Zhytomyr Weather in May
Zhytomyr in May
The short of it: Zhytomyr in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 57 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 9° · rain 57 mm · daylight 15 h 25 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Zhytomyr an average May high of 21°, a low of 9° and some 57 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from April to about 21°, with nights near 9°. Rain is modest, about 57 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 25 min in mid-May, 103 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Zhytomyr runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Korolyov, 2 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Zhytomyr, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KorolyovZhytomyr Oblast | 2 km SE | 20° | 9° | 58 mm |
| BohuniyaZhytomyr Oblast | 5 km WNW | 20° | 9° | 56 mm |
| NovohuivynskeZhytomyr Oblast | 6 km S | 20° | 9° | 57 mm |
| HlybochytsyaZhytomyr Oblast | 7 km ENE | 21° | 8° | 57 mm |
| TeterivkaZhytomyr Oblast | 8 km WSW | 20° | 9° | 55 mm |
| OzerneZhytomyr Oblast | 10 km SSE | 20° | 9° | 57 mm |
| DenyshiZhytomyr Oblast | 20 km WSW | 20° | 9° | 54 mm |
| CherniakhivZhytomyr Oblast | 21 km N | 20° | 8° | 56 mm |