Daugavpils weather in May

In May, Daugavpils sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Daugavpils's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daugavpils's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:10 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Daugavpils is state city in south-eastern Latvia.

Density
1,233/km²
people per km²
Founded
1275

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Daugavpils reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3165
4165
5165
6166
7166
8166
9166
10166
11176
12177
13177
14177
15177
16177
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18188
19188
20188
21188
22188
23188
24188
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
30199
31199

How May really feels in Daugavpils

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Daugavpils weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°41119.17.40.0
Feb-1° / -6°399.68.39.20.0
Mar / -3°4110.2611.40.1
Apr11° / 459.71.813.82.8
May17° / 6811.20.1165.3
Jun21° / 11°7812.8017.25.8
Jul23° / 13°7812.6016.76.3
Aug22° / 12°7711.7014.86.3
Sep16° / 5910.4012.54.9
Oct / 6011.91.210.11.8
Nov / -0°47114.180.0
Dec-0° / -4°43118.46.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34357
44258
54258
64258
74258
84159
94258
104060
114060
123961
133961
143862
153862
163763
173763
183763
193862
203862
213961
223961
234060
244159
254258
264258
274456
284456
294456
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Daugavpils gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
230
330
430
531
632
733
833
934
1035
1136
1237
1338
1438
1539
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2239
2339
2438
2538
2637
2737
2837
2936
3036
3136

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99730
109730
119640
129550
139550
149361
159361
169271
179271
189181
199181
209181
219091
228992
238992
248992
2588102
2688102
2788102
2887103
2986113
3086113
3186113

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:41 AM to 3:47 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 8:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:417:41
215.14:397:43
315.14:377:45
415.24:357:47
515.34:327:49
615.34:307:51
715.44:287:53
815.54:267:55
915.64:247:57
1015.64:227:59
1115.74:208:01
1215.74:188:03
1315.84:168:05
1415.94:148:06
1515.94:128:08
1616.04:108:10
1716.14:088:12
1816.14:068:14
1916.24:058:16
2016.24:038:17
2116.34:018:19
2216.44:008:21
2316.43:588:23
2416.53:578:24
2516.53:558:26
2616.63:548:28
2716.63:528:29
2816.73:518:31
2916.73:508:32
3016.83:498:34
3116.83:478:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Daugavpils?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Daugavpils for sightseeing.

What to pack for Daugavpils in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Daugavpils sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Daugavpils in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Daugavpils peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Daugavpils?

Daugavpils sits at 55.9°N, 26.5°E, 103 m above sea level, in Latvia. The nearest listed city is Visaginas, 32 km away.

VisaginasUtenaJēkabpilsRēzekneMadona

Topography around Daugavpils

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Daugavpils.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daugavpils has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m.

The land around Daugavpils is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
213 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Visaginas 32 km · Utena 72 km · Jēkabpils 80 km · Rēzekne 86 km · Pastavy 87 km · Madona 110 km · Hlybokaye 110 km · Ukmerge 132 km

Latvia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 57% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$26,312
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 599
Religion
Lutheran 36%unspecified/none 24%Roman Catholic 20%Orthodox 19%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Daugavpils (55.8833°, 26.5333°, elevation 103 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).