Rakhiv weather in May

In May, Rakhiv sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 125 mm of precipitation across 18.1 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Rakhiv's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rakhiv's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
125 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:51 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Rakhiv is city of Ukraine.

Density
298/km²
people per km²
Founded
1447

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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Rakhiv reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2154
3154
4154
5165
6165
7165
8165
9165
10165
11165
12165
13166
14166
15166
16166
17166
18176
19176
20176
21177
22177
23177
24177
25177
26177
27177
28187
29188
30188
31188

How May really feels in Rakhiv

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.

Rakhiv weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -8°6912.713.18.60.0
Feb-1° / -7°7212.712.19.90.0
Mar / -4°8713.79.711.60.2
Apr11° / 8814.44.413.42.5
May16° / 12518.10.414.94.2
Jun20° / 10°13018.1015.85.0
Jul21° / 11°13118015.45.4
Aug21° / 11°9914.1014.16.1
Sep17° / 9712.30.212.44.9
Oct11° / 9011.92.410.62.7
Nov / -2°7311.86.990.4
Dec-1° / -6°841312.38.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34357
44357
54258
64159
74060
84060
93862
103763
113763
123664
133664
143565
153565
163565
173466
183565
193565
203565
213565
223565
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253664
263664
273664
283862
293862
303862
313961

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Rakhiv gets around 125 mm of rain and snow over 18.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 58% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1502
2502
3512
4521
5521
6531
7541
8552
9552
10562
11572
12582
13592
14592
15602
16602
17601
18611
19611
20611
21621
22621
23621
24621
25621
26621
27621
28621
29611
30611
31601

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20982
21982
22982
23982
24973
25973
26964
27964
28955
29955
30946
31937

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
306calm
316calm

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 5:13 AM to 4:35 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 8:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:137:27
214.35:127:29
314.35:107:30
414.45:087:32
514.45:077:33
614.55:057:34
714.55:047:36
814.65:027:37
914.65:017:39
1014.74:597:40
1114.74:587:41
1214.84:567:43
1314.84:557:44
1414.94:537:45
1514.94:527:47
1615.04:517:48
1715.04:507:49
1815.04:487:51
1915.14:477:52
2015.14:467:53
2115.24:457:54
2215.24:447:56
2315.24:437:57
2415.34:427:58
2515.34:417:59
2615.34:408:00
2715.44:398:01
2815.44:388:03
2915.44:378:04
3015.54:368:05
3115.54:358:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Rakhiv?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Rakhiv for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rakhiv in May

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

In May, Rakhiv sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Rakhiv in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rakhiv peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rakhiv?

Rakhiv sits at 48.1°N, 24.2°E, 430 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Sighetu Marmaţiei, 27 km away.

Kolomyia

Topography around Rakhiv

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rakhiv has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 691 m around an average of 674 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,159 m.

The land around Rakhiv is covered by trees (72%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
691 m
16 km
1,457 m
80 km
2,159 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Sighetu Marmaţiei 27 km · Vişeu de Sus 42 km · Borşa 56 km · Baia Sprie 58 km · Baia Mare 65 km · Khust 68 km · Nadvirna 70 km · Kolomyia 81 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 Rakhiv (48.0547°, 24.2031°, elevation 430 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).