Rēzekne weather in May

In May, Rēzekne sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 16.1 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 h 06 min at the start of May to 16 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Rēzekne's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rēzekne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:04 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Rēzekne is state city in eastern Latvia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,544/km²
people per km²
Founded
1773

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 Rēzekne 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 10°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
3155
4155
5156
6156
7166
8166
9166
10166
11166
12167
13167
14177
15177
16177
17177
18178
19178
20178
21188
22188
23188
24188
25189
26189
27189
28199
29199
30199
31199

How May really feels in Rēzekne

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.

Rēzekne 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° / -7°4211.19.97.20.0
Feb-2° / -7°399.58.19.10.0
Mar / -3°409.96.511.40.1
Apr11° / 439.92.213.92.6
May17° / 6711.10.116.15.2
Jun20° / 11°8013.2017.35.7
Jul22° / 13°7713016.86.3
Aug21° / 12°7511.5014.96.2
Sep16° / 5910.2012.54.7
Oct / 6112.21.410.11.6
Nov / -1°4910.94.67.90.0
Dec-1° / -4°43118.96.70.0

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44456
54456
64456
74456
84357
94258
104258
114159
124159
134159
144060
154060
163961
173961
183961
193961
203961
213961
224060
234159
244258
254258
264357
274357
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Rēzekne gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
231
332
432
532
633
733
834
935
1036
1136
1237
1338
1438
1538
1638
1739
1839
1939
2038
2138
2238
2338
2437
2537
2636
2736
2836
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 94% 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
119730
129640
139640
149550
159550
169460
179361
189271
199271
209271
219181
229181
239181
249091
258992
268992
2788102
2888102
2988102
3087112
3185123

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 16 h 54 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 4:36 AM to 3:40 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 8:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:367:40
215.14:337:42
315.24:317:44
415.34:297:46
515.44:277:48
615.44:247:50
715.54:227:52
815.64:207:54
915.64:187:56
1015.74:167:58
1115.84:148:00
1215.84:118:02
1315.94:098:04
1416.04:078:06
1516.04:068:08
1616.14:048:10
1716.24:028:12
1816.24:008:14
1916.33:588:16
2016.43:568:18
2116.43:558:19
2216.53:538:21
2316.53:518:23
2416.63:508:25
2516.63:488:26
2616.73:478:28
2716.73:458:30
2816.83:448:31
2916.83:438:33
3016.93:418:34
3116.93:408:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
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
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Rēzekne?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Rēzekne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rēzekne in May

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

In May, Rēzekne 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 Rēzekne 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 Rēzekne peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Rēzekne in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Rēzekne is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Rēzekne's WHO annual average of 12.5 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1717 µg/m³Jan 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rēzekne?

Rēzekne sits at 56.5°N, 27.3°E, 156 m above sea level, in Latvia. The nearest listed city is Madona, 78 km away.

MadonaDaugavpilsJēkabpilsOstrovVisaginasNovopolotskCēsis

Topography around Rēzekne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rēzekne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m.

The land around Rēzekne is covered by trees (39%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (48%), grassland (26%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
217 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Madona 78 km · Daugavpils 86 km · Jēkabpils 91 km · Ostrov 111 km · Visaginas 116 km · Novopolotsk 134 km · Polotsk 145 km · Cēsis 154 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 Rēzekne (56.5103°, 27.34°, elevation 156 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).