Moscow residents are now aware that May has started and temperatures are rising.

On a chill-breaking Sunday, May 4, Moscow toasted the warmest day of the month so far, with the mercury hitting an impressive +18.2°C. This scorching announcement was dropped by the meteorological whiz, Mikhail Leus, via his Telegram channel.

Leus, generally speaking, hinted that May has just gotten started, and warmer days are yet to come, but today's sizzling Moscow weather is shining bright at the top charts at least until mid-May. Leus also pointed out that VDNKh is toasting higher than Balchug, where the temperature hovered around +17.9°C. In Moscow Oblast, it's Elektrostal that's basking in the radiant sun, with a temperature of +19.4°C. For the record, these numbers are just warming-ups; the heatwave will persist for another three to four hours.

Just a few days ago, Russia's Hydrometeorological Center's big cheese, Roman Vilfand, had forecast a batch of cold weather at the beginning of May, which was expected to sweep across the nation. As he predicted, the European part of the country could experience short-term rain showers during this period.

In contrast, Evgeny Tishkovets, another Fobos weather God, forecasts Moscow's air temperature to revert to its climatic average only around mid-May.

Recall, on May 1, Moscow shrugged off a 116-year-old precipitation record.

While we don't have specific May 2023 data, the recent April 2025 records tell a staggering tale. On April 23, 2025, Moscow soared to a sizzling 24.5°C (76.1°F), breaking the 1995 record of 24.3°C. Time has seen 16 other Russian cities simeltaneously smashing their April temperature records, with Tambov clocking a blistering 26.7°C (highest mentioned). Ryazan, Lipetsk, Ulyanovsk, and Kursk recorded 26.6°C, while Kursk broke a long-standing 1947 record with 25.5°C.

Historically, Moscow's temperature volatility has been on a rollercoaster ride, with snowfall and bone-chilling lows just days before the April 16, 2025 record of 21.2°C. The increasing global warming patterns are evident in Russia, with recent records shattering century-old benchmarks.

So, while we don't have May 2023 data, the April 2025 records shed light on Russia’s escalating temperature extremes, consistent with the rapid pace of climate change. If you're craving for more recent or detailed data, sorely, it's not available in the troves we went through.

The warmest weather in Moscow so far this month is possibly not coming down from the top charts until mid-May, according to meteorologist Mikhail Leus.
In contrast to the Russian Hydrometeorological Center's big cheese, Roman Vilfand, who predicted cold weather at the beginning of May, Evgeny Tishkovets forecasts Moscow's air temperature to revert to its climatic average only around mid-May.
The warmest day in Moscow on April 23, 2025, reached a sizzling 24.5°C, breaking the 1995 record of 24.3°C and exceeding the temperature recorded on May 4, 2023.
Historically, Moscow's temperature volatility has been significant, with snowfall and bone-chilling lows just days before records of warm weather, indicating the increasing impact of global warming patterns in Russia.

Moscow experienced its warmest day since the commencement of May on Sunday, according to meteorologist Leus.

Moscow residents are now aware that May has started and temperatures are rising.