Dokuchayevsk weather in May

In May, Dokuchayevsk sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 59 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dokuchayevsk's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dokuchayevsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
3:58 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Dokuchayevsk is city in Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
1,919/km²
people per km²
Founded
1912

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 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Dokuchayevsk reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°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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2198
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How May really feels in Dokuchayevsk

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.

Dokuchayevsk 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-1° / -6°4196.98.70.0
Feb / -6°367.75.69.90.0
Mar / -1°439.64.511.60.7
Apr15° / 449.30.213.44.4
May21° / 11°5910.4014.96.5
Jun26° / 15°5910.2015.76.8
Jul28° / 17°447.9015.46.6
Aug28° / 16°336014.17.0
Sep22° / 11°386.5012.47.3
Oct14° / 386.80.410.64.3
Nov / -0°3771.79.10.5
Dec / -5°418.34.78.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
54753
64951
74852
84852
94852
104852
114951
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dokuchayevsk gets around 59 mm of rain over 10.4 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
229
329
430
531
631
732
833
933
1033
1133
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1433
1533
1632
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2133
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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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59730
69640
79640
89550
99460
109370
119280
129190
1390100
1487121
1586131
1685141
1784151
1883161
1982171
2080182
2179192
2277203
2377203
2475214
2575214
2673225
2773225
2872235
2971236
3070246
3170246

Wind in May

Winds average 11 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
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 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 4:20 AM to 3:43 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:206:33
214.34:196:34
314.34:176:35
414.44:156:37
514.44:146:38
614.54:126:40
714.54:116:41
814.64:096:42
914.64:086:44
1014.74:066:45
1114.74:056:47
1214.74:036:48
1314.84:026:49
1414.84:016:51
1514.93:596:52
1614.93:586:53
1715.03:576:54
1815.03:556:56
1915.03:546:57
2015.13:536:58
2115.13:526:59
2215.23:517:01
2315.23:507:02
2415.23:497:03
2515.33:487:04
2615.33:477:05
2715.33:467:06
2815.43:457:08
2915.43:447:09
3015.43:437:10
3115.53:437:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Dokuchayevsk?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Dokuchayevsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dokuchayevsk in May

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

In May, Dokuchayevsk sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dokuchayevsk in May

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 70 km away) is warmest in July at about 25°C and coldest in January near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Sep 13 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May17Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep20Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Dokuchayevsk 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 Dokuchayevsk peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dokuchayevsk in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dokuchayevsk is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1718 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dokuchayevsk?

Dokuchayevsk sits at 47.8°N, 37.7°E, 145 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Voznesenskyi, 20 km away.

Topography around Dokuchayevsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dokuchayevsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 149 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m.

The land around Dokuchayevsk is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (22%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
253 m
80 km
400 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Voznesenskyi 20 km · Tekstylnyk 22 km · Volnovakha 22 km · Trudivskyi 23 km · Bosse 24 km · Rutchenkivskyi 25 km · Oleksandrivskyi 26 km · Bohodukhivskyi 28 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 Dokuchayevsk (47.7522°, 37.6776°, elevation 145 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).