Sarny weather in May

In May, Sarny sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 69 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 15.3 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 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sarny's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sarny's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:30 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Sarny is town in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
1,365/km²
people per km²
Founded
1648

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 Sarny 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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How May really feels in Sarny

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.

Sarny 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° / -5°359.16.78.20.0
Feb / -5°349.97.59.60.0
Mar / -1°4210.44.411.50.6
Apr14° / 4610.2113.53.9
May20° / 6912.5015.35.9
Jun23° / 13°8013016.36.2
Jul25° / 14°10114.1015.96.3
Aug24° / 13°659.7014.47.0
Sep19° / 598.9012.46.0
Oct12° / 479.40.310.43.2
Nov / 428.93.48.60.5
Dec / -3°41106.37.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34654
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54654
64555
74456
84456
94357
104357
114258
124159
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154060
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sarny gets around 69 mm of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
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333
434
534
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736
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937
1038
1139
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1441
1541
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2143
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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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69730
79640
89541
99451
109361
119271
129181
139091
1489101
1588111
1687121
1785132
1884142
1983152
2082162
2181172
2280173
2379183
2479183
2577194
2677194
2777194
2876195
2976195
3075205
3174206

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 4:12 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 8:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:557:26
214.64:537:28
314.64:527:30
414.74:507:31
514.74:487:33
614.84:467:34
714.94:447:36
814.94:427:38
915.04:417:39
1015.04:397:41
1115.14:377:42
1215.14:367:44
1315.24:347:46
1415.24:337:47
1515.34:317:49
1615.34:307:50
1715.44:287:52
1815.44:277:53
1915.54:257:55
2015.54:247:56
2115.64:237:57
2215.64:217:59
2315.74:208:00
2415.74:198:02
2515.84:188:03
2615.84:178:04
2715.84:168:05
2815.94:148:07
2915.94:138:08
3015.94:138:09
3116.04:128:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.4Bright
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305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sarny?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sarny for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sarny in May

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

In May, Sarny sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sarny 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 Sarny peaks around July 19 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 19UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sarny?

Sarny sits at 51.3°N, 26.6°E, 149 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Varash, 52 km away.

RivneZdolbunivPinskLuninyetsZvyahelLutsk

Topography around Sarny

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarny has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 155 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m.

The land around Sarny is covered by grassland (32%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (46%), grassland (28%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
61 m
80 km
187 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Varash 52 km · Kostopil 53 km · Rivne 84 km · Zdolbuniv 94 km · Pinsk 95 km · Luninyets 102 km · Zvyahel 109 km · Lutsk 109 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 Sarny (51.339°, 26.6069°, elevation 149 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).