Lviv weather in May

In May, Lviv sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 93 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 15.1 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 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Lviv's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lviv's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:45 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Lviv is capital city of Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine.

Density
3,941/km²
people per km²
Founded
1256

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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lviv reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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 25°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
3188
4188
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10188
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How May really feels in Lviv

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.

Lviv 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-0° / -5°399.97.88.40.0
Feb / -4°4310.77.79.70.0
Mar / -1°4911.34.211.50.8
Apr14° / 5511.91.413.53.8
May19° / 9315015.15.4
Jun22° / 13°9414.80165.8
Jul24° / 14°11215.2015.76.1
Aug24° / 14°8111.8014.26.7
Sep19° / 10°7210.4012.45.8
Oct13° / 569.60.510.53.6
Nov / 4710.23.58.80.8
Dec / -3°4610.96.980.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44555
54555
64456
74456
84258
94258
104159
114060
123961
133961
143862
153862
163763
173763
183763
193763
203763
213763
223763
233862
243961
254060
264159
274258
284258
294456
304555
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lviv gets around 93 mm of rain over 15 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 48% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
239
340
440
541
642
743
844
945
1046
1147
1248
1348
1449
1549
1650
1750
1850
1951
2051
2151
2251
2352
2452
2552
2652
2751
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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49640
59640
69550
79550
89460
99460
109370
119280
129190
1390100
1488111
1587121
1686131
1785141
1884151
1982171
2080182
2179192
2278202
2377212
2475223
2575223
2674233
2773243
2872244
2971254
3069265
3169265

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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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 5:10 AM to 4:29 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 8:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:107:32
214.45:087:34
314.55:067:36
414.55:047:37
514.65:037:39
614.75:017:40
714.74:597:42
814.84:587:43
914.84:567:45
1014.94:547:46
1114.94:537:48
1215.04:517:49
1315.04:507:51
1415.14:487:52
1515.14:477:53
1615.24:457:55
1715.24:447:56
1815.24:437:58
1915.34:417:59
2015.34:408:00
2115.44:398:02
2215.44:388:03
2315.54:378:04
2415.54:358:06
2515.54:348:07
2615.64:338:08
2715.64:328:09
2815.74:318:10
2915.74:308:12
3015.74:308:13
3115.84:298:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lviv?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lviv for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lviv in May

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

In May, Lviv sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Lviv 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 Lviv peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lviv 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 Lviv is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1315 µg/m³Dec 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lviv?

Lviv sits at 49.8°N, 24.0°E, 284 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Novyi Lviv, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Lviv

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lviv has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 313 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 732 m.

The land around Lviv is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (37%), grassland (26%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
732 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Novyi Lviv 3.0 km · Sykhiv 6.0 km · Vynnyky 9.0 km · Horodok 28 km · Novoyavorivs'k 34 km · Novyi Rozdil 42 km · Mostyska 63 km · Zolochiv 63 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 Lviv (49.8383°, 24.0232°, elevation 284 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).