Ternopil weather in May

In May, Ternopil sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 73 mm of rain across 13.6 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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ternopil's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ternopil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:40 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Ternopil is city of Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
3,818/km²
people per km²
Founded
1540

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 Ternopil reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Ternopil

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.

Ternopil 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°359.27.48.40.0
Feb / -5°369.47.39.80.0
Mar / -1°4511.24.911.50.6
Apr14° / 5211.31.213.43.7
May19° / 7313.6015.15.6
Jun22° / 13°8714.10166.0
Jul24° / 14°9914.4015.66.2
Aug24° / 14°7011.2014.26.8
Sep19° / 679.8012.45.9
Oct12° / 458.50.810.53.5
Nov / 408.83.78.90.5
Dec / -4°409.97.280.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54555
64555
74456
84456
94258
104258
114159
124159
134060
144060
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314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ternopil gets around 73 mm of rain over 13.6 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 43% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
437
537
638
739
839
940
1041
1142
1243
1343
1444
1544
1644
1745
1845
1946
2046
2147
2247
2347
2448
2548
2648
2748
2848
2947
3047
3146

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59820
69820
79820
89730
99640
109640
119550
129460
139460
149370
159280
169091
1789101
1888111
1987121
2087121
2186131
2285141
2385141
2484151
2583161
2683161
2781172
2881172
2980182
3079192
3178193

Wind in May

Winds average 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712calm
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912calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 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 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:04 AM to 4:24 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 8:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:047:25
214.45:027:27
314.55:017:29
414.54:597:30
514.64:577:32
614.64:557:33
714.74:547:35
814.74:527:36
914.84:517:38
1014.84:497:39
1114.94:477:40
1214.94:467:42
1315.04:447:43
1415.04:437:45
1515.14:427:46
1615.14:407:48
1715.24:397:49
1815.24:377:50
1915.34:367:52
2015.34:357:53
2115.34:347:54
2215.44:337:56
2315.44:317:57
2415.54:307:58
2515.54:297:59
2615.54:288:01
2715.64:278:02
2815.64:268:03
2915.64:258:04
3015.74:258:05
3115.74:248:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ternopil?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ternopil for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ternopil in May

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

In May, Ternopil sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ternopil 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 Ternopil peaks around July 17 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ternopil?

Ternopil sits at 49.6°N, 25.6°E, 320 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Volochysk, 44 km away.

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Topography around Ternopil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ternopil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m.

The land around Ternopil is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
323 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Volochysk 44 km · Berezhany 49 km · Zolochiv 57 km · Kremenets 61 km · Chortkiv 62 km · Brody 67 km · Horodok 82 km · Knyahynyn 94 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 Ternopil (49.554°, 25.5907°, elevation 320 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).