Konotop weather in May

In May, Konotop sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 60 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°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 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Konotop's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Konotop's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:04 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
60%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Konotop is city in Ukraine.

Density
1,937/km²
people per km²
Founded
1634

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 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Konotop reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°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 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°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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How May really feels in Konotop

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.

Konotop 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-2° / -7°399.28.38.20.0
Feb-1° / -7°358.46.99.60.0
Mar / -2°409.35.511.50.3
Apr13° / 439.10.613.53.8
May20° / 10°6010.4015.36.3
Jun24° / 14°6510.9016.36.8
Jul25° / 15°7711.9015.96.6
Aug25° / 14°488014.47.2
Sep19° / 528012.46.2
Oct11° / 4590.810.42.9
Nov / -1°438.23.28.70.2
Dec-1° / -5°418.977.70.0

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 (%)
15050
25050
35050
44951
54951
64951
74951
84852
94753
104654
114753
124753
134654
144654
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164753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Konotop gets around 60 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 (%)
129
229
329
430
530
630
730
831
931
1032
1132
1232
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1834
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2034
2134
2235
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2835
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3034
3134

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59820
69730
79640
89640
99550
109460
119370
129280
139190
1490100
1589110
1687121
1786131
1885141
1984151
2084151
2182162
2281172
2380173
2480173
2579174
2678184
2778184
2877185
2977185
3077185
3175196

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:29 AM to 3:46 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:297:00
214.64:277:01
314.64:257:03
414.74:247:04
514.74:227:06
614.84:207:08
714.94:187:09
814.94:167:11
915.04:157:12
1015.04:137:14
1115.14:117:16
1215.14:107:17
1315.24:087:19
1415.24:077:20
1515.34:057:22
1615.34:047:23
1715.44:027:25
1815.44:017:26
1915.53:597:28
2015.53:587:29
2115.63:577:31
2215.63:557:32
2315.73:547:33
2415.73:537:35
2515.73:527:36
2615.83:517:37
2715.83:507:39
2815.93:497:40
2915.93:487:41
3015.93:477:42
3116.03:467:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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55.2Bright
65.3Bright
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
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135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
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245.6Bright
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285.7Bright
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Konotop?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Konotop for sightseeing.

What to pack for Konotop in May

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

In May, Konotop sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Konotop in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Konotop peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Konotop?

Konotop sits at 51.2°N, 33.2°E, 150 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Bakhmach, 26 km away.

BilopilliaNovhorod-SiverskyiPryluky

Topography around Konotop

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Konotop has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m.

The land around Konotop is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
59 m
80 km
136 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Bakhmach 26 km · Krolevets 38 km · Romny 58 km · Hlukhiv 70 km · Shostka 73 km · Bilopillia 78 km · Novhorod-Siverskyi 86 km · Pryluky 91 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 Konotop (51.2325°, 33.2004°, elevation 150 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).