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Moscow Weather in May

In May, Moscow averages a high of 19°C (66°F) and a low of 8°C (46°F), from 49 years of daily records (1971–2022).

19°C
Average high
66°F
8°C
Average low
46°F
33°C
Record high
92°F · May 28, 2007
-5°C
Record low
23°F · May 1, 1978

What May Is Like in Moscow

  • 6 of the 10 warmest Mays on record in Moscow have come since 2007.
  • May in Moscow has become 1.7°C (3.0°F) warmer on average: the 2007–2021 average against 1970–1989.
  • The coldest May reading, -5°C (23°F) on May 1, 1978, has not been matched in 44 years.
  • On average, 1 night in May drop below freezing.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 29% of May days, and the month averages 57 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Moscow, every May since 1971
12°C18°C24°C1980199020002010May 1971: 17.8°CMay 1972: 18.4°CMay 1973: 18.1°CMay 1974: 14.3°CMay 1975: 21.8°CMay 1976: 15.6°CMay 1977: 19.6°CMay 1978: 15.6°CMay 1979: 23.2°CMay 1980: 12.6°CMay 1981: 20.0°CMay 1982: 16.4°CMay 1983: 20.7°CMay 1984: 21.6°CMay 1985: 18.8°CMay 1986: 19.0°CMay 1987: 18.1°CMay 1988: 19.4°CMay 1989: 18.9°CMay 1990: 15.7°CMay 1991: 18.6°CMay 1992: 17.5°CMay 1993: 20.4°CMay 1994: 14.6°CMay 1995: 20.5°CMay 1996: 21.3°CMay 1997: 16.6°CMay 1998: 18.8°CMay 1999: 13.7°CMay 2000: 16.4°CMay 2001: 16.2°CMay 2002: 18.4°CMay 2003: 21.2°CMay 2004: 16.6°CMay 2005: 20.0°CMay 2006: 17.9°CMay 2007: 21.4°CMay 2008: 16.3°CMay 2009: 19.0°CMay 2010: 22.1°CMay 2011: 20.1°CMay 2012: 20.9°CMay 2013: 22.3°CMay 2014: 21.3°CMay 2015: 19.7°CMay 2016: 20.5°CMay 2017: 16.1°CMay 2018: 22.1°CMay 2019: 22.1°C
Warmest: 1979 (23.2°C)Latest: 2019 (22.1°C)10-year averageLong-run average (18.7°C)

Look Up a Day in May

See the weather in Moscow on any May date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Moscow (1971–2022). The stations near Moscow stopped reporting in 2022, so these figures end there. Averages cover 1971–2022. How we compute this

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