Uman weather in May

In May, Uman sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 55 mm of rain across 10.8 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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Uman's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uman's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:24 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Uman is city in Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine.

Density
1,988/km²
people per km²
Founded
1616

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 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Uman reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2198
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How May really feels in Uman

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.

Uman 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° / -6°327.868.50.0
Feb / -5°306.95.39.80.0
Mar / -1°378.73.611.60.8
Apr14° / 469.60.713.44.3
May21° / 10°5510.80156.3
Jun24° / 14°7711.2015.96.7
Jul26° / 16°6410.7015.56.7
Aug26° / 15°528.1014.27.2
Sep20° / 10°548012.46.6
Oct13° / 426.70.210.53.9
Nov / 397.12.590.6
Dec / -4°347.45.38.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
35050
44951
54951
64852
74852
84852
94753
104852
114753
124753
134753
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154852
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315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Uman gets around 55 mm of rain over 10.8 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
630
730
830
931
1031
1132
1232
1332
1433
1533
1634
1734
1835
1936
2037
2137
2238
2338
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2938
3038
3137

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
39910
49910
59910
69820
79820
89730
99640
109550
119460
129370
139280
149190
1590100
1689110
1788120
1887130
1986140
2084151
2184151
2283161
2382171
2480182
2580182
2678193
2777203
2877203
2975214
3075214
3173225

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 4:48 AM to 4:09 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:487:05
214.34:467:06
314.44:447:08
414.44:437:09
514.54:417:11
614.64:397:12
714.64:387:14
814.74:367:15
914.74:347:17
1014.84:337:18
1114.84:317:19
1214.84:307:21
1314.94:297:22
1414.94:277:24
1515.04:267:25
1615.04:247:26
1715.14:237:28
1815.14:227:29
1915.24:217:30
2015.24:197:32
2115.24:187:33
2215.34:177:34
2315.34:167:35
2415.44:157:37
2515.44:147:38
2615.44:137:39
2715.54:127:40
2815.54:117:41
2915.54:107:42
3015.64:097:43
3115.64:097:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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65.4Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Uman?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Uman for sightseeing.

What to pack for Uman in May

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

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

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Uman 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 Uman peaks around July 17 at about 8 (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 highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Uman?

Uman sits at 48.8°N, 30.2°E, 197 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Haysyn, 62 km away.

ShpolaPervomayskTulchynBohuslav

Topography around Uman

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uman has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 210 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m.

The land around Uman is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
175 m
80 km
334 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Haysyn 62 km · Zvenyhorodka 65 km · Bahacheve 67 km · Ladyzhyn 72 km · Shpola 91 km · Pervomaysk 91 km · Tulchyn 99 km · Bohuslav 101 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 Uman (48.7501°, 30.2194°, elevation 197 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).