Pivdenne weather in May

In May, Pivdenne sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 33 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Pivdenne's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pivdenne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:28 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Pivdenne is city in Odesa Raion (district), Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Residence of Pivdenne urban hromada (municipality).

Density
31/km²
people per km²
Founded
1978

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 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pivdenne reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11611
21611
31611
41611
51612
61712
71712
81712
91713
101813
111813
121813
131813
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201915
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222015
232015
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272116
282116
292116
302116
312117

How May really feels in Pivdenne

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.

Pivdenne weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°367.13.58.80.0
Feb / -1°305.72.7100.0
Mar / 326.91.611.60.6
Apr12° / 306.40.213.33.4
May19° / 14°336.6014.86.6
Jun24° / 19°376.6015.67.6
Jul26° / 21°254.1015.38.0
Aug26° / 21°3240148.1
Sep21° / 16°405.4012.47.3
Oct15° / 11°385.6010.64.9
Nov / 376.50.89.21.8
Dec / 346.71.98.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36634
46634
56634
66535
76535
86436
96337
106337
116337
126238
136238
146238
156238
166337
176337
186337
196238
206238
216238
226337
236337
246337
256337
266337
276337
286337
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pivdenne gets around 33 mm of rain over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
418
518
618
719
819
919
1019
1119
1219
1319
1419
1519
1619
1719
1820
1920
2021
2121
2222
2323
2423
2524
2624
2725
2825
2925
3025
3124

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193610
292710
392710
491810
590910
6881110
7871210
8851320
9831520
10821620
11791830
12781930
13752140
14722350
15702460
16672670
17652780
18622990
195830111
205730121
215531131
225232151
235132161
244932171
254732192
264633202
274533202
284433212
294233223
304134223
314034233

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
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2615light breeze
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2815light breeze
2915light breeze
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3115light breeze

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 4:49 AM to 4:13 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:496:56
214.24:486:58
314.24:466:59
414.34:447:00
514.34:437:02
614.44:417:03
714.44:407:04
814.54:387:06
914.54:377:07
1014.54:367:08
1114.64:347:10
1214.64:337:11
1314.74:327:12
1414.74:307:13
1514.84:297:15
1614.84:287:16
1714.84:277:17
1814.94:257:18
1914.94:247:20
2015.04:237:21
2115.04:227:22
2215.04:217:23
2315.14:207:24
2415.14:197:25
2515.14:187:26
2615.24:177:28
2715.24:167:29
2815.24:167:30
2915.34:157:31
3015.34:147:32
3115.34:137:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pivdenne?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pivdenne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pivdenne in May

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

In May, Pivdenne sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Pivdenne 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 offshore 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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan5Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May16Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep20Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Pivdenne 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 Pivdenne peaks around July 18 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 18UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pivdenne?

Pivdenne sits at 46.6°N, 31.1°E, 34 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Odessa, 31 km away.

MykolayivRozdilnaVoznesenskSlobozia

Topography around Pivdenne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pivdenne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m.

The land around Pivdenne is covered by cropland (36%) and water (29%) within 3 km, water (49%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
71 m
80 km
158 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Odessa 31 km · Cheremushky 37 km · Chornomors’k 50 km · Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi 75 km · Mykolayiv 78 km · Rozdilna 83 km · Voznesensk 106 km · Slobozia 107 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 Pivdenne (46.6247°, 31.1018°, elevation 34 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).