Norilsk climate

Norilsk Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Norilsk, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from -4°C on May 1 to 4°C on May 31, and lows from -12°C to -1°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 58 mm over about 14 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Norilsk, in °C, with the record for each date.-30-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
-1°C
Average low
-6°C
Precipitation
58 mm
Reanalysis high
19°CMay 31, 2011
Reanalysis low
-22°CMay 2, 1991
Daylight
18 h 35 min to 24 h 00 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
-4°C
Wind
18.4 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 1-4°C-12°C3°C 2011-21°C 199138%
May 2-4°C-11°C2°C 2011-22°C 199139%
May 3-3°C-11°C0°C 2011-19°C 201740%
May 4-3°C-11°C1°C 2012-18°C 201740%
May 5-3°C-10°C2°C 2014-19°C 201839%
May 6-3°C-10°C2°C 2015-20°C 201839%
May 7-3°C-10°C2°C 2015-18°C 200239%
May 8-2°C-9°C2°C 2015-19°C 199440%
May 9-2°C-9°C5°C 2015-16°C 200042%
May 10-2°C-8°C2°C 2003-17°C 200041%
May 11-2°C-8°C3°C 2020-19°C 200041%
May 12-1°C-8°C2°C 1994-16°C 200741%
May 13-1°C-7°C3°C 2011-18°C 199643%
May 14-1°C-7°C2°C 2011-18°C 199544%
May 15-1°C-7°C5°C 2013-14°C 200643%
May 16-1°C-6°C9°C 2013-14°C 200742%
May 17-1°C-6°C9°C 2013-16°C 200742%
May 180°C-6°C8°C 2013-14°C 200242%
May 190°C-6°C12°C 2013-14°C 199343%
May 200°C-5°C10°C 2013-13°C 199345%
May 210°C-5°C13°C 2020-13°C 199147%
May 221°C-4°C14°C 2020-13°C 199649%
May 231°C-4°C17°C 2020-10°C 199250%
May 241°C-4°C15°C 2020-10°C 199650%
May 251°C-3°C9°C 2020-12°C 199649%
May 262°C-3°C7°C 2011-10°C 200650%
May 272°C-3°C12°C 2011-9°C 199250%
May 282°C-2°C14°C 2011-9°C 200348%
May 293°C-2°C15°C 2011-10°C 200346%
May 303°C-1°C17°C 2011-9°C 199247%
May 314°C-1°C19°C 2011-9°C 199248%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Norilsk, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+7).

May 1
sunrise 3:49 AM, sunset 10:24 PM
May 31
sunrise , sunset

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: 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 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.