Balaklava weather in May

In May, Balaklava sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 27 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-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 52% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Balaklava's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balaklava's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:24 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Balaklava is settlement on the Crimean Peninsula.

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Balaklava reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11410
21511
31511
41511
51511
61511
71611
81612
91612
101612
111612
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251915
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281915
291915
301916
312016

How May really feels in Balaklava

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.

Balaklava weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 489.52.690.3
Feb / 408.82.110.10.4
Mar / 378.81.111.61.4
Apr12° / 316.70.213.23.5
May17° / 13°276.1014.66.2
Jun22° / 18°336.7015.37.7
Jul25° / 21°214.20158.5
Aug26° / 21°214.2013.98.4
Sep22° / 17°335.8012.37.7
Oct17° / 13°396.6010.75.8
Nov11° / 448.10.39.43.1
Dec / 499.71.88.71.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36733
46733
56832
66832
76832
86832
96832
106931
116931
126931
137030
147030
157030
167030
177030
187030
197129
207129
217030
227129
237129
247030
257030
267030
276931
286931
296931
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Balaklava gets around 27 mm of rain over 6.1 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 19% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
216
316
416
516
617
717
817
917
1017
1117
1217
1317
1417
1518
1618
1718
1819
1919
2020
2120
2221
2322
2422
2523
2624
2725
2825
2925
3026
3126

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
296400
395500
495500
594600
693700
792800
891900
9891100
10881200
11851410
12831610
13821710
14791920
15772120
16742330
17712540
18682750
19652960
20623170
21593380
225535100
235237110
244938130
254639140
264440161
274141171
283942191
293742201
303442222
313242232

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May, the calmest month.

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
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2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 8:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:447:42
214.05:427:43
314.15:417:44
414.15:397:45
514.15:387:47
614.25:377:48
714.25:357:49
814.35:347:50
914.35:337:51
1014.45:317:53
1114.45:307:54
1214.45:297:55
1314.55:277:56
1414.55:267:57
1514.65:257:59
1614.65:248:00
1714.65:238:01
1814.75:228:02
1914.75:218:03
2014.75:208:04
2114.85:198:05
2214.85:188:06
2314.85:178:07
2414.95:168:08
2514.95:158:09
2614.95:148:10
2715.05:148:11
2815.05:138:12
2915.05:128:13
3015.05:118:14
3115.15:118:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Balaklava?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Balaklava for sightseeing.

What to pack for Balaklava in May

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

In May, Balaklava sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Balaklava in May

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 15 to Sep 29 — about 3.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Balaklava 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 Balaklava peaks around July 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 20UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Balaklava?

Balaklava sits at 44.5°N, 33.6°E, 10 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Sevastopol, 12 km away.

YevpatoriyaBilohirsk

Topography around Balaklava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balaklava has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,531 m.

The land around Balaklava is covered by grassland (37%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, water (37%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and water (56%) within 80 km.

3 km
342 m
16 km
712 m
80 km
1,531 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Sevastopol 12 km · Bakhchysaray 34 km · Yalta 45 km · Simferopol 64 km · Alushta 67 km · Saki 69 km · Yevpatoriya 79 km · Bilohirsk 100 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,866
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
88%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
10.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 526

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 Balaklava (44.5112°, 33.5994°, elevation 10 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).