Mykolayiv weather in May

In May, Mykolayiv sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 44 mm of rain across 9.1 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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mykolayiv's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mykolayiv's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:23 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
52%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Mykolayiv is capital city of Mykolaiv Oblast in southern Ukraine.

Density
1,858/km²
people per km²
Founded
1789

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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Mykolayiv 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 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Mykolayiv

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.

Mykolayiv 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°336.63.98.70.0
Feb / -4°296.12.7100.0
Mar / 337.71.911.61.4
Apr15° / 3470.313.35.0
May22° / 12°449.1014.87.0
Jun26° / 16°539015.66.9
Jul29° / 18°346.6015.36.2
Aug29° / 17°375.30146.5
Sep23° / 12°425.8012.47.5
Oct15° / 305.2010.65.2
Nov / 336.119.11.4
Dec / -2°326.42.48.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
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55842
65941
75743
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mykolayiv gets around 44 mm of rain over 9.1 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 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
223
323
424
525
625
726
826
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1828
1928
2029
2129
2230
2331
2431
2532
2632
2732
2832
2932
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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
198200
298200
397300
497300
596400
695500
794600
893700
992800
10891010
11881110
12861310
13841510
14831610
15801820
16782020
17772120
18742330
19732430
20712540
21692650
22682750
23672760
24652870
25642880
26632890
276129100
286129100
296029110
305829121
315829121

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 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
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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 24 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 4:45 AM to 4:08 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:456:54
214.24:436:55
314.24:426:56
414.34:406:58
514.34:386:59
614.44:377:00
714.44:357:02
814.54:347:03
914.54:327:04
1014.64:317:06
1114.64:307:07
1214.74:287:08
1314.74:277:10
1414.84:267:11
1514.84:247:12
1614.84:237:13
1714.94:227:15
1814.94:217:16
1915.04:207:17
2015.04:187:18
2115.04:177:20
2215.14:167:21
2315.14:157:22
2415.14:147:23
2515.24:137:24
2615.24:127:25
2715.24:127:26
2815.34:117:27
2915.34:107:28
3015.34:097:29
3115.44:087:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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206.0Bright
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246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Mykolayiv?

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
4.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mykolayiv in May

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

In May, Mykolayiv 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 Mykolayiv 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 61 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 14 to Sep 13 — about 3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan5Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May16Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep20Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Mykolayiv 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 Mykolayiv peaks around July 22 at about 7 (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 22UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mykolayiv?

Mykolayiv sits at 47.0°N, 32.0°E, 42 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Kherson, 61 km away.

PivdenneVoznesenskNova KakhovkaOdessaPivdennoukrainskKakhovka

Topography around Mykolayiv

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mykolayiv has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m.

The land around Mykolayiv is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and water (26%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
76 m
80 km
138 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kherson 61 km · Oleshky 68 km · Pivdenne 78 km · Voznesensk 82 km · Nova Kakhovka 106 km · Odessa 110 km · Pivdennoukrainsk 113 km · Kakhovka 114 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 Mykolayiv (46.9763°, 31.993°, elevation 42 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).