Stryi weather in May

In May, Stryi sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 97 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Stryi's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stryi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:48 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Stryi is city in Ukraine.

Density
3,623/km²
people per km²
Founded
1385

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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Stryi reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 25°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)
1177
2187
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4187
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6187
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312010

How May really feels in Stryi

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.

Stryi 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 / -5°3910.37.78.50.0
Feb / -4°4510.889.80.0
Mar / -1°53125.611.60.8
Apr14° / 6211.71.613.43.8
May19° / 9714.8015.15.4
Jun22° / 12°10515.6015.95.7
Jul24° / 14°11815.3015.66.1
Aug24° / 13°8212014.26.7
Sep19° / 7510.7012.45.8
Oct13° / 639.80.810.53.8
Nov / 519.93.78.90.9
Dec / -4°4910.77.48.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34456
44357
54456
64258
74258
84357
94159
104159
114060
124060
134060
143961
153961
163961
173961
183862
193862
203862
213862
223862
233961
243961
253961
263961
274159
284159
294357
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Stryi gets around 97 mm of rain over 14.8 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 47% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
239
339
440
541
642
742
843
944
1045
1146
1247
1347
1448
1548
1649
1749
1850
1950
2050
2151
2251
2351
2451
2551
2652
2751
2851
2951
3051
3151

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69730
79640
89640
99550
109550
119460
129370
139280
149190
1589101
1689101
1788111
1886131
1985141
2084151
2183161
2282171
2381181
2480191
2579201
2678211
2776222
2875232
2974242
3072253
3171263

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
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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 5:12 AM to 4:32 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 8:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:127:32
214.45:107:33
314.45:087:35
414.55:077:36
514.55:057:38
614.65:037:39
714.75:027:41
814.75:007:42
914.84:587:44
1014.84:577:45
1114.94:557:46
1214.94:547:48
1314.94:527:49
1415.04:517:51
1515.04:507:52
1615.14:487:54
1715.14:477:55
1815.24:467:56
1915.24:447:58
2015.34:437:59
2115.34:428:00
2215.34:418:02
2315.44:408:03
2415.44:388:04
2515.54:378:05
2615.54:368:06
2715.54:358:08
2815.64:348:09
2915.64:348:10
3015.64:338:11
3115.74:328:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Stryi?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Stryi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Stryi in May

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

In May, Stryi sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Stryi 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 Stryi peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Stryi in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Stryi is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1315 µg/m³Dec 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Stryi?

Stryi sits at 49.3°N, 23.8°E, 290 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Stebnyk, 22 km away.

Topography around Stryi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stryi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,595 m.

The land around Stryi is covered by cropland (29%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
1,595 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Stebnyk 22 km · Truskavets 25 km · Drohobych 26 km · Boryslav 31 km · Novyi Rozdil 31 km · Dolyna 33 km · Kalush 46 km · Sambir 55 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 Stryi (49.261°, 23.8484°, elevation 290 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).