Bilohirsk weather in May

In May, Bilohirsk sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 51 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Bilohirsk's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bilohirsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:18 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
51%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Bilohirsk is town in Crimea, Ukraine.

Density
3,031/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 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bilohirsk reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°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)
1178
2178
3178
4188
5188
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How May really feels in Bilohirsk

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.

Bilohirsk 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°358.55.390.0
Feb / -3°328.14.410.10.0
Mar / 4310.1411.61.3
Apr14° / 418.80.513.24.2
May20° / 10°519.6014.66.4
Jun24° / 15°6710.4015.47.0
Jul27° / 17°427.3015.17.1
Aug27° / 17°417.2013.97.2
Sep22° / 12°335.9012.37.6
Oct16° / 376.70.210.75.3
Nov / 3771.79.32.0
Dec / -1°398.84.48.60.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45446
55446
65446
75446
85545
95545
105545
115644
125644
135743
145743
155842
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bilohirsk gets around 51 mm of rain over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
228
328
429
529
630
730
831
931
1031
1132
1231
1331
1431
1531
1630
1730
1830
1930
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2130
2231
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2432
2532
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2734
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3035
3135

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89820
99820
109820
119730
129640
139550
149460
159370
169280
1790100
1889110
1987130
2085141
2183161
2282171
2379192
2478202
2575223
2674233
2772244
2871245
2969256
3069256
3167267

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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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 5:39 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 8:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:397:39
214.05:377:40
314.15:367:41
414.15:347:43
514.25:337:44
614.25:317:45
714.35:307:46
814.35:287:48
914.45:277:49
1014.45:267:50
1114.45:257:51
1214.55:237:53
1314.55:227:54
1414.65:217:55
1514.65:207:56
1614.65:187:57
1714.75:177:58
1814.75:168:00
1914.85:158:01
2014.85:148:02
2114.85:138:03
2214.95:128:04
2314.95:118:05
2414.95:108:06
2515.05:098:07
2615.05:098:08
2715.05:088:09
2815.15:078:10
2915.15:068:11
3015.15:068:12
3115.15:058:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.1 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
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.1Intense
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276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bilohirsk?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bilohirsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bilohirsk in May

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

In May, Bilohirsk sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Bilohirsk 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 46 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 14 to Oct 1 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr11Bracing
May15Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Bilohirsk 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 Bilohirsk peaks around July 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 19UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bilohirsk?

Bilohirsk sits at 45.1°N, 34.6°E, 182 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Sudak, 37 km away.

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Topography around Bilohirsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bilohirsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 204 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,531 m.

The land around Bilohirsk is covered by grassland (42%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (47%), trees (28%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
816 m
80 km
1,531 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Sudak 37 km · Simferopol 40 km · Alushta 45 km · Feodosiya 61 km · Bakhchysaray 68 km · Yalta 71 km · Dzhankoy 75 km · Saki 79 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 Bilohirsk (45.0568°, 34.6039°, elevation 182 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).