Donetsk Weather in May
Donetsk in May
The short of it: Donetsk in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 47 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 11° · rain 47 mm · daylight 15 h 9 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Donetsk an average May high of 22°, a low of 11° and some 47 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 22°, with nights near 11°. Rain is modest, about 47 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 9 min in mid-May, 94 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Donetsk runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Hladkivka, 2 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Donetsk, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HladkivkaDonetsk | 2 km NNE | 22° | 11° | 47 mm |
| YuzivskyiDonetsk | 3 km S | 22° | 11° | 47 mm |
| KyivskyiDonetsk | 3 km NW | 22° | 10° | 47 mm |
| KalynivskyiDonetsk | 4 km ESE | 22° | 11° | 47 mm |
| SmolyanskyiDonetsk | 5 km W | 21° | 10° | 48 mm |
| BerestovskyiDonetsk | 6 km ENE | 21° | 10° | 46 mm |
| OleksandrivskyiDonetsk | 6 km S | 22° | 11° | 47 mm |
| BosseDonetsk | 8 km S | 22° | 11° | 46 mm |