Melitopol weather in May

In May, Melitopol sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 44 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 14.8 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 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Melitopol's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Melitopol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:10 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
51%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Melitopol is city in Ukraine.

Density
2,997/km²
people per km²
Founded
1784

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 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Melitopol reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Melitopol

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.

Melitopol 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 / -4°327.73.98.80.0
Feb / -4°2862.5100.0
Mar / 358.31.911.61.3
Apr15° / 397.60.113.34.9
May22° / 12°448.5014.87.0
Jun26° / 17°458.5015.66.9
Jul29° / 19°356.2015.36.1
Aug29° / 18°314.80146.6
Sep23° / 13°335.2012.47.7
Oct15° / 285.4010.65.2
Nov / 326.20.79.21.3
Dec / -2°356.92.68.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65842
75842
85842
95842
105842
115941
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Melitopol gets around 44 mm of rain over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
223
323
424
525
626
726
827
927
1028
1128
1228
1327
1427
1527
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2227
2327
2428
2528
2629
2729
2829
2930
3030
3130

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
297300
396400
495500
594600
693700
792800
891900
9901000
10871210
11861310
12841510
13811720
14801820
15772030
16762130
17732340
18712450
19702550
20682660
21662770
22632890
236228100
246128110
255829121
265729131
275729131
285629141
295629141
305529151
315529151

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:32 AM to 3:55 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:326:40
214.24:306:41
314.24:286:42
414.34:276:44
514.34:256:45
614.44:246:46
714.44:226:48
814.54:216:49
914.54:196:50
1014.64:186:52
1114.64:166:53
1214.74:156:54
1314.74:146:56
1414.74:126:57
1514.84:116:58
1614.84:106:59
1714.94:097:01
1814.94:087:02
1914.94:067:03
2015.04:057:04
2115.04:047:06
2215.14:037:07
2315.14:027:08
2415.14:017:09
2515.24:007:10
2615.23:597:11
2715.23:587:12
2815.33:587:13
2915.33:577:14
3015.33:567:15
3115.33:557:16

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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55.7Bright
65.8Bright
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85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Melitopol?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Melitopol for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Melitopol in May

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

In May, Melitopol sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Melitopol in May

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 45 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Sep 16 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May16Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep20Refreshing
Oct15Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Melitopol 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 Melitopol peaks around July 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Melitopol?

Melitopol sits at 46.8°N, 35.4°E, 38 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Tokmak, 52 km away.

HenicheskEnerhodarPolohyMarhanetsBerdyanskNikopol

Topography around Melitopol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melitopol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m.

The land around Melitopol is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
220 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Tokmak 52 km · Dniprorudne 67 km · Henichesk 87 km · Enerhodar 90 km · Polohy 96 km · Marhanets 104 km · Berdyansk 108 km · Nikopol 110 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 Melitopol (46.8473°, 35.382°, elevation 38 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).