Berdyansk weather in May

In May, Berdyansk sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 36 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Berdyansk's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Berdyansk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:05 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Berdyansk is City and seaport in Ukraine.

Density
1,329/km²
people per km²
Founded
1827

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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Berdyansk reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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21612
31612
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51713
61713
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292117
302218
312218

How May really feels in Berdyansk

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.

Berdyansk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°428.84.28.80.0
Feb / -1°357.23.2100.0
Mar / 408.22.111.60.2
Apr11° / 366.2013.33.2
May19° / 15°367.3014.86.6
Jun24° / 20°437.6015.67.5
Jul27° / 22°345.1015.37.8
Aug26° / 22°354.50148.1
Sep20° / 17°365.5012.47.3
Oct14° / 11°366.1010.64.4
Nov / 407.219.20.9
Dec / -0°448.22.88.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96238
106337
116337
126337
136535
146535
156535
166535
176634
186634
196634
206634
216634
226634
236634
246535
256535
266535
276436
286436
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306535
316436

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Berdyansk gets around 36 mm of rain over 7.3 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 23% 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 (%)
119
219
320
421
521
622
723
823
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1523
1623
1723
1822
1922
2022
2123
2223
2323
2424
2525
2625
2726
2826
2926
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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18514100
28315200
38117200
48018200
57720300
67621300
77323400
87124500
96925600
106726700
116527800
126328900
1360291010
1457301210
1556301310
1653311510
1752311610
1849311820
1947321920
2045322130
2143322230
2241322340
2340322440
2438322550
2537322550
2636322661
2735322661
2834332661
2933332771
3032332771
3131332771

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1517light breeze
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2017light breeze
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2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:26 AM to 3:50 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:266:34
214.24:256:35
314.24:236:37
414.34:216:38
514.34:206:39
614.44:186:41
714.44:176:42
814.54:156:43
914.54:146:45
1014.64:126:46
1114.64:116:47
1214.64:106:49
1314.74:086:50
1414.74:076:51
1514.84:066:52
1614.84:056:54
1714.94:036:55
1814.94:026:56
1914.94:016:57
2015.04:006:58
2115.03:597:00
2215.03:587:01
2315.13:577:02
2415.13:567:03
2515.23:557:04
2615.23:547:05
2715.23:537:06
2815.33:527:07
2915.33:527:08
3015.33:517:09
3115.33:507:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Berdyansk?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Berdyansk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Berdyansk in May

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

In May, Berdyansk sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Berdyansk in May

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 7 to Sep 18 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May16Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep21Refreshing
Oct15Cool
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Berdyansk 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 Berdyansk peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Berdyansk?

Berdyansk sits at 46.8°N, 36.8°E, 10 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Prymorskyi, 64 km away.

LivoberezhnyiPolohyTokmak

Topography around Berdyansk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Berdyansk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m.

The land around Berdyansk is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (61%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and water (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
67 m
80 km
336 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Prymorskyi 64 km · Mariupol 69 km · Tsentralnyi 69 km · Kalmiuskyi 70 km · Pravyi Bereh 73 km · Livoberezhnyi 76 km · Polohy 90 km · Tokmak 99 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 Berdyansk (46.7558°, 36.7882°, 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).