Pokrov weather in May

In May, Pokrov sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 49 mm of rain across 9.2 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 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 Pokrov's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pokrov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:12 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
54%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Pokrov is town in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of central Ukraine.

Density
1,442/km²
people per km²
Founded
1886

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 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pokrov reaches about 22°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 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)
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2199
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How May really feels in Pokrov

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.

Pokrov 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-0° / -5°367.95.58.70.0
Feb / -5°306.43.79.90.0
Mar / -1°398.62.911.61.0
Apr15° / 397.50.413.34.8
May22° / 11°499.2014.96.8
Jun26° / 16°529.2015.76.9
Jul28° / 18°376.7015.46.6
Aug28° / 17°335.3014.16.9
Sep22° / 12°416.4012.47.3
Oct14° / 345.70.110.64.7
Nov / 376.21.39.10.8
Dec / -3°377.33.88.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25446
35446
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95347
105347
115347
125446
135545
145545
155545
165644
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195743
205842
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235743
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275644
285644
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305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pokrov gets around 49 mm of rain over 9.2 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.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
425
526
626
727
827
928
1028
1128
1228
1329
1429
1529
1629
1729
1830
1930
2030
2131
2231
2332
2432
2532
2632
2732
2832
2932
3032
3131

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29820
39820
49730
59730
69640
79550
89370
99280
109190
1189101
1287121
1386131
1484151
1583161
1680182
1779192
1878202
1976213
2075223
2173234
2272235
2371236
2469247
2569247
2668248
2767249
2867249
29662410
30662410
31642511

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
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012calm
1112calm
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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 4:35 AM to 3:57 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:356:47
214.24:336:48
314.34:316:50
414.44:306:51
514.44:286:52
614.54:276:54
714.54:256:55
814.54:246:56
914.64:226:58
1014.64:216:59
1114.74:197:01
1214.74:187:02
1314.84:167:03
1414.84:157:05
1514.94:147:06
1614.94:127:07
1715.04:117:08
1815.04:107:10
1915.04:097:11
2015.14:087:12
2115.14:077:13
2215.24:057:15
2315.24:047:16
2415.24:037:17
2515.34:027:18
2615.34:017:19
2715.34:017:20
2815.44:007:21
2915.43:597:22
3015.43:587:23
3115.53:577:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
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135.6Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
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265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pokrov?

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
4.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pokrov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pokrov in May

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

In May, Pokrov sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Pokrov 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 Pokrov 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
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pokrov?

Pokrov sits at 47.7°N, 34.1°E, 71 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Nikopol, 23 km away.

Topography around Pokrov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pokrov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 m.

The land around Pokrov is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
594 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Nikopol 23 km · Apostolove 30 km · Marhanets 38 km · Enerhodar 45 km · Kryvyy Rih 61 km · Inhulets 65 km · Terny 69 km · Dniprorudne 73 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 Pokrov (47.6536°, 34.1149°, elevation 71 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).