Utena weather in May

In May, Utena sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 15.9 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 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 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 Utena's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Utena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:16 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Utena is city and administrative center of Utena district and Utena County in north-east Lithuania.

Density
63/km²
people per km²
Founded
1261

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Utena 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
4166
5166
6166
7166
8166
9166
10166
11177
12177
13177
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31199

How May really feels in Utena

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.

Utena 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°45118.97.40.0
Feb-1° / -6°4110.58.69.20.0
Mar / -3°4110.15.611.40.2
Apr11° / 449.61.813.82.9
May17° / 6211.50.115.95.3
Jun20° / 11°7312.9017.15.8
Jul23° / 13°7912.6016.66.3
Aug22° / 13°8112.1014.86.2
Sep16° / 5410.1012.55.0
Oct10° / 5911.3110.12.0
Nov / 4610.8480.1
Dec-0° / -4°4711.58.76.90.0

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 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44357
54258
64357
74258
84159
94159
104159
114060
124060
133961
144060
154060
163961
173961
184159
194159
204159
214159
224357
234357
244456
254555
264555
274753
284753
294753
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Utena gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% 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
431
531
632
733
834
935
1036
1137
1238
1338
1439
1539
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2340
2439
2539
2638
2738
2837
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 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
69820
79820
89730
99730
109640
119640
129550
139550
149460
159370
169370
179280
189280
199091
209091
219091
2289101
2389101
2488102
2588102
2687112
2787112
2887112
2986113
3085123
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
112calm
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
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3112calm

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 4:46 AM to 3:53 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 8:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:467:43
215.04:447:45
315.14:427:47
415.24:407:49
515.24:387:51
615.34:357:53
715.44:337:55
815.44:317:57
915.54:297:59
1015.64:278:01
1115.64:258:03
1215.74:238:05
1315.84:218:06
1415.84:198:08
1515.94:178:10
1615.94:168:12
1716.04:148:14
1816.14:128:16
1916.14:108:17
2016.24:098:19
2116.24:078:21
2216.34:068:23
2316.34:048:24
2416.44:038:26
2516.44:018:27
2616.54:008:29
2716.53:588:31
2816.63:578:32
2916.63:568:34
3016.73:558:35
3116.73:538:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Utena?

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 Utena for sightseeing.

What to pack for Utena in May

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

In May, Utena sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Utena 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 Utena 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
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Utena?

Utena sits at 55.5°N, 25.6°E, 113 m above sea level, in Lithuania. The nearest listed city is Visaginas, 54 km away.

VisaginasUkmergeDaugavpilsPanevėžysFabijoniškėsPašilaičiaiPastavyAntakalnis

Topography around Utena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Utena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m.

The land around Utena is covered by grassland (39%), trees (35%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), cropland (27%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
246 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Visaginas 54 km · Ukmerge 61 km · Daugavpils 72 km · Panevėžys 82 km · Fabijoniškės 88 km · Pašilaičiai 88 km · Pastavy 89 km · Antakalnis 90 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 Utena (55.4978°, 25.6046°, elevation 113 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).