Plunge weather in May

In May, Plunge sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 54 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Plunge's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plunge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:29 AM – 8:29 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Plunge is city in Lithuania.

Density
630/km²
people per km²
Founded
1567

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 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Plunge reaches about 16°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 23°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)
1145
2155
3155
4155
5155
6155
7155
8155
9156
10166
11166
12166
13166
14166
15166
16167
17167
18167
19177
20177
21177
22177
23178
24178
25178
26178
27188
28188
29188
30188
31189

How May really feels in Plunge

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.

Plunge weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -4°5711.37.27.40.0
Feb / -5°4710.17.29.20.0
Mar / -2°4510.54.911.40.2
Apr11° / 439.71.313.82.6
May16° / 5410.40165.1
Jun19° / 10°7312017.25.8
Jul22° / 13°8813.7016.76.1
Aug21° / 13°8413.2014.86.0
Sep16° / 6410.9012.54.9
Oct10° / 7012.70.510.12.2
Nov / 5511.52.880.2
Dec / -2°5811.96.86.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44951
54852
64852
74852
84852
94852
104852
114951
124753
134753
144852
154753
164852
174951
184951
195050
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245248
255347
265347
275347
285446
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Plunge gets around 54 mm of rain over 10.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
228
328
428
529
629
730
831
932
1032
1133
1234
1334
1435
1535
1635
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2435
2535
2634
2734
2834
2933
3033
3133

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 95% 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
79910
89910
99820
109820
119820
129730
139730
149730
159640
169640
179541
189451
199451
209451
219451
229361
239361
249172
259172
269082
279082
289082
298992
308992
318992

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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1813light breeze
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2013light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 5:00 AM to 4:06 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 8:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.05:008:00
215.14:588:02
315.14:558:04
415.24:538:06
515.34:518:08
615.34:498:10
715.44:478:12
815.54:448:14
915.64:428:16
1015.64:408:18
1115.74:388:20
1215.84:368:22
1315.84:348:23
1415.94:328:25
1515.94:318:27
1616.04:298:29
1716.14:278:31
1816.14:258:33
1916.24:238:35
2016.24:228:36
2116.34:208:38
2216.44:188:40
2316.44:178:42
2416.54:158:43
2516.54:148:45
2616.64:128:47
2716.64:118:48
2816.74:108:50
2916.74:088:51
3016.84:078:53
3116.84:068:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Plunge?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Plunge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Plunge in May

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

In May, Plunge sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Plunge in May

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 55 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Plunge 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 Plunge peaks around June 19 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Plunge?

Plunge sits at 55.9°N, 21.8°E, 106 m above sea level, in Lithuania. The nearest listed city is Telsiai, 26 km away.

TelsiaiGargždaiKretingaPalangaKlaipėdaMazeikiaiTaurageLiepāja

Topography around Plunge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Plunge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Plunge is covered by grassland (38%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (45%), grassland (28%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), cropland (27%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
229 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Telsiai 26 km · Gargždai 36 km · Kretinga 37 km · Palanga 48 km · Klaipėda 50 km · Mazeikiai 54 km · Taurage 78 km · Liepāja 84 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 Plunge (55.9114°, 21.8442°, elevation 106 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).