Novhorod-Siverskyi weather in May

In May, Novhorod-Siverskyi sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 61 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 15.4 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 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Novhorod-Siverskyi's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novhorod-Siverskyi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:00 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
61%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Novhorod-Siverskyi is city of Ukraine.

Density
1,285/km²
people per km²
Founded
~989 CE

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 Novhorod-Siverskyi reaches about 20°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 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Novhorod-Siverskyi

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.

Novhorod-Siverskyi 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-3° / -7°389.78.78.10.0
Feb-2° / -7°348.57.89.60.0
Mar / -3°398.95.311.50.3
Apr13° / 429.10.913.63.6
May20° / 6110.9015.46.1
Jun23° / 13°6411.2016.46.6
Jul25° / 15°8512.70166.5
Aug24° / 13°528.4014.47.1
Sep18° / 528.6012.45.8
Oct11° / 489.20.810.42.6
Nov / -1°438.73.48.60.1
Dec-2° / -6°408.97.47.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
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84456
94357
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Novhorod-Siverskyi gets around 61 mm of rain over 10.9 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
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431
531
631
732
832
933
1033
1134
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1335
1435
1536
1636
1736
1837
1937
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2137
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2736
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3035
3134

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
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79640
89550
99550
109460
119370
129280
139190
149190
1590100
1689110
1787121
1886131
1985141
2085141
2183152
2282162
2381163
2481163
2580173
2679174
2779174
2879174
2978175
3078175
3177185

Wind in May

Winds average 13 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

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:27 AM to 3:42 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:277:01
214.64:257:03
314.74:237:05
414.84:217:07
514.84:197:08
614.94:177:10
714.94:157:12
815.04:147:13
915.14:127:15
1015.14:107:17
1115.24:087:18
1215.24:077:20
1315.34:057:21
1415.34:037:23
1515.44:027:25
1615.44:007:26
1715.53:597:28
1815.53:577:29
1915.63:567:31
2015.63:547:32
2115.73:537:34
2215.73:527:35
2315.83:517:36
2415.83:497:38
2515.93:487:39
2615.93:477:41
2715.93:467:42
2816.03:457:43
2916.03:447:44
3016.03:437:46
3116.13:427:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Novhorod-Siverskyi?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Novhorod-Siverskyi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Novhorod-Siverskyi in May

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

In May, Novhorod-Siverskyi sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Novhorod-Siverskyi in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Novhorod-Siverskyi peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Novhorod-Siverskyi?

Novhorod-Siverskyi sits at 52.0°N, 33.3°E, 140 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Shostka, 21 km away.

StarodubKonotopBakhmachUnecha

Topography around Novhorod-Siverskyi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novhorod-Siverskyi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 160 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m.

The land around Novhorod-Siverskyi is covered by trees (45%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (43%), cropland (32%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

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85 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
136 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Shostka 21 km · Krolevets 51 km · Hlukhiv 58 km · Trubchevsk 72 km · Starodub 73 km · Konotop 86 km · Bakhmach 96 km · Unecha 101 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 Novhorod-Siverskyi (52.0068°, 33.2634°, elevation 140 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).