Warmest sea in Russia in May

472 coastal locations in Russia ranked by their typical May sea temperature. Region-wide average in May: 8.0°C. The top of the list is where to find the warmest swimming this month.

Warmest in May

Srednyaya Akhtuba

18.6°C May mean in Russia

Regional May average

8.0°C

across all 472 coastal locations in Russia

Vs annual mean

-0.3°C

below the year-round regional average

What the Russia sea feels like in May

This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.

Russia monthly average 1.3°C to 17.8°C

Warmest month August 17.8°C
Coldest month February 1.3°C
Annual mean 8.3°C
Months above 20°C 0 of 12

Where May fits in the year

May sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve Russia month rankings:

Russia sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every Russia location. The list below is based on the typical May mean, useful for trip planning weeks or months ahead.

Zoom in to see individual locations. Click a pin for water temperatures. View list →

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Top 50 warmest Russia locations in May

Sorted by the typical May mean built from a decade of daily readings at each location. Click any place for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and full 10-year history.

#	Location	Country	May mean
1	Srednyaya Akhtuba	Russia	18.6°C
2	Volga River (near Volgograd)	Russia	18.6°C
3	Kamyshin	Russia	18.5°C
4	Akhtuba (near Akhtubinsk)	Russia	18.5°C
5	Kharabali	Russia	18.5°C
6	Volga River (near Astrakhan)	Russia	18.5°C
7	Volzhsky	Russia	18.5°C
8	Lagan	Russia	18.5°C
9	Nizhniy Baskunchak	Russia	18.3°C
10	Balakovo	Russia	18.2°C
11	Kama (near Chistopol)	Russia	18.2°C
12	Khvalynsk	Russia	18.2°C
13	Marks	Russia	18.2°C
14	Sakmara	Russia	18.2°C
15	Ulyanovsk	Russia	18.2°C
16	Volga (near Togliatti)	Russia	18.2°C
17	Volga River (near Kazan)	Russia	18.2°C
18	Volga River (near Syzran)	Russia	18.2°C
19	Volga River (near Volsk)	Russia	18.2°C
20	Zelenodolsk	Russia	18.2°C
21	Chaykovsky	Russia	18.2°C
22	Chusovaya (near Chusavogo)	Russia	18.2°C
23	Kama (near Naberezhnye Chelny)	Russia	18.2°C
24	Kama (near Sarapul)	Russia	18.2°C
25	Sol-Iletsk	Russia	18.2°C

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26	Ural River (near Orenburg)	Russia	18.2°C
27	Veselovka	Russia	18.2°C
28	Volga River (near Samara)	Russia	18.2°C
29	Yekaterinburg	Russia	18.2°C
30	Yelabuga	Russia	18.2°C
31	Engels	Russia	18.1°C
32	Volga River (near Saratov)	Russia	18.1°C
33	Azov	Russia	18.0°C
34	Don (near Rostov-on-Don)	Russia	18.0°C
35	Golovinka	Russia	18.0°C
36	Hopper (near Balashov)	Russia	18.0°C
37	Kamenka	Russia	18.0°C
38	Kasimov	Russia	18.0°C
39	Krinica	Russia	18.0°C
40	Novobessergenovka	Russia	18.0°C
41	Primorka	Russia	18.0°C
42	Proletarsk Reservoir	Russia	18.0°C
43	Tambov	Russia	18.0°C
44	Tsimlyansk	Russia	18.0°C
45	Uryupinsk	Russia	18.0°C
46	Volgodonsk	Russia	18.0°C
47	Voronezh River (near Lipetsk)	Russia	18.0°C
48	Argazi Reservoir	Russia	18.0°C
49	Chebarkul lake	Russia	18.0°C
50	Chelyabinsk	Russia	18.0°C

Coldest 10 in Russia in May

Same data the other way. Helpful if you want to know which Russia coasts to avoid for swimming in May.

#	Location	Country	May mean
1	Bukhta Teplits Arkhangelskaya	Russia	-1.6°C
2	Domashni Island Murmansk	Russia	-1.6°C
3	Franz Josef Land	Russia	-1.6°C
4	Mys Flora Arkhangelsk Oblast	Russia	-1.6°C
5	Guba Lebyazh'ya Khabarovsk Krai	Russia	-1.6°C
6	Hansen Island Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	-1.6°C
7	Cape Chelyuskin Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	-1.5°C
8	Komsomolskoy Pravda Island Krasnoyarsk Krai	Russia	-1.5°C
9	Guba Kamyenka Murmansk	Russia	-1.5°C
10	Vrangel	Russia	-1.5°C