Volnovakha weather in May

In May, Volnovakha sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 54 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Volnovakha's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Volnovakha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
3:59 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
54%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Volnovakha is city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
1,008/km²
people per km²
Founded
1881

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 Volnovakha 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 5°C cooler than June.

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

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.

Volnovakha weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°409.16.38.70.0
Feb / -5°367.64.99.90.0
Mar / -1°429.3411.60.7
Apr14° / 428.70.113.34.4
May21° / 11°5410014.96.6
Jun26° / 16°5210015.76.9
Jul28° / 18°417.2015.46.6
Aug28° / 16°336014.17.0
Sep22° / 11°346012.47.4
Oct14° / 356.30.210.64.4
Nov / 366.81.59.10.6
Dec / -4°408.34.28.30.0

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 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85248
95248
105248
115347
125446
135446
145446
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Volnovakha gets around 54 mm of rain over 10 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
428
529
630
730
831
931
1031
1132
1232
1332
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1931
2032
2132
2233
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2434
2534
2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 84% 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
69730
79640
89550
99460
109370
119280
1290100
1388111
1487121
1585141
1684151
1783161
1882171
1979192
2078202
2177212
2276213
2375223
2473234
2571245
2671245
2769256
2869256
2968257
3068257
3167258

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
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412light breeze
512light breeze
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912light breeze
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1112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:21 AM to 3:44 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:216:33
214.24:206:34
314.34:186:36
414.34:166:37
514.44:156:39
614.44:136:40
714.54:126:41
814.54:106:43
914.64:096:44
1014.64:076:45
1114.74:066:47
1214.74:046:48
1314.84:036:50
1414.84:026:51
1514.94:006:52
1614.93:596:53
1714.93:586:55
1815.03:576:56
1915.03:556:57
2015.13:546:58
2115.13:537:00
2215.13:527:01
2315.23:517:02
2415.23:507:03
2515.33:497:04
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2715.33:477:07
2815.43:467:08
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3015.43:457:10
3115.43:447:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Volnovakha?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Volnovakha for sightseeing.

What to pack for Volnovakha in May

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

In May, Volnovakha 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

Sea temperature near Volnovakha in May

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 54 km away) is warmest in July at about 25°C and coldest in January near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Sep 13 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May17Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep20Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Volnovakha 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 Volnovakha peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Volnovakha in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Volnovakha is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1615 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Volnovakha?

Volnovakha sits at 47.6°N, 37.5°E, 263 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Dokuchayevsk, 22 km away.

Topography around Volnovakha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Volnovakha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 257 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 352 m.

The land around Volnovakha is covered by cropland (43%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
256 m
80 km
352 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Dokuchayevsk 22 km · Voznesenskyi 38 km · Trudivskyi 39 km · Tekstylnyk 41 km · Rutchenkivskyi 44 km · Kurakhove 46 km · Bosse 46 km · Oleksandrivskyi 47 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 Volnovakha (47.6008°, 37.4936°, elevation 263 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).