Shepetivka weather in May

In May, Shepetivka sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 69 mm of rain across 12.1 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 Shepetivka's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shepetivka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:32 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Shepetivka is city of Ukraine.

Density
1,020/km²
people per km²
Founded
1594

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 Shepetivka reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°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
3187
4187
5188
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8198
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How May really feels in Shepetivka

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.

Shepetivka 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°358.77.38.30.0
Feb / -5°359.47.39.70.0
Mar / -1°4210.34.611.50.6
Apr14° / 4910.81.113.53.8
May19° / 6912.1015.25.9
Jun23° / 13°8213.6016.16.1
Jul24° / 14°10014015.76.3
Aug24° / 13°659.9014.36.9
Sep19° / 609.9012.45.9
Oct12° / 4690.410.53.3
Nov / 429.13.28.80.5
Dec / -4°39106.77.90.0

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44555
54555
64456
74357
84456
94357
104357
114258
124258
134258
144159
154159
164159
174159
184060
194060
204060
214159
224060
234060
244060
254258
264159
274159
284357
294357
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Shepetivka gets around 69 mm of rain over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
433
533
633
734
835
936
1036
1137
1238
1338
1439
1539
1639
1740
1840
1941
2041
2142
2242
2343
2443
2543
2643
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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79640
89550
99550
109460
119271
129181
139091
1489101
1588111
1687121
1787121
1885132
1984142
2083152
2182162
2282162
2380173
2480173
2579183
2679183
2778184
2878184
2977194
3076195
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
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
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2012calm
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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 4:57 AM to 4:15 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 8:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:577:21
214.54:557:23
314.54:537:24
414.64:517:26
514.64:497:27
614.74:487:29
714.74:467:31
814.84:447:32
914.84:437:34
1014.94:417:35
1115.04:407:37
1215.04:387:38
1315.14:367:40
1415.14:357:41
1515.24:337:42
1615.24:327:44
1715.24:317:45
1815.34:297:47
1915.34:287:48
2015.44:277:50
2115.44:257:51
2215.54:247:52
2315.54:237:54
2415.54:227:55
2515.64:217:56
2615.64:207:57
2715.74:197:59
2815.74:188:00
2915.74:178:01
3015.84:168:02
3115.84:158:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Shepetivka?

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
2.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Shepetivka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shepetivka in May

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

In May, Shepetivka sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Shepetivka 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 Shepetivka peaks around July 17 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shepetivka?

Shepetivka sits at 50.2°N, 27.1°E, 254 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Iziaslav, 18 km away.

Topography around Shepetivka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shepetivka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 255 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m.

The land around Shepetivka is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
155 m
80 km
236 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Iziaslav 18 km · Slavuta 19 km · Polonne 32 km · Netishyn 34 km · Starokostyantyniv 49 km · Krasyliv 59 km · Zvyahel 60 km · Zdolbuniv 69 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 Shepetivka (50.1812°, 27.0652°, elevation 254 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).