Chortkiv weather in May

In May, Chortkiv sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 69 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chortkiv's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chortkiv's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:41 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Chortkiv is city of Ukraine.

Density
946/km²
people per km²
Founded
1427

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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chortkiv 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 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Chortkiv

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.

Chortkiv weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -5°307.96.48.50.0
Feb / -5°338.16.49.80.0
Mar / -1°4210.14.511.60.9
Apr14° / 5110.70.913.44.1
May20° / 10°6913.10155.8
Jun23° / 13°9113.6015.96.2
Jul25° / 15°9813.6015.66.3
Aug25° / 14°6810.9014.26.8
Sep20° / 10°648.9012.46.3
Oct13° / 447.70.410.53.8
Nov / 377.838.90.7
Dec / -4°358.55.98.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34951
44951
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64852
74753
84654
94753
104555
114555
124555
134456
144357
154258
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chortkiv gets around 69 mm of rain over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
334
434
534
635
736
837
937
1038
1139
1240
1341
1441
1542
1643
1743
1844
1945
2045
2146
2247
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2648
2748
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3047
3147

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59820
69820
79730
89730
99640
109640
119550
129361
139361
149271
159181
169091
1789101
1888111
1987121
2086131
2186131
2285141
2384151
2483161
2583161
2681172
2780182
2880182
2978193
3078193
3176204

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312calm
412calm
512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:05 AM to 4:25 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 8:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:057:23
214.45:037:25
314.45:017:26
414.55:007:28
514.54:587:29
614.64:567:31
714.64:557:32
814.74:537:34
914.74:517:35
1014.84:507:37
1114.84:487:38
1214.94:477:39
1314.94:457:41
1415.04:447:42
1515.04:437:44
1615.14:417:45
1715.14:407:46
1815.24:397:48
1915.24:377:49
2015.24:367:50
2115.34:357:52
2215.34:347:53
2315.44:337:54
2415.44:327:55
2515.44:317:56
2615.54:307:58
2715.54:297:59
2815.54:288:00
2915.64:278:01
3015.64:268:02
3115.64:258:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.4Bright
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275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chortkiv?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Chortkiv for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chortkiv in May

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

In May, Chortkiv sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Chortkiv 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 Chortkiv peaks around July 17 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 17UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chortkiv?

Chortkiv sits at 49.0°N, 25.8°E, 218 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Horodok, 58 km away.

DunayivtsiKolomyiaBerezhanyKnyahynyn

Topography around Chortkiv

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chortkiv has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 284 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 429 m.

The land around Chortkiv is covered by cropland (42%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
218 m
80 km
429 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Horodok 58 km · Ternopil 62 km · Volochysk 65 km · Kamianets-Podilskyi 69 km · Dunayivtsi 78 km · Kolomyia 78 km · Berezhany 79 km · Knyahynyn 80 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 Chortkiv (49.017°, 25.7981°, elevation 218 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).