Kurakhove weather in May

In May, Kurakhove sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 52 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 33% 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 Kurakhove's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kurakhove's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
3:59 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
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 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kurakhove reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°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
3198
4198
5199
6209
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312413

How May really feels in Kurakhove

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.

Kurakhove weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-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°399.17.18.60.0
Feb / -6°347.55.79.90.0
Mar / -1°419.64.311.60.7
Apr15° / 4190.313.44.4
May21° / 11°529.9014.96.6
Jun26° / 15°5710015.86.8
Jul28° / 17°448015.46.6
Aug28° / 16°336014.17.1
Sep21° / 11°386.4012.47.2
Oct14° / 376.60.310.64.2
Nov / -0°357290.5
Dec / -4°418.44.88.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34753
44753
54753
64753
74753
84852
94852
104852
114852
124852
135050
145050
155050
165149
175248
185248
195248
205347
215347
225248
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245347
255248
265248
275248
285248
295347
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kurakhove gets around 52 mm of rain over 9.9 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
329
429
530
630
730
831
931
1031
1131
1231
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2232
2332
2432
2532
2633
2733
2833
2933
3032
3132

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
29910
39910
49820
59820
69730
79640
89640
99550
109460
119370
129280
139190
1489110
1588120
1687130
1785141
1884151
1983161
2082171
2181181
2279192
2378202
2477203
2576213
2675214
2774224
2873225
2972235
3071236
3170246

Wind in May

Winds average 11 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
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
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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 4:21 AM to 3:43 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:216:35
214.34:206:36
314.34:186:38
414.44:166:39
514.44:156:41
614.54:136:42
714.54:126:43
814.64:106:45
914.64:086:46
1014.74:076:47
1114.74:066:49
1214.84:046:50
1314.84:036:52
1414.94:016:53
1514.94:006:54
1614.93:596:56
1715.03:576:57
1815.03:566:58
1915.13:556:59
2015.13:547:01
2115.23:537:02
2215.23:527:03
2315.23:517:04
2415.33:507:05
2515.33:497:07
2615.33:487:08
2715.43:477:09
2815.43:467:10
2915.43:457:11
3015.53:447:12
3115.53:437:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
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135.5Bright
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155.6Bright
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305.8Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kurakhove?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kurakhove for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kurakhove in May

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

In May, Kurakhove sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kurakhove 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 Kurakhove peaks around June 22 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kurakhove in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kurakhove is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1718 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kurakhove?

Kurakhove sits at 48.0°N, 37.3°E, 132 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Selydove, 18 km away.

Topography around Kurakhove

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kurakhove has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m.

The land around Kurakhove is covered by cropland (42%) and water (20%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
174 m
80 km
392 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Selydove 18 km · Trudivskyi 21 km · Voznesenskyi 27 km · Rutchenkivskyi 31 km · Tekstylnyk 31 km · Pokrovsk 34 km · Smolyanskyi 34 km · Myrnohrad 36 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 Kurakhove (47.9847°, 37.2807°, elevation 132 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).