Horodok weather in May

In May, Horodok sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 91 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Horodok's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Horodok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:47 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Horodok is city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
540/km²
people per km²
Founded
1213

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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Horodok reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2187
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How May really feels in Horodok

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.

Horodok weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°3910.27.58.40.0
Feb / -4°4410.77.69.80.0
Mar / -1°4811.2411.50.9
Apr14° / 5411.81.313.53.9
May19° / 9114.9015.15.4
Jun22° / 13°8914.50165.9
Jul24° / 14°10915.1015.76.2
Aug24° / 14°7911.5014.26.7
Sep19° / 10°7210.4012.45.8
Oct13° / 579.80.510.53.7
Nov / 4810.23.48.80.8
Dec / -3°4610.96.980.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34456
44456
54456
64456
74258
84258
94159
104159
114060
124060
133961
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Horodok gets around 91 mm of rain over 14.9 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 47% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
240
340
441
542
643
744
844
945
1046
1147
1247
1348
1448
1549
1649
1750
1850
1950
2051
2151
2251
2351
2451
2551
2651
2750
2850
2949
3049
3148

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 (%)
19730
29640
39640
49550
59550
69460
79460
89370
99370
109280
119091
129091
1389101
1488111
1587121
1686131
1785141
1884151
1982162
2081172
2180182
2279192
2378202
2476213
2576213
2675223
2774233
2872244
2972244
3070255
3168266

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
312light breeze
412light breeze
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 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 5:11 AM to 4:30 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 8:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:117:34
214.45:107:35
314.55:087:37
414.55:067:38
514.65:047:40
614.65:037:42
714.75:017:43
814.84:597:45
914.84:587:46
1014.94:567:48
1114.94:547:49
1215.04:537:50
1315.04:517:52
1415.14:507:53
1515.14:497:55
1615.24:477:56
1715.24:467:58
1815.24:447:59
1915.34:438:00
2015.34:428:02
2115.44:418:03
2215.44:398:04
2315.54:388:06
2415.54:378:07
2515.54:368:08
2615.64:358:09
2715.64:348:11
2815.64:338:12
2915.74:328:13
3015.74:318:14
3115.74:308:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Horodok?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Horodok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Horodok in May

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

In May, Horodok sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Horodok in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Horodok peaks around June 23 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Horodok 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 Horodok is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1315 µg/m³Dec 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Horodok?

Horodok sits at 49.8°N, 23.6°E, 280 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Novoyavorivs'k, 17 km away.

Topography around Horodok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horodok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 274 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,049 m.

The land around Horodok is covered by grassland (32%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), trees (31%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
1,049 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Novoyavorivs'k 17 km · Lviv 28 km · Novyi Lviv 28 km · Sykhiv 30 km · Mostyska 36 km · Vynnyky 36 km · Sambir 44 km · Drohobych 49 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 Horodok (49.7848°, 23.6481°, elevation 280 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. 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).