Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi weather in May

In May, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 42 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:32 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
49%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi is city in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
1,540/km²
people per km²

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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°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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How May really feels in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi

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.

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°3463.68.80.0
Feb / -2°275.32.6100.0
Mar / 326.61.411.61.4
Apr14° / 327.10.213.34.5
May20° / 13°428.1014.76.8
Jun25° / 17°497.9015.57.3
Jul27° / 19°375.9015.27.2
Aug27° / 19°365.20147.5
Sep22° / 14°355.3012.37.5
Oct15° / 355010.75.2
Nov / 325.80.99.21.7
Dec / -1°305.71.98.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96040
106040
116040
126040
136139
146139
156139
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi gets around 42 mm of rain over 8.1 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
223
323
423
524
624
724
824
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1825
1925
2026
2126
2227
2327
2428
2528
2629
2729
2829
2929
3029
3129

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193700
292800
391900
4901000
5881110
6871210
7861310
8841510
9831610
10811720
11801820
12772030
13752140
14742240
15722350
16682561
17662671
18642781
19622891
206028111
215829121
225630131
235430151
245330161
255131171
264931181
274831191
284732201
294532212
304433222
314333222

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
113light breeze
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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 4:53 AM to 4:18 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:536:58
214.14:527:00
314.24:507:01
414.24:497:02
514.34:477:04
614.34:467:05
714.44:447:06
814.44:437:08
914.54:417:09
1014.54:407:10
1114.54:387:11
1214.64:377:13
1314.64:367:14
1414.74:357:15
1514.74:337:16
1614.84:327:18
1714.84:317:19
1814.84:307:20
1914.94:297:21
2014.94:287:22
2115.04:267:24
2215.04:257:25
2315.04:247:26
2415.14:247:27
2515.14:237:28
2615.14:227:29
2715.24:217:30
2815.24:207:31
2915.24:197:32
3015.24:197:33
3115.34:187:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in May

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

In May, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi 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 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 15 to Sep 19 — about 3.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May15Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct16Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi 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 Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi?

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi sits at 46.2°N, 30.3°E, 19 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Chornomors’k, 26 km away.

RozdilnaSloboziaCăuşeniTiraspol

Topography around Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m.

The land around Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi is covered by water (50%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
202 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Chornomors’k 26 km · Cheremushky 38 km · Odessa 44 km · Pivdenne 75 km · Rozdilna 76 km · Slobozia 77 km · Căuşeni 87 km · Tiraspol 91 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 Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (46.1948°, 30.3483°, elevation 19 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).