Bulqizë weather in May

In May, Bulqizë sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 134 mm of precipitation across 16.3 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bulqizë's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bulqizë's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
134 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:26 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Bulqizë is town of Albania.

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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bulqizë reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2176
3176
4176
5177
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7177
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9187
10187
11187
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31209

How May really feels in Bulqizë

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.

Bulqizë weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°13111.57.89.30.0
Feb / -4°12911.47.210.30.2
Mar / -1°13913.26.111.71.8
Apr14° / 14416.1213.13.3
May18° / 13416.30.114.35.2
Jun23° / 11°9112.2014.96.7
Jul25° / 14°689.6014.77.4
Aug26° / 14°599.4013.77.4
Sep21° / 10°11010.6012.36.6
Oct16° / 13010.80.310.95.2
Nov11° / 15611.92.29.72.4
Dec / -3°16613.36.39.10.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44654
54654
64654
74654
84753
94753
104753
114753
124852
134852
144852
154852
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275446
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305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bulqizë gets around 134 mm of rain and snow over 16.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 52% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
253
353
453
553
652
752
852
952
1052
1151
1251
1351
1451
1551
1651
1751
1852
1952
2052
2152
2253
2353
2452
2552
2652
2751
2851
2951
3050
3150

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19982
20982
21982
22973
23973
24964
25955
26955
27946
28937
29928
30919
319010

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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45calm
55calm
65calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:43 AM to 4:14 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:436:29
213.84:426:30
313.84:416:31
413.94:396:32
513.94:386:34
614.04:376:35
714.04:366:36
814.04:346:37
914.14:336:38
1014.14:326:39
1114.24:316:40
1214.24:306:41
1314.24:296:42
1414.34:286:43
1514.34:276:44
1614.34:266:45
1714.44:256:46
1814.44:246:47
1914.44:236:48
2014.54:226:49
2114.54:216:50
2214.54:206:51
2314.54:196:52
2414.64:196:53
2514.64:186:54
2614.64:176:55
2714.74:166:56
2814.74:166:56
2914.74:156:57
3014.74:156:58
3114.74:146:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bulqizë?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bulqizë for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bulqizë in May

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

In May, Bulqizë sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Bulqizë in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bulqizë peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bulqizë?

Bulqizë sits at 41.5°N, 20.2°E, 775 m above sea level, in Albania. The nearest listed city is Debar, 25 km away.

DebarCentar ŽupaLibrazhdKrujëTiranaVevčaniFushë-KrujëElbasan

Topography around Bulqizë

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bulqizë has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,293 m around an average of 1,117 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,898 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,709 m.

The land around Bulqizë is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,293 m
16 km
1,898 m
80 km
2,709 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Debar 25 km · Centar Župa 28 km · Librazhd 36 km · Krujë 36 km · Tirana 38 km · Vevčani 42 km · Fushë-Krujë 42 km · Elbasan 44 km

Albania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$12,998
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
71%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
11.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 532
Religion
Muslim 57%Roman Catholic 10%Orthodox 7%other 6%

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 Bulqizë (41.4917°, 20.2219°, elevation 775 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. 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).