Russia
Moscow in May
🌷 SpringPleasant and some showers.
🎒 Pack: warm jacket for evenings
Why May scores 8.2What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.9
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (20°C highs / 9°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 7.8°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~89 mm rain)
- Air quality7.8
- ✓Moderate (PM2.5 ~19 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline2.0
- ·Very high caution
| May | Jun | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.2 Very good | 8.4 Very good |
| Season | 🌷 Spring | ☀️ Summer |
| High / low | 20° / 9° | 23° / 13° |
| Rain | 89 mm | 90 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 8° | dew pt 13° |
| PM2.5 | 19 µg/m³ | 18 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Moscow weather-station normals.
Holidays & crowdsMay 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Holiday of Spring and Labor 1–3 May · 3 days off in a row
- Victory Day 8–10 May · 3 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore MoscowEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyRussia's capital and largest city, known for Red Square, the Kremlin, onion-domed churches, grand metro stations and major theatres and museums.
Victory DayEvery year9 May every year
Commemoration of the end of the Second World War with a military parade and evening fireworks.
Why go: Red Square is closed to visitors around the parade.
Where: Red Square and citywide
Coming up later
Moscow City DayDate variesUsually the first or second weekend of September
Celebration of the city's founding with concerts and street events.
Why go: Central streets are pedestrianised and busy.
Where: Citywide
New YearEvery year31 December to 1 January, with holidays into early January
Russia's biggest holiday, with decorations, light displays and a long public holiday.
Why go: Some offices and services close in the first week of January.
Where: Citywide
MaslenitsaDate variesThe week before Orthodox Lent — usually February or March
A folk festival marking the end of winter, with blini and the burning of a straw effigy.
Why go: A good time to try blini from street stalls.
Where: Parks and squares citywide
Red Square
The historic central square bordered by the Kremlin, St Basil's Cathedral, GUM and the State Historical Museum.
Moscow Kremlin
The fortified complex containing cathedrals, palaces and the Armoury Chamber museum.
St Basil's Cathedral
The 16th-century church with colourful onion domes at the end of Red Square.
Bolshoi Theatre
The historic home of Russian ballet and opera.
State Tretyakov Gallery
The main collection of Russian art, from icons to the early 20th century.
Moscow Metro
A subway system famous for ornate stations such as Komsomolskaya and Ploshchad Revolyutsii.
Borscht
Beetroot soup served with sour cream.
Pelmeni
Small meat dumplings, boiled and served with butter or sour cream.
Blini
Thin pancakes served with sour cream, jam, or caviar.
Syrniki
Fried farmer's cheese pancakes, a breakfast favourite.
Beef Stroganoff
Strips of beef in a sour-cream sauce.
Matryoshka dolls
Painted wooden nesting dolls.
💡 Izmailovsky market and souvenir shops
Pavlovo Posad shawls
Wool shawls printed with bright floral patterns.
Gzhel and Khokhloma
Blue-and-white porcelain and red-and-gold lacquered wooden tableware in traditional styles.