Average temperature in May is -6.1 °C
Average daytime temperature is -3.5 °C
Average night temperature is -9.1 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 6 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: -18.2 °C
Number of sunny days: 16
Number of rainy days: 6
Number of snow days: 9
Precipitation sum: 32 mm
* Weather data for Tiksi Russia is based on climate observations for 2023 year
| May (°C) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Maximum temperature | -5.1 | -6.1 | -1 | -0.5 | -10.6 | -8.6 | -12.1 | -9.6 | -0.4 | -7.3 | -9.7 | -11 | -9.3 | -6.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | -6.8 | -5.5 | -0.1 | 0 | -6.9 | -6.1 | -1.1 | -1.6 | -1.5 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 6 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Apparent max temperature | -10.9 | -10.7 | -9.9 | -9.2 | -18.3 | -14.6 | -18.5 | -16.5 | -8.9 | -14.1 | -18.9 | -18.4 | -15.4 | -11 | -4.1 | -4.2 | -13.2 | -11.4 | -7.7 | -5.5 | -11.4 | -10.9 | -4.3 | -4.2 | -5.5 | -3.7 | -2.8 | -1.6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -3 |
| Mean temperature | -6.4 | -8.5 | -3.6 | -10.9 | -11.4 | -12.2 | -14.7 | -13.4 | -3.9 | -12.8 | -11.9 | -13.6 | -11.3 | -9.5 | -1.6 | -5 | -7.4 | -6.9 | -1.8 | -6.4 | -8.3 | -9.2 | -2.8 | -4 | -2.5 | 1 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.4 | -1.6 |
| Apparent mean temperature | -14.1 | -18.7 | -15.4 | -24.8 | -23.2 | -22.5 | -25.4 | -23.4 | -15.9 | -23.9 | -22.8 | -23.4 | -19.6 | -18.1 | -9.6 | -15 | -14.2 | -16.5 | -14 | -17.6 | -15.9 | -17.4 | -9.5 | -11.5 | -9.7 | -7.8 | -5.8 | -4.6 | -2 | -8.5 | -9.1 |
| Minimum temperature | -8.1 | -11.9 | -7.5 | -17.2 | -14 | -16.3 | -18.2 | -17 | -8.4 | -16.3 | -13.6 | -17 | -13.5 | -12.5 | -5.7 | -9.6 | -7.9 | -9.7 | -6.2 | -10.2 | -11.1 | -11.6 | -4.8 | -7.2 | -5 | -1.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | -3.9 | -4.2 |
| Apparent min temperature | -12.2 | -14.3 | -12.2 | -18.4 | -20.9 | -18.6 | -21.5 | -20.2 | -12.6 | -20.5 | -21.2 | -20.5 | -17.7 | -15 | -6 | -10.4 | -13.5 | -13.2 | -10.6 | -14.1 | -13.7 | -14.4 | -6.9 | -7.3 | -7 | -5.2 | -4.1 | -2.8 | -1.2 | -4.2 | -5.6 |
| May | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Daylight duration (h) | 19.9 | 20.2 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 23.1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Sunshine duration (h) | 0 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 10.5 | 11 | 12.4 | 17 | 17.7 | 6.1 | 15 | 16.3 | 18.6 | 16.9 | 18.9 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 12.4 | 0 | 3.9 | 20.9 | 19.6 | 15 | 13.9 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 17.4 | 20.2 | 7.5 | 10.2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1.4 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Precipitation hours | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 20.5 | 28.9 | 49.1 | 50.8 | 51.5 | 33.2 | 25.6 | 29.6 | 59.6 | 47.5 | 51 | 32.7 | 23.9 | 22.5 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 22.3 | 30.3 | 51.3 | 43.2 | 22.5 | 15.3 | 12.3 | 8.2 | 26.5 | 30.4 | 45.9 | 46.9 | 34.9 | 22.4 | 13.8 |
In May 2023, the highest daytime temperature in Tiksi was 6°C.
While the minimum temperature at night dropped to -18.2°C.
The average nighttime and daytime temperatures during May in Tiksi are -9.1°C and -3.5°C respectively.
The precipitation sum in May is about 32 mm.