Bolhrad weather in May

In May, Bolhrad sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 51 mm of rain across 9.8 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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bolhrad's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bolhrad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:41 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Bolhrad is city in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Residence of Bolhrad urban hromada (municipality) and Bolhrad Raion (district).

Density
160/km²
people per km²
Founded
1821

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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bolhrad reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Bolhrad

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.

Bolhrad 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 / -4°325.73.88.90.0
Feb / -2°255.42.810.10.2
Mar10° / 346.81.411.62.3
Apr16° / 4180.213.35.3
May22° / 12°519.8014.76.9
Jun27° / 16°589.2015.46.8
Jul29° / 18°447.7015.16.1
Aug29° / 18°355.5013.96.5
Sep23° / 13°375.5012.37.6
Oct17° / 395.3010.75.7
Nov / 345.50.99.32.2
Dec / -2°356.12.78.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
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55446
65347
75347
85248
95248
105347
115347
125248
135347
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bolhrad gets around 51 mm of rain over 9.8 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 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
227
327
428
528
629
729
830
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1931
2031
2131
2232
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2734
2834
2934
3034
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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29640
39550
49550
59460
69370
79370
89280
99190
1089101
1188111
1287121
1385132
1483152
1581163
1679183
1778193
1876204
1973225
2072235
2170246
2268257
2366268
2464279
2563289
26612910
27593011
28593011
29573112
30563212
31553213

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 12 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 5:01 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:017:04
214.15:007:05
314.14:587:07
414.24:577:08
514.24:557:09
614.34:547:11
714.34:527:12
814.44:517:13
914.44:497:14
1014.54:487:16
1114.54:477:17
1214.54:457:18
1314.64:447:19
1414.64:437:21
1514.74:427:22
1614.74:417:23
1714.74:397:24
1814.84:387:25
1914.84:377:27
2014.94:367:28
2114.94:357:29
2214.94:347:30
2315.04:337:31
2415.04:327:32
2515.04:317:33
2615.14:307:34
2715.14:307:35
2815.14:297:36
2915.24:287:37
3015.24:277:38
3115.24:277:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.6Bright
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55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bolhrad?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bolhrad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bolhrad in May

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

In May, Bolhrad sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bolhrad 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 Bolhrad peaks around July 17 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 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bolhrad?

Bolhrad sits at 45.7°N, 28.6°E, 75 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Reni, 36 km away.

Topography around Bolhrad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bolhrad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m.

The land around Bolhrad is covered by cropland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
152 m
80 km
463 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Reni 36 km · Izmayil 40 km · Cahul 41 km · Ceadîr-Lunga 46 km · Galaţi 52 km · Kiliya 57 km · Tulcea 57 km · Brăila 68 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 Bolhrad (45.6779°, 28.6181°, elevation 75 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).