Khust weather in May

In May, Khust sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 93 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 28% 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 Khust's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khust's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:54 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Khust is capital of Khust raion, Zakarpattya Oblast in western Ukraine.

Density
1,373/km²
people per km²
Founded
1090

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 Khust reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°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 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1197
2197
3198
4198
5198
6198
7198
8198
9198
10208
11208
12208
13209
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15209
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312211

How May really feels in Khust

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.

Khust weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°7812.39.48.60.0
Feb / -5°7611.58.39.90.0
Mar / -1°7711.63.811.61.6
Apr15° / 6711.10.913.44.5
May20° / 9313.9014.95.8
Jun23° / 13°10113.7015.86.3
Jul25° / 14°10012.9015.46.5
Aug25° / 14°739.9014.17.0
Sep20° / 10°829.9012.46.3
Oct14° / 93110.510.64.2
Nov / 8311.43.991.3
Dec / -4°9612.588.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45248
55248
65149
75149
85050
94951
104951
114852
124852
134852
144852
154753
164852
174852
184852
194753
204753
214753
224654
234654
244654
254654
264753
274753
284753
294753
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Khust gets around 93 mm of rain over 13.9 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 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
239
339
439
540
640
741
841
942
1043
1143
1244
1344
1444
1545
1645
1746
1846
1947
2047
2147
2248
2348
2448
2548
2648
2747
2847
2947
3047
3146

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39640
49640
59640
69550
79550
89460
99460
109370
119280
129190
1390100
1489110
1588120
1687130
1786140
1885150
1983170
2082180
2181190
2278211
2377221
2476231
2575241
2672262
2771272
2870282
2968293
3067294
3165305

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:17 AM to 4:39 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 8:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:177:31
214.35:157:33
314.35:137:34
414.45:127:36
514.45:107:37
614.55:097:38
714.55:077:40
814.65:057:41
914.65:047:43
1014.75:027:44
1114.75:017:45
1214.84:597:47
1314.84:587:48
1414.94:577:49
1514.94:557:51
1615.04:547:52
1715.04:537:53
1815.14:527:55
1915.14:507:56
2015.14:497:57
2115.24:487:58
2215.24:478:00
2315.34:468:01
2415.34:458:02
2515.34:448:03
2615.44:438:04
2715.44:428:06
2815.44:418:07
2915.54:408:08
3015.54:398:09
3115.54:398:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Khust?

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
3.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Khust for sightseeing.

What to pack for Khust in May

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

In May, Khust sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Khust 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 Khust peaks around July 12 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Khust?

Khust sits at 48.2°N, 23.3°E, 164 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Vynohradiv, 20 km away.

Topography around Khust

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khust has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m around an average of 186 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,758 m.

The land around Khust is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
317 m
16 km
783 m
80 km
1,758 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Vynohradiv 20 km · Svalyava 48 km · Berehove 49 km · Sighetu Marmaţiei 51 km · Mukachevo 52 km · Satu Mare 53 km · Baia Mare 61 km · Baia Sprie 64 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 Khust (48.1719°, 23.2979°, elevation 164 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).