Skadovsk weather in May

In May, Skadovsk sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 32 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Skadovsk's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skadovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:22 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Skadovsk is city in Kherson Oblast of Ukraine.

Density
125/km²
people per km²
Founded
1894

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 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Skadovsk reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11611
21611
31612
41612
51612
61712
71712
81713
91713
101713
111813
121813
131814
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222015
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242016
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282116
292116
302117
312117

How May really feels in Skadovsk

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.

Skadovsk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 347.938.90.0
Feb / 306.11.9100.0
Mar / 3071.311.60.7
Apr12° / 305.90.113.33.6
May18° / 14°326.1014.76.7
Jun23° / 19°335.9015.57.8
Jul26° / 22°254.3015.28.2
Aug26° / 21°233.60148.3
Sep21° / 17°365.6012.37.5
Oct15° / 11°335.8010.75.1
Nov / 386.60.59.22.0
Dec / 366.71.88.50.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36733
46733
56634
66634
76634
86634
96634
106535
116535
126634
136634
146634
156634
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Skadovsk gets around 32 mm of rain over 6.1 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 19% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
217
318
418
518
619
719
819
919
1018
1118
1218
1317
1417
1516
1616
1716
1816
1917
2017
2118
2219
2320
2421
2522
2623
2723
2824
2924
3024
3124

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193610
291720
390820
489920
5881020
6851230
7841330
8821530
9801730
10781840
11762040
12732250
13722350
14692560
15662770
16642880
17612991
185831101
195532121
205333131
215133151
224834162
234634182
244435192
254235213
264035223
273835234
283735244
293535254
303335265
313235285

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:43 AM to 4:08 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:436:48
214.14:426:49
314.24:406:51
414.24:386:52
514.34:376:53
614.34:356:55
714.44:346:56
814.44:336:57
914.54:316:58
1014.54:307:00
1114.54:287:01
1214.64:277:02
1314.64:267:03
1414.74:257:05
1514.74:237:06
1614.84:227:07
1714.84:217:08
1814.84:207:10
1914.94:197:11
2014.94:187:12
2114.94:177:13
2215.04:167:14
2315.04:157:15
2415.04:147:16
2515.14:137:17
2615.14:127:19
2715.14:117:20
2815.24:107:21
2915.24:097:22
3015.24:097:23
3115.34:087:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Skadovsk?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Skadovsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Skadovsk in May

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

In May, Skadovsk sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Skadovsk in May

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 9 to Sep 18 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan5Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May16Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep20Refreshing
Oct16Cool
Nov11Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Skadovsk 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 Skadovsk peaks around July 21 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 21UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Skadovsk?

Skadovsk sits at 46.1°N, 32.9°E, 5 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Oleshky, 59 km away.

Nova KakhovkaKakhovkaYevpatoriyaMykolayiv

Topography around Skadovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skadovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.

The land around Skadovsk is covered by water (41%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (48%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
180 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Oleshky 59 km · Armyansk 60 km · Kherson 62 km · Yany Kapu 70 km · Nova Kakhovka 80 km · Kakhovka 89 km · Yevpatoriya 107 km · Mykolayiv 119 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 Skadovsk (46.1131°, 32.9098°, elevation 5 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).