Kėdainiai weather in May

In May, Kėdainiai sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-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 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kėdainiai's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kėdainiai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:23 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Kėdainiai is city in Lithuania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 18 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,194/km²
people per km²
Founded
1590

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 Kėdainiai 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 25°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)
1165
2166
3166
4166
5176
6176
7176
8176
9177
10177
11177
12177
13187
14187
15187
16188
17188
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19188
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21188
22198
23199
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28199
29209
302010
312010

How May really feels in Kėdainiai

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.

Kėdainiai weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°4310.46.57.50.0
Feb / -5°379.56.49.20.0
Mar / -2°389.74.211.40.3
Apr12° / 409.4113.83.2
May18° / 53110.115.95.6
Jun21° / 11°7012.20176.0
Jul23° / 14°8111.8016.66.5
Aug22° / 13°7511.9014.86.4
Sep17° / 509.6012.55.3
Oct11° / 5610.90.710.12.4
Nov / 4610.838.10.2
Dec / -3°4510.76.46.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34456
44357
54357
64258
74258
84258
94159
104159
114060
124060
134060
144060
154060
163961
173961
183961
194060
204159
214159
224159
234357
244357
254456
264456
274456
284555
294555
304555
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kėdainiai gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
331
432
532
633
734
834
935
1036
1136
1236
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2336
2436
2535
2635
2735
2834
2934
3034
3134

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
39910
49910
59910
69820
79820
89820
99730
109730
119640
129550
139550
149460
159460
169370
179370
189271
199181
209181
219181
229091
239091
248992
2588102
2688102
2788102
2888102
2986113
3086113
3186113

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
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3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 42 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 4:54 AM to 4:01 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 8:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:547:49
215.04:517:51
315.14:497:53
415.14:477:55
515.24:457:57
615.34:437:59
715.34:418:01
815.44:398:03
915.54:378:05
1015.54:358:06
1115.64:338:08
1215.74:318:10
1315.74:298:12
1415.84:278:14
1515.84:258:16
1615.94:238:18
1716.04:218:19
1816.04:208:21
1916.14:188:23
2016.14:168:25
2116.24:158:26
2216.24:138:28
2316.34:128:30
2416.44:108:31
2516.44:098:33
2616.54:078:34
2716.54:068:36
2816.54:058:37
2916.64:048:39
3016.64:028:40
3116.74:018:42

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kėdainiai?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kėdainiai for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kėdainiai in May

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

In May, Kėdainiai sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kėdainiai 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 Kėdainiai peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 20UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kėdainiai?

Kėdainiai sits at 55.3°N, 24.0°E, 39 m above sea level, in Lithuania. The nearest listed city is Jonava, 30 km away.

JonavaEiguliaiŠilainiaiDainava (Kaunas)KaunasAleksotasUkmergePanevėžys

Topography around Kėdainiai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kėdainiai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m.

The land around Kėdainiai is covered by grassland (29%), cropland (29%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
251 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Jonava 30 km · Eiguliai 40 km · Šilainiai 40 km · Dainava (Kaunas) 41 km · Kaunas 43 km · Aleksotas 45 km · Ukmerge 49 km · Panevėžys 55 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 Kėdainiai (55.2878°, 23.9728°, elevation 39 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).