Yevpatoriya weather in May

In May, Yevpatoriya sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 29 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yevpatoriya's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yevpatoriya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:23 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Yevpatoriya is city in Crimea, Ukraine.

Density
1,647/km²
people per km²
Founded
~496 BCE

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 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Yevpatoriya reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°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 Yevpatoriya

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.

Yevpatoriya weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 347.92.390.0
Feb / 306.61.810.10.1
Mar / 327.41.111.61.4
Apr13° / 296.60.113.24.0
May19° / 13°296.7014.66.7
Jun24° / 18°336.6015.47.7
Jul27° / 21°224.5015.17.8
Aug27° / 21°264.3013.97.8
Sep22° / 16°295.2012.37.8
Oct16° / 11°365.8010.75.7
Nov10° / 366.90.39.32.6
Dec / 377.21.38.60.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46436
56436
66436
76436
86535
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yevpatoriya gets around 29 mm of rain over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
118
219
319
420
520
620
721
821
921
1021
1121
1220
1320
1420
1520
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1720
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3025
3125

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
297300
396400
495500
594600
693700
792800
891900
9901000
10881200
11861310
12841510
13831610
14801820
15782020
16752230
17722440
18692650
19662860
20642970
21613180
22593290
235534110
245335120
255136130
264837150
274637161
284438171
294338181
304139191
314039201

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 12 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 5:43 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 8:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:437:44
214.15:427:45
314.15:407:47
414.25:397:48
514.25:377:49
614.25:367:50
714.35:347:52
814.35:337:53
914.45:327:54
1014.45:307:55
1114.55:297:57
1214.55:287:58
1314.55:277:59
1414.65:258:00
1514.65:248:01
1614.75:238:03
1714.75:228:04
1814.75:218:05
1914.85:208:06
2014.85:198:07
2114.85:188:08
2214.95:178:09
2314.95:168:10
2414.95:158:12
2515.05:148:13
2615.05:138:14
2715.05:128:15
2815.15:118:16
2915.15:118:17
3015.15:108:18
3115.25:098:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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35.9Bright
45.9Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
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206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Yevpatoriya?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Yevpatoriya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yevpatoriya in May

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

In May, Yevpatoriya sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Yevpatoriya in May

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 17 to Sep 28 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Yevpatoriya 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 Yevpatoriya peaks around July 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 21UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Yevpatoriya?

Yevpatoriya sits at 45.2°N, 33.4°E, 11 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Saki, 20 km away.

Yany KapuDzhankoyBilohirsk

Topography around Yevpatoriya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yevpatoriya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 805 m.

The land around Yevpatoriya is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and water (25%) within 3 km, water (46%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
805 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Saki 20 km · Bakhchysaray 63 km · Simferopol 64 km · Sevastopol 67 km · Balaklava 79 km · Yany Kapu 90 km · Dzhankoy 98 km · Bilohirsk 98 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 Yevpatoriya (45.2009°, 33.3665°, elevation 11 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).