Visaginas weather in May

In May, Visaginas sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 65 mm of precipitation across 11.3 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 15°C in the first days to 19°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 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Visaginas's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Visaginas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
65 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:12 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

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 Visaginas reaches about 17°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 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
3156
4166
5166
6166
7166
8166
9166
10167
11177
12177
13177
14177
15177
16178
17178
18178
19188
20188
21188
22188
23189
24189
25189
26199
27199
28199
29199
301910
311910

How May really feels in Visaginas

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.

Visaginas 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°4010.48.97.40.0
Feb-1° / -6°379.58.49.20.0
Mar / -3°3910.15.911.40.1
Apr11° / 459.41.713.82.8
May17° / 6511.30.115.95.3
Jun20° / 11°7312.3017.15.9
Jul23° / 14°7812.6016.66.3
Aug22° / 13°7911.7014.86.2
Sep16° / 5710.4012.54.8
Oct / 57111.110.11.8
Nov / -0°4310.33.980.0
Dec-1° / -4°4211.18.66.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34555
44456
54456
64456
74555
84456
94357
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154159
164159
174258
184159
194159
204258
214258
224357
234456
244555
254555
264654
274654
284753
294753
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Visaginas gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
330
431
532
633
733
834
935
1036
1137
1238
1339
1439
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2239
2339
2438
2537
2637
2736
2836
2935
3035
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 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
119640
129451
139451
149361
159361
169271
179271
189181
199082
209082
218992
228992
238992
248893
2587103
2687103
2786113
2886113
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
112light breeze
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
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:43 AM to 3:49 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 8:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:437:40
215.04:407:42
315.14:387:44
415.24:367:46
515.24:347:48
615.34:327:50
715.44:307:52
815.44:277:54
915.54:257:56
1015.64:237:58
1115.64:218:00
1215.74:198:02
1315.84:178:04
1415.84:168:05
1515.94:148:07
1616.04:128:09
1716.04:108:11
1816.14:088:13
1916.14:078:15
2016.24:058:16
2116.24:038:18
2216.34:028:20
2316.44:008:21
2416.43:598:23
2516.53:578:25
2616.53:568:26
2716.63:548:28
2816.63:538:29
2916.73:528:31
3016.73:518:32
3116.73:498:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.15 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
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Visaginas?

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 Visaginas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Visaginas in May

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

In May, Visaginas sees daytime highs around 17°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 Visaginas 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 Visaginas peaks around June 23 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 23UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Visaginas?

Visaginas sits at 55.6°N, 26.4°E, 158 m above sea level, in Lithuania. The nearest listed city is Daugavpils, 32 km away.

DaugavpilsUtenaPastavyJēkabpilsUkmergeAstraviec

Topography around Visaginas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Visaginas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 161 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m.

The land around Visaginas is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), grassland (21%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
215 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Daugavpils 32 km · Utena 54 km · Pastavy 59 km · Hlybokaye 94 km · Jēkabpils 107 km · Ukmerge 113 km · Astraviec 114 km · Rēzekne 116 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 Visaginas (55.5968°, 26.4398°, elevation 158 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).