Pidhorodnye weather in May

In May, Pidhorodnye sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 50 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pidhorodnye's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pidhorodnye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:06 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
54%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Pidhorodnye is city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine.

Density
539/km²
people per km²
Founded
1600

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 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pidhorodnye reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°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 Pidhorodnye

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.

Pidhorodnye weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°378.36.48.50.0
Feb / -6°316.94.99.80.0
Mar / -1°429.13.911.60.7
Apr15° / 438.10.413.44.6
May21° / 11°509.10156.8
Jun25° / 16°549.7015.86.9
Jul28° / 17°458.2015.56.7
Aug27° / 16°375.3014.17.2
Sep21° / 11°466.6012.47.1
Oct14° / 366.80.110.64.2
Nov / 366.81.790.5
Dec / -4°377.84.48.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
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55446
65347
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pidhorodnye gets around 50 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
225
325
425
526
626
726
827
927
1027
1127
1228
1328
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1929
2029
2130
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2532
2632
2732
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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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59730
69640
79550
89550
99361
109271
119181
129091
1387112
1486122
1585132
1684142
1781163
1880173
1979183
2077203
2175214
2274224
2372235
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2570246
2669256
2769256
2867267
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3066277
3165278

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 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 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 4:29 AM to 3:50 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:296:45
214.34:276:46
314.44:256:48
414.44:246:49
514.54:226:51
614.54:206:52
714.64:196:54
814.64:176:55
914.74:166:57
1014.74:146:58
1114.84:126:59
1214.84:117:01
1314.94:107:02
1414.94:087:04
1515.04:077:05
1615.04:067:06
1715.14:047:08
1815.14:037:09
1915.14:027:10
2015.24:007:11
2115.23:597:13
2215.33:587:14
2315.33:577:15
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2515.43:557:18
2615.43:547:19
2715.43:537:20
2815.53:527:21
2915.53:517:22
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3115.63:507:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pidhorodnye?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pidhorodnye for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pidhorodnye in May

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

In May, Pidhorodnye sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Pidhorodnye 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 Pidhorodnye peaks around July 10 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 10UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pidhorodnye?

Pidhorodnye sits at 48.6°N, 35.1°E, 56 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Nyzhnodniprovsk, 11 km away.

Topography around Pidhorodnye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pidhorodnye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m.

The land around Pidhorodnye is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
195 m
80 km
268 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Nyzhnodniprovsk 11 km · Ihren 12 km · Dnipro 13 km · Samar 13 km · Kamyanske 37 km · Synelnykove 42 km · Pavlohrad 57 km · Verkhnodniprovsk 57 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 Pidhorodnye (48.5742°, 35.097°, elevation 56 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).