%
May 214°C0°C29°C 2022-10°C 190225%
May 314°C1°C26°C 1986-14°C 190126%
May 415°C1°C29°C 1940-10°C 189326%
May 515°C1°C28°C 2007-9°C 192626%
May 616°C1°C29°C 1949-8°C 188925%
May 715°C2°C30°C 2017-10°C 193925%
May 817°C1°C29°C 1926-9°C 193126%
May 918°C3°C31°C 1933-8°C 190626%
May 1017°C2°C30°C 2001-9°C 191026%
May 1117°C3°C33°C 2001-6°C 194226%
May 1218°C3°C31°C 1901-5°C 189826%
May 1318°C4°C30°C 1890-6°C 192626%
May 1418°C4°C29°C 1890-7°C 192627%
May 1519°C3°C29°C 2016-8°C 191028%
May 1619°C5°C35°C 1990-5°C 190129%
May 1719°C4°C28°C 1958-6°C 189329%
May 1818°C4°C30°C 1940-7°C 195430%
May 1918°C4°C31°C 1985-5°C 195432%
May 2018°C4°C28°C 1933-7°C 194932%
May 2119°C5°C31°C 1945-5°C 194232%
May 2220°C5°C31°C 1992-6°C 189631%
May 2320°C5°C30°C 1992-6°C 190132%
May 2420°C6°C33°C 2017-8°C 191234%
May 2521°C5°C33°C 1946-4°C 193434%
May 2621°C6°C34°C 1999-4°C 189334%
May 2720°C5°C32°C 1992-9°C 193334%
May 2819°C6°C30°C 1929-4°C 193335%
May 2920°C6°C30°C 2018-8°C 193336%
May 3021°C7°C31°C 1987-5°C 189536%
May 3122°C7°C33°C 1950-3°C 189636%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Irkutsk, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+8).

May 1
sunrise 5:33 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:48 AM, sunset 9:13 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station RSM00030710, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.