Ihren weather in May

In May, Ihren sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 49 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 36% 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 Ihren's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ihren's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:06 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
54%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

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 Ihren reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 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)
1198
2198
3199
4199
5209
6209
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82010
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122110
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How May really feels in Ihren

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.

Ihren 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-1° / -6°388.96.58.60.0
Feb / -6°3174.89.90.0
Mar / -1°418.94.111.60.7
Apr15° / 427.90.413.44.6
May21° / 11°498.80156.8
Jun25° / 15°549.4015.86.9
Jul28° / 17°457.8015.56.8
Aug27° / 16°375014.17.3
Sep21° / 11°456.8012.47.1
Oct14° / 366.50.210.64.2
Nov / 376.61.790.5
Dec / -4°377.84.68.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85545
95644
105644
115644
125743
135743
145743
155743
165842
175842
185842
195842
205743
215842
225842
235644
245644
255644
265644
275545
285545
295545
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ihren gets around 49 mm of rain over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
223
323
424
524
624
725
825
926
1026
1127
1227
1327
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1929
2029
2130
2230
2331
2431
2531
2631
2732
2832
2931
3031
3131

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 83% 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
79550
89460
99271
109181
119091
1288102
1387112
1486122
1584133
1682153
1781163
1880173
1978184
2077194
2175214
2273225
2373225
2472235
2570246
2669256
2769256
2867267
2967267
3066277
3165278

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712calm
1812calm
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2012calm
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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 4:29 AM to 3:50 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:296:45
214.34:276:46
314.44:256:47
414.44:246:49
514.54:226:50
614.54:206:52
714.64:196:53
814.64:176:55
914.74:166:56
1014.74:146:57
1114.84:136:59
1214.84:117:00
1314.94:107:02
1414.94:087:03
1515.04:077:04
1615.04:067:06
1715.04:047:07
1815.14:037:08
1915.14:027:10
2015.24:017:11
2115.23:597:12
2215.33:587:13
2315.33:577:15
2415.33:567:16
2515.43:557:17
2615.43:547:18
2715.43:537:19
2815.53:527:20
2915.53:527:21
3015.53:517:23
3115.63:507:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.7Bright
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235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ihren?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ihren for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ihren in May

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

In May, Ihren sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ihren 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 Ihren peaks around July 10 at about 7 (very 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ihren?

Ihren sits at 48.5°N, 35.2°E, 73 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Nyzhnodniprovsk, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Ihren

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ihren has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m around an average of 75 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 268 m.

The land around Ihren is covered by trees (30%), water (25%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (32%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
163 m
16 km
218 m
80 km
268 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Nyzhnodniprovsk 3.0 km · Dnipro 9.0 km · Pidhorodnye 12 km · Samar 19 km · Synelnykove 32 km · Kamyanske 41 km · Pavlohrad 53 km · Vilnyansk 62 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 Ihren (48.4761°, 35.1584°, elevation 73 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).