Polonne weather in May

In May, Polonne sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 67 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Polonne's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Polonne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:30 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
62%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Polonne is city of Ukraine.

Density
9/km²
people per km²
Founded
~996 CE

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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Polonne reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2187
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How May really feels in Polonne

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.

Polonne 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°338.578.30.0
Feb / -5°348.96.89.70.0
Mar / -1°4110.34.911.50.5
Apr14° / 4710.6113.53.8
May20° / 6712.2015.25.9
Jun23° / 13°8012.7016.16.3
Jul25° / 14°9613.1015.76.5
Aug24° / 13°629.3014.37.0
Sep19° / 589.4012.45.9
Oct12° / 468.50.510.53.3
Nov / 418.73.18.80.4
Dec / -4°379.56.77.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44753
54654
64654
74555
84654
94555
104555
114456
124456
134357
144258
154258
164258
174258
184159
194159
203961
213961
223961
233961
243961
254060
264060
274159
284258
294357
304456
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Polonne gets around 67 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
533
633
734
835
935
1036
1137
1237
1338
1438
1538
1639
1739
1840
1941
2041
2142
2243
2343
2443
2544
2644
2744
2844
2944
3043
3143

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59820
69820
79730
89730
99640
109451
119451
129361
139271
149181
159091
1689101
1788111
1886131
1986131
2085141
2184151
2283161
2381172
2481172
2580182
2680182
2778193
2878193
2977194
3076204
3175205

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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 4:14 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 8:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:557:19
214.54:537:21
314.54:517:22
414.64:507:24
514.64:487:26
614.74:467:27
714.74:447:29
814.84:437:30
914.84:417:32
1014.94:407:33
1114.94:387:35
1215.04:367:36
1315.04:357:38
1415.14:337:39
1515.14:327:41
1615.24:307:42
1715.24:297:43
1815.34:287:45
1915.34:267:46
2015.44:257:48
2115.44:247:49
2215.54:237:50
2315.54:227:52
2415.54:207:53
2515.64:197:54
2615.64:187:55
2715.74:177:57
2815.74:167:58
2915.74:157:59
3015.84:148:00
3115.84:148:01

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.4Bright
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235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Polonne?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Polonne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Polonne in May

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

In May, Polonne sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Polonne 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 Polonne peaks around July 20 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 20UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Polonne?

Polonne sits at 50.1°N, 27.5°E, 237 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Shepetivka, 32 km away.

Topography around Polonne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Polonne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 243 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m.

The land around Polonne is covered by cropland (36%), trees (27%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
143 m
80 km
236 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Shepetivka 32 km · Starokostyantyniv 46 km · Iziaslav 49 km · Slavuta 50 km · Zvyahel 53 km · Krasyliv 64 km · Netishyn 65 km · Khmilnyk 70 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 Polonne (50.1194°, 27.5086°, elevation 237 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).