Korostyshiv weather in May

In May, Korostyshiv sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 65 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 15.2 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 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Korostyshiv's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Korostyshiv's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:24 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
61%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Korostyshiv is city of Ukraine.

Density
2,477/km²
people per km²

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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Korostyshiv 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 6°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Korostyshiv

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.

Korostyshiv 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-1° / -6°328.47.18.30.0
Feb / -5°338.36.79.70.0
Mar / -1°409.94.811.50.6
Apr14° / 46100.913.53.9
May20° / 6511.9015.26.0
Jun23° / 13°7211.9016.16.5
Jul25° / 15°8912.6015.76.5
Aug25° / 14°608.9014.37.1
Sep19° / 579012.46.1
Oct12° / 448.20.410.53.3
Nov / 417.93.38.80.4
Dec / -4°3996.67.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44852
54852
64852
74753
84753
94654
104555
114555
124555
134357
144357
154357
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Korostyshiv gets around 65 mm of rain over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
533
633
734
834
935
1036
1136
1237
1337
1437
1538
1638
1738
1839
1939
2040
2141
2241
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2442
2542
2642
2742
2842
2942
3042
3142

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59820
69820
79730
89730
99640
109550
119460
129370
139181
149091
1589101
1688111
1787121
1886131
1984142
2083152
2182162
2280173
2380173
2479183
2579183
2677194
2777194
2876204
2975205
3075205
3173216

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
112calm
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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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:48 AM to 4:06 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:487:14
214.54:467:15
314.54:457:17
414.64:437:18
514.64:417:20
614.74:397:21
714.84:387:23
814.84:367:25
914.94:347:26
1014.94:337:28
1115.04:317:29
1215.04:307:31
1315.14:287:32
1415.14:267:34
1515.24:257:35
1615.24:247:36
1715.34:227:38
1815.34:217:39
1915.44:197:41
2015.44:187:42
2115.44:177:43
2215.54:167:45
2315.54:157:46
2415.64:137:47
2515.64:127:49
2615.64:117:50
2715.74:107:51
2815.74:097:52
2915.84:087:54
3015.84:077:55
3115.84:067:56

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 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 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
15.2Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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105.4Bright
115.4Bright
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275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Korostyshiv?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Korostyshiv for sightseeing.

What to pack for Korostyshiv in May

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

In May, Korostyshiv sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Korostyshiv 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 Korostyshiv 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Korostyshiv?

Korostyshiv sits at 50.3°N, 29.1°E, 174 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Radomyshl, 23 km away.

Topography around Korostyshiv

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Korostyshiv has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 186 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m.

The land around Korostyshiv is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
281 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Radomyshl 23 km · Korolyov 27 km · Zhytomyr 28 km · Bohuniya 32 km · Malyn 52 km · Berdychiv 58 km · Fastiv 67 km · Kozyatyn 69 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 Korostyshiv (50.3169°, 29.0577°, elevation 174 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).