Poltava Weather in May
Poltava in May
The short of it: Poltava in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 10 °C (51 °F), with 47 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 15 h 20 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 10° · rain 47 mm · daylight 15 h 20 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Poltava brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 10°, with about 47 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against April, to near 22°; nights run about 10°. Rain is modest, about 47 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 20 min in mid-May, 100 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, Poltava runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Kyivskyi, 3 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Poltava, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KyivskyiPoltava | 3 km NW | 22° | 10° | 47 mm |
| ShevchenkoPoltava | 3 km SSW | 22° | 10° | 47 mm |
| LevadaPoltava | 3 km SE | 22° | 10° | 46 mm |
| PodilPoltava | 3 km ENE | 22° | 11° | 45 mm |
| LisokPoltava | 4 km E | 22° | 11° | 45 mm |
| ZaliznychnePoltava | 4 km ESE | 22° | 11° | 45 mm |
| TereshkyPoltava | 6 km SE | 22° | 11° | 45 mm |
| RozsoshentsiPoltava | 6 km SSW | 21° | 10° | 46 mm |