Uzhhorod weather in May

In May, Uzhhorod sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 74 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Uzhhorod's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uzhhorod's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:57 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Uzhhorod is city and administrative center of Zakarpattia Oblast and Uzhorod District in western Ukraine.

Density
2,886/km²
people per km²
Founded
~850 CE

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 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Uzhhorod reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Uzhhorod

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.

Uzhhorod 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 / -3°5010.56.18.50.0
Feb / -2°519.85.19.80.1
Mar10° / 499.41.811.62.4
Apr17° / 499.70.213.45.3
May22° / 11°74120156.4
Jun25° / 14°7612015.86.5
Jul27° / 16°8312.2015.56.2
Aug28° / 16°578.7014.26.6
Sep22° / 11°638.5012.46.8
Oct16° / 669.40.110.54.9
Nov / 629.91.791.7
Dec / -2°6510.75.28.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45347
55347
65248
75248
85248
95149
105149
115149
125050
134951
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Uzhhorod gets around 74 mm of rain over 12 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
131
232
332
433
533
634
735
836
937
1037
1138
1239
1339
1439
1540
1640
1740
1841
1941
2041
2141
2241
2341
2441
2541
2641
2740
2840
2940
3040
3139

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39460
49460
59370
69280
79190
89190
990100
1089110
1188120
1287130
1386140
1486140
1584151
1682171
1781181
1880191
1979201
2077212
2176222
2275232
2374242
2472253
2572253
2670264
2769274
2868275
2966286
3065296
3164297

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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129calm
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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 5:20 AM to 4:41 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 8:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:207:36
214.35:187:38
314.45:167:39
414.45:157:41
514.55:137:42
614.55:117:44
714.65:107:45
814.65:087:46
914.75:077:48
1014.75:057:49
1114.85:047:51
1214.85:027:52
1314.95:017:54
1414.94:597:55
1515.04:587:56
1615.04:577:58
1715.14:557:59
1815.14:548:00
1915.14:538:02
2015.24:528:03
2115.24:508:04
2215.34:498:05
2315.34:488:07
2415.34:478:08
2515.44:468:09
2615.44:458:10
2715.54:448:11
2815.54:438:12
2915.54:428:14
3015.64:428:15
3115.64:418:16

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is May a good time to visit Uzhhorod?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Uzhhorod for sightseeing.

What to pack for Uzhhorod in May

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

In May, Uzhhorod sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Uzhhorod 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 Uzhhorod peaks around July 11 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 highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Uzhhorod?

Uzhhorod sits at 48.6°N, 22.3°E, 120 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Michalovce, 31 km away.

Topography around Uzhhorod

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uzhhorod has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 133 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 868 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,571 m.

The land around Uzhhorod is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
868 m
80 km
1,571 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Michalovce 31 km · Mukachevo 37 km · Snina 42 km · Trebišov 42 km · Humenné 44 km · Kisvárda 48 km · Svalyava 52 km · Berehove 53 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 Uzhhorod (48.6242°, 22.2947°, elevation 120 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).