Novovolynsk weather in May

In May, Novovolynsk sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 77 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 15.2 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 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Novovolynsk's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novovolynsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:42 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Novovolynsk is city of regional significance of Ukraine.

Density
2,928/km²
people per km²
Founded
1951

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 Novovolynsk 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 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Novovolynsk

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.

Novovolynsk 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 / -4°369.56.68.20.0
Feb / -4°3610.26.99.70.0
Mar / -1°4210.23.511.50.8
Apr14° / 4810.31.213.54.0
May19° / 7713.3015.25.7
Jun22° / 12°8012.7016.26.2
Jul24° / 14°9313.4015.86.4
Aug24° / 14°6610.1014.36.9
Sep19° / 689.7012.45.9
Oct13° / 499.20.410.43.5
Nov / 399.52.88.70.7
Dec / -3°399.667.80.0

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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34555
44555
54456
64456
74357
84357
94258
104258
114159
124159
134060
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304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Novovolynsk gets around 77 mm of rain over 13.3 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 42% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
237
337
438
538
639
739
840
940
1041
1141
1242
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2245
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2745
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3142

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 (%)
19820
29730
39730
49730
59640
69640
79550
89550
99460
109370
119280
129091
1389101
1488111
1587121
1686131
1785141
1884151
1983161
2082162
2181172
2280182
2379192
2478193
2577203
2677203
2776204
2875214
2975214
3073225
3173225

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 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 5:07 AM to 4:24 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 8:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:077:34
214.55:057:36
314.65:037:38
414.65:017:39
514.74:597:41
614.74:587:42
714.84:567:44
814.94:547:45
914.94:537:47
1015.04:517:49
1115.04:497:50
1215.14:487:52
1315.14:467:53
1415.24:457:55
1515.24:437:56
1615.34:427:58
1715.34:407:59
1815.44:398:00
1915.44:378:02
2015.54:368:03
2115.54:358:05
2215.54:348:06
2315.64:328:07
2415.64:318:09
2515.74:308:10
2615.74:298:11
2715.74:288:13
2815.84:278:14
2915.84:268:15
3015.94:258:16
3115.94:248:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Novovolynsk?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Novovolynsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Novovolynsk in May

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

In May, Novovolynsk sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Novovolynsk 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 Novovolynsk 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Novovolynsk?

Novovolynsk sits at 50.7°N, 24.2°E, 236 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Volodymyr-Volynskyi, 18 km away.

Topography around Novovolynsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novovolynsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 224 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m.

The land around Novovolynsk is covered by cropland (44%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
97 m
80 km
251 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Volodymyr-Volynskyi 18 km · Hrubieszów 21 km · Sokal 30 km · Sheptytskyi 38 km · Tomaszów Lubelski 61 km · Zamość 64 km · Kovel 66 km · Chełm 67 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 Novovolynsk (50.7295°, 24.1598°, elevation 236 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).