Alytus weather in May

In May, Alytus sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Alytus's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alytus's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
4:27 AM – 8:13 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Alytus is city in Lithuania.

Density
1,025/km²
people per km²
Founded
1377

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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Alytus reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°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)
1166
2166
3166
4166
5176
6176
7177
8177
9177
10177
11177
12177
13177
14188
15188
16188
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22199
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292010
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How May really feels in Alytus

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.

Alytus 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-1° / -5°431177.70.0
Feb / -5°3810.17.49.30.0
Mar / -2°4010.44.811.50.3
Apr12° / 459.91.213.73.2
May18° / 5811.70.115.75.5
Jun21° / 11°7012.2016.96.0
Jul23° / 14°8713016.46.4
Aug22° / 13°7512.1014.76.4
Sep17° / 529.5012.55.3
Oct11° / 5410.60.510.22.4
Nov / 4310.438.20.2
Dec / -3°4610.36.37.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44555
54357
64357
74258
84258
94159
104159
114060
124060
134060
144060
154060
164060
173961
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194060
204060
214159
224258
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244357
254456
264555
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294654
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314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Alytus gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
433
533
634
735
835
936
1037
1138
1238
1339
1439
1540
1640
1741
1841
1941
2041
2141
2241
2340
2440
2539
2639
2738
2838
2937
3037
3137

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
39910
49910
59910
69820
79820
89730
99730
109640
119550
129550
139460
149370
159370
169181
179181
189091
199091
2089101
2189101
2287112
2387112
2487112
2586122
2686122
2785123
2885123
2985123
3084133
3183134

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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 4:06 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 8:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:567:46
214.94:547:48
315.04:527:50
415.04:507:51
515.14:487:53
615.24:467:55
715.24:447:57
815.34:427:59
915.34:408:01
1015.44:388:02
1115.54:368:04
1215.54:348:06
1315.64:328:08
1415.74:318:10
1515.74:298:11
1615.84:278:13
1715.84:258:15
1815.94:248:17
1915.94:228:18
2016.04:218:20
2116.04:198:21
2216.14:188:23
2316.14:168:25
2416.24:158:26
2516.24:138:28
2616.34:128:29
2716.34:118:31
2816.44:108:32
2916.44:088:34
3016.54:078:35
3116.54:068:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Alytus?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Alytus for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alytus in May

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

In May, Alytus sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Alytus 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 Alytus peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Alytus 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 Alytus is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2215 µg/m³Dec 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Alytus?

Alytus sits at 54.4°N, 24.0°E, 104 m above sea level, in Lithuania. The nearest listed city is Marijampolė, 48 km away.

MarijampolėAleksotasKaunasDainava (Kaunas)EiguliaiŠilainiaiTrakaiJonava

Topography around Alytus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alytus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m.

The land around Alytus is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (30%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
285 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Marijampolė 48 km · Aleksotas 55 km · Kaunas 57 km · Dainava (Kaunas) 58 km · Eiguliai 60 km · Šilainiai 60 km · Trakai 64 km · Jonava 78 km

Lithuania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,959
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 543
Religion
Roman Catholic 74%none 6%Russian Orthodox 4%other 1%

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 Alytus (54.3957°, 24.0389°, elevation 104 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).