Knyahynyn weather in May

In May, Knyahynyn sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 84 mm of rain across 14.3 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 23% 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 Knyahynyn's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Knyahynyn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:46 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Knyahynyn 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 13°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)
1187
2187
3198
4198
5198
6198
7198
8198
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10198
11199
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How May really feels in Knyahynyn

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.

Knyahynyn 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 / -5°328.96.88.50.0
Feb / -4°389.26.79.80.0
Mar / -1°5011.54.911.61.0
Apr14° / 53111.113.44.2
May20° / 8414.30155.6
Jun23° / 13°9514.3015.96.1
Jul25° / 14°10014.2015.56.3
Aug25° / 14°6811014.26.8
Sep20° / 10°659.7012.46.1
Oct14° / 518.50.410.54.0
Nov / 418.53.28.90.9
Dec / -4°4110.16.38.10.0

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 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44852
54852
64753
74753
84654
94654
104555
114456
124357
134357
144357
154258
164258
174159
184159
194159
204159
214159
224060
234060
244060
254258
264258
274258
284357
294456
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Knyahynyn gets around 84 mm of rain over 14.3 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 46% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
235
336
437
538
639
740
841
942
1043
1144
1245
1345
1446
1547
1647
1748
1849
1949
2050
2150
2251
2351
2451
2552
2652
2752
2851
2951
3050
3150

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79640
89640
99550
109460
119370
129181
139091
1489101
1588111
1687121
1786131
1884151
1982162
2081172
2180182
2279192
2378202
2477212
2575223
2674233
2774233
2873243
2971254
3070264
3168275

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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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 5:09 AM to 4:30 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 8:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:097:27
214.45:087:29
314.45:067:30
414.55:047:32
514.55:027:33
614.65:017:35
714.64:597:36
814.74:587:38
914.74:567:39
1014.84:547:41
1114.84:537:42
1214.94:517:43
1314.94:507:45
1415.04:497:46
1515.04:477:48
1615.14:467:49
1715.14:447:50
1815.14:437:52
1915.24:427:53
2015.24:417:54
2115.34:407:56
2215.34:387:57
2315.34:377:58
2415.44:367:59
2515.44:358:01
2615.54:348:02
2715.54:338:03
2815.54:328:04
2915.64:318:05
3015.64:318:06
3115.64:308:07

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
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205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Knyahynyn?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Knyahynyn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Knyahynyn in May

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

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

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Knyahynyn 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 Knyahynyn peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 15UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Knyahynyn?

Knyahynyn sits at 48.9°N, 24.7°E, 236 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Ivano-Frankivsk, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Knyahynyn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Knyahynyn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 252 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,653 m.

The land around Knyahynyn is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
1,653 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ivano-Frankivsk 1.0 km · Kalush 27 km · Nadvirna 35 km · Kolomyia 51 km · Dolyna 55 km · Berezhany 59 km · Stryi 73 km · Novyi Rozdil 73 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 Knyahynyn (48.9356°, 24.7131°, elevation 236 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).