Svitlovodsk weather in May

In May, Svitlovodsk sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 55 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 33% 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 Svitlovodsk's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Svitlovodsk's year-round climate.

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

Svitlovodsk is city of Ukraine.

Density
958/km²
people per km²
Founded
1954

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 Svitlovodsk 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)
1189
2199
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5199
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How May really feels in Svitlovodsk

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.

Svitlovodsk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°368.26.58.50.0
Feb / -5°307.259.80.0
Mar / -1°419.34.211.60.6
Apr14° / 408.10.413.44.4
May21° / 11°5510.40156.5
Jun25° / 15°6210.3015.96.9
Jul27° / 17°539.2015.66.9
Aug26° / 16°436.6014.27.4
Sep20° / 11°517.7012.46.8
Oct13° / 407.20.210.53.8
Nov / 367.22.38.90.4
Dec / -4°377.74.98.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35347
45347
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155347
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Svitlovodsk gets around 55 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 (%)
126
226
326
427
528
628
729
829
930
1031
1132
1232
1333
1433
1534
1634
1734
1835
1935
2035
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2935
3034
3134

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59730
69640
79550
89460
99271
109181
119091
1289101
1387112
1486122
1584142
1683152
1781163
1880173
1979183
2077194
2176204
2275205
2374215
2472226
2572226
2671236
2770237
2869247
2968257
3067258
3166268

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
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412calm
512calm
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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 4:35 AM to 3:55 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:356:54
214.44:336:55
314.44:316:57
414.54:306:58
514.54:287:00
614.64:267:01
714.64:257:03
814.74:237:04
914.74:217:05
1014.84:207:07
1114.84:187:08
1214.94:177:10
1314.94:157:11
1415.04:147:13
1515.04:137:14
1615.14:117:15
1715.14:107:17
1815.24:097:18
1915.24:077:19
2015.24:067:21
2115.34:057:22
2215.34:047:23
2315.44:037:24
2415.44:027:26
2515.44:017:27
2615.54:007:28
2715.53:597:29
2815.53:587:30
2915.63:577:32
3015.63:567:33
3115.63:557:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.6Bright
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265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
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305.8Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Svitlovodsk?

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 Svitlovodsk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Svitlovodsk in May

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

In May, Svitlovodsk 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 Svitlovodsk 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 Svitlovodsk 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Svitlovodsk?

Svitlovodsk sits at 49.1°N, 33.2°E, 126 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Kremenchuk, 12 km away.

Topography around Svitlovodsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svitlovodsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m.

The land around Svitlovodsk is covered by water (38%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (28%), cropland (25%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
257 m
80 km
526 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kremenchuk 12 km · Avtozavodskyi 14 km · Kryukiv 15 km · Rakivka 16 km · Molodizhne 17 km · Horishni Plavni 29 km · Oleksandriya 44 km · Znamyanka 57 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 Svitlovodsk (49.0629°, 33.2458°, elevation 126 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).