Podilskyi weather in May

In May, Podilskyi sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 53 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-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 30% 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 Podilskyi's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Podilskyi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:17 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

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 Podilskyi reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°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 Podilskyi

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.

Podilskyi 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-1° / -6°357.66.48.60.0
Feb / -5°296.85.29.90.0
Mar / -1°408.93.911.60.7
Apr15° / 408.20.513.44.5
May21° / 10°5310.10156.5
Jun25° / 14°6810.9015.86.7
Jul27° / 16°589.5015.56.8
Aug27° / 15°426.9014.17.3
Sep21° / 10°487.1012.46.9
Oct13° / 406.60.110.64.1
Nov / 366.32.190.5
Dec / -4°346.84.58.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Podilskyi gets around 53 mm of rain over 10.1 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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226
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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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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109640
119550
129460
139370
149280
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2086131
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2383152
2482162
2581172
2680173
2779183
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3077194
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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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 4:40 AM to 4:01 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:406:56
214.34:386:58
314.44:376:59
414.44:357:00
514.54:337:02
614.54:327:03
714.64:307:05
814.64:297:06
914.74:277:08
1014.74:257:09
1114.84:247:10
1214.84:237:12
1314.94:217:13
1414.94:207:15
1515.04:187:16
1615.04:177:17
1715.04:167:19
1815.14:147:20
1915.14:137:21
2015.24:127:22
2115.24:117:24
2215.34:107:25
2315.34:097:26
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2515.44:077:29
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2715.44:057:31
2815.54:047:32
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3115.64:017:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is May a good time to visit Podilskyi?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Podilskyi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Podilskyi in May

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

In May, Podilskyi sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Podilskyi 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 Podilskyi 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 19 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 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Podilskyi?

Podilskyi sits at 48.5°N, 32.3°E, 127 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Kropyvnytskyi, 1.0 km away.

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Topography around Podilskyi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Podilskyi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 139 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m.

The land around Podilskyi is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and cropland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
157 m
80 km
440 m
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May weather nearby: Kropyvnytskyi 1.0 km · Fortechnyi 2.0 km · Znamyanka 37 km · Dolynska 57 km · Novoukrayinka 60 km · Oleksandriya 64 km · Smila 86 km · Shpola 86 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 Podilskyi (48.5036°, 32.2803°, elevation 127 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).