Svalyava weather in May

In May, Svalyava sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 112 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 15 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 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Svalyava's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Svalyava's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:54 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Svalyava is city of Ukraine.

Density
1,356/km²
people per km²
Founded
1150

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 Svalyava reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°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 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)
1187
2187
3187
4187
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How May really feels in Svalyava

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.

Svalyava 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-0° / -6°8213.210.68.50.0
Feb / -5°8112.49.59.90.0
Mar / -1°8112.45.111.61.0
Apr14° / 7612.61.313.43.9
May19° / 11215.60155.4
Jun22° / 12°11514.6015.85.9
Jul24° / 13°11914.5015.56.3
Aug24° / 13°8511.4014.16.9
Sep19° / 9010.9012.45.9
Oct13° / 10011.30.710.63.6
Nov / 9312.44.690.8
Dec / -4°10313.49.88.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
54951
64852
74852
84852
94753
104753
114654
124654
134654
144753
154654
164555
174555
184555
194555
204456
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Svalyava gets around 112 mm of rain over 15.6 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 50% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
244
345
445
546
647
747
848
948
1049
1149
1250
1350
1450
1550
1651
1751
1851
1951
2052
2152
2252
2352
2453
2553
2653
2752
2852
2952
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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
59820
69820
79730
89730
99640
109640
119550
129460
139370
149280
159280
169190
1790100
1889110
1988120
2087130
2185150
2284160
2383170
2482180
2580191
2679201
2778211
2876231
2974242
3073252
3170273

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 4:38 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 8:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:177:33
214.35:157:35
314.45:147:36
414.45:127:38
514.55:107:39
614.55:097:41
714.65:077:42
814.65:067:43
914.75:047:45
1014.75:037:46
1114.85:017:48
1214.85:007:49
1314.94:587:50
1414.94:577:52
1515.04:557:53
1615.04:547:55
1715.14:537:56
1815.14:517:57
1915.14:507:59
2015.24:498:00
2115.24:488:01
2215.34:478:02
2315.34:468:04
2415.34:458:05
2515.44:448:06
2615.44:438:07
2715.44:428:08
2815.54:418:09
2915.54:408:10
3015.54:398:12
3115.64:388:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
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235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Svalyava?

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
2.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Svalyava for sightseeing.

What to pack for Svalyava in May

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

In May, Svalyava sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Svalyava 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 Svalyava peaks around June 23 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Svalyava?

Svalyava sits at 48.5°N, 23.0°E, 204 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Mukachevo, 23 km away.

KisvárdaSninaMichalovce

Topography around Svalyava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svalyava has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,356 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,634 m.

The land around Svalyava is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
319 m
16 km
1,356 m
80 km
1,634 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Mukachevo 23 km · Vynohradiv 45 km · Berehove 46 km · Khust 48 km · Uzhhorod 52 km · Kisvárda 76 km · Snina 78 km · Michalovce 82 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 Svalyava (48.5474°, 22.9867°, elevation 204 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).