Pivdennoukrainsk weather in May

In May, Pivdennoukrainsk sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 50 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 14.9 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 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pivdennoukrainsk's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pivdennoukrainsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:24 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Pivdennoukrainsk is city in Mykolaiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine.

Density
1,582/km²
people per km²
Founded
1976

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 Pivdennoukrainsk reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2208
3208
4209
5209
6219
7219
8219
92110
102110
112110
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312413

How May really feels in Pivdennoukrainsk

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.

Pivdennoukrainsk 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 / -5°347.158.60.0
Feb / -4°286.23.79.90.0
Mar / -0°358.32.411.61.3
Apr16° / 368.10.313.44.9
May22° / 11°5010.3014.96.7
Jun26° / 15°6110.2015.76.7
Jul28° / 17°458.2015.46.3
Aug28° / 16°406.6014.16.6
Sep22° / 11°456.7012.47.2
Oct15° / 386.10.110.64.8
Nov / 356.61.79.11.0
Dec / -3°336.63.38.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45149
55149
65149
75050
85050
95050
105149
115149
125050
135050
145050
155149
165149
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185149
195149
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215050
225149
235050
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305050
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pivdennoukrainsk gets around 50 mm of rain over 10.3 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 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
227
327
428
528
629
729
830
930
1030
1131
1231
1331
1431
1532
1632
1733
1833
1934
2034
2135
2235
2336
2436
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3136

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 (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
59820
69730
79640
89640
99550
109460
119370
129280
139190
1489110
1588120
1687130
1786140
1884160
1983170
2082180
2180191
2279201
2378211
2477212
2576222
2675223
2774233
2873234
2973234
3072235
3172235

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 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 4:46 AM to 4:08 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:466:59
214.34:447:00
314.34:437:02
414.44:417:03
514.44:407:05
614.54:387:06
714.54:367:07
814.64:357:09
914.64:337:10
1014.74:327:11
1114.74:307:13
1214.84:297:14
1314.84:287:15
1414.84:267:17
1514.94:257:18
1614.94:247:19
1715.04:227:21
1815.04:217:22
1915.14:207:23
2015.14:197:25
2115.14:187:26
2215.24:177:27
2315.24:167:28
2415.24:157:29
2515.34:147:30
2615.34:137:32
2715.44:127:33
2815.44:117:34
2915.44:107:35
3015.44:097:36
3115.54:087:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
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185.8Bright
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255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pivdennoukrainsk?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pivdennoukrainsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pivdennoukrainsk in May

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

In May, Pivdennoukrainsk sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pivdennoukrainsk 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 Pivdennoukrainsk peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pivdennoukrainsk?

Pivdennoukrainsk sits at 47.8°N, 31.2°E, 82 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Voznesensk, 32 km away.

FortechnyiKropyvnytskyiPodilskyiMykolayivBalta

Topography around Pivdennoukrainsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pivdennoukrainsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m.

The land around Pivdennoukrainsk is covered by cropland (38%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
182 m
80 km
313 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Voznesensk 32 km · Pervomaysk 34 km · Novoukrayinka 60 km · Fortechnyi 109 km · Kropyvnytskyi 111 km · Podilskyi 111 km · Mykolayiv 113 km · Balta 116 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 Pivdennoukrainsk (47.8288°, 31.1751°, elevation 82 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).