Smila weather in May

In May, Smila sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 56 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Smila's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Smila's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:16 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Smila is city of Ukraine.

Density
1,668/km²
people per km²
Founded
1542

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 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Smila reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
61910
72010
82010
92010
102010
112010
122011
132111
142111
152111
162111
172111
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242213
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272213
282213
292313
302313
312314

How May really feels in Smila

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.

Smila 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°3486.48.50.0
Feb / -5°306.75.19.80.0
Mar / -1°398.93.711.60.7
Apr14° / 398.70.513.44.3
May21° / 11°5610.4015.16.5
Jun25° / 15°6610.3015.96.8
Jul27° / 17°609015.66.9
Aug26° / 16°416.8014.27.4
Sep20° / 11°538012.46.6
Oct13° / 417.40.310.53.7
Nov / 387.22.68.90.5
Dec / -4°377.75.18.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45248
55248
65248
75149
85149
95149
105050
114951
125050
135050
145050
155149
165149
175149
185149
195248
205248
215248
225248
235248
245248
255248
265248
275149
285149
295248
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Smila gets around 56 mm of rain over 10.4 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
329
429
529
630
730
831
931
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1533
1633
1733
1833
1934
2034
2135
2235
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3035
3135

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59730
69640
79451
89451
99361
109271
119091
1288102
1387112
1486122
1584142
1683152
1781163
1880173
1979183
2077194
2176204
2275214
2373225
2472226
2572226
2670237
2770237
2870237
2969238
3068248
3167249

Wind in May

Winds average 11 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
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2711calm
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2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 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 4:40 AM to 4:00 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:406:59
214.44:387:01
314.44:367:02
414.54:357:04
514.54:337:05
614.64:317:07
714.64:307:08
814.74:287:10
914.74:267:11
1014.84:257:13
1114.84:237:14
1214.94:227:16
1314.94:207:17
1415.04:197:19
1515.04:177:20
1615.14:167:21
1715.14:157:23
1815.24:137:24
1915.24:127:25
2015.34:117:27
2115.34:107:28
2215.34:097:29
2315.44:077:31
2415.44:067:32
2515.54:057:33
2615.54:047:34
2715.54:037:35
2815.64:027:37
2915.64:027:38
3015.64:017:39
3115.74:007:40

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Smila?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Smila for sightseeing.

What to pack for Smila in May

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

In May, Smila sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Smila 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 Smila peaks around July 14 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Smila?

Smila sits at 49.2°N, 31.9°E, 101 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Cherkasy, 27 km away.

Znamyanka

Topography around Smila

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Smila has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m.

The land around Smila is covered by trees (42%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
208 m
80 km
234 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Cherkasy 27 km · Shpola 43 km · Zolotonosha 50 km · Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi 50 km · Kaniv 65 km · Bahacheve 66 km · Zvenyhorodka 69 km · Znamyanka 80 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 Smila (49.233°, 31.8843°, elevation 101 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).