Srebrenica weather in May

In May, Srebrenica sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 124 mm of precipitation across 16.6 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Srebrenica's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Srebrenica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
124 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:22 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Srebrenica is town in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Density
5/km²
people per km²

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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Srebrenica reaches about 19°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 12°C and 25°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)
1187
2187
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4187
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How May really feels in Srebrenica

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.

Srebrenica weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°6812.4109.10.0
Feb / -4°6811.4910.20.1
Mar / -1°8313.27.111.61.7
Apr15° / 9714.42.813.23.8
May19° / 12416.60.314.55.2
Jun23° / 12°12416.3015.25.8
Jul25° / 14°10614.40156.4
Aug25° / 14°8613.6013.86.6
Sep20° / 10°8312.1012.36.0
Oct15° / 719.61.110.84.8
Nov10° / 699.84.19.42.1
Dec / -4°7712.28.68.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34060
44159
54159
64159
74258
84258
94258
104258
114357
124357
134357
144258
154357
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Srebrenica gets around 124 mm of rain and snow over 16.6 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 53% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1502
2501
3501
4501
5501
6501
7501
8501
9501
10501
11501
12501
13501
14511
15511
16521
17521
18531
19541
20541
21551
22561
23561
24571
25580
26580
27590
28590
29590
30590
31580

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119820
129820
139730
149730
159640
169550
179460
189370
199280
209190
2190100
2289110
2387130
2486140
2585150
2684160
2783170
2881190
2979201
3078211
3176231

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:42 AM to 4:09 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:426:38
214.04:406:39
314.04:396:41
414.14:386:42
514.14:366:43
614.24:356:44
714.24:336:45
814.24:326:47
914.34:316:48
1014.34:296:49
1114.44:286:50
1214.44:276:51
1314.44:266:52
1414.54:256:54
1514.54:236:55
1614.64:226:56
1714.64:216:57
1814.64:206:58
1914.74:196:59
2014.74:187:00
2114.74:177:01
2214.84:167:02
2314.84:157:03
2414.84:157:04
2514.94:147:05
2614.94:137:06
2714.94:127:07
2814.94:117:08
2915.04:117:09
3015.04:107:10
3115.04:097:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Srebrenica?

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
2.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Srebrenica for sightseeing.

What to pack for Srebrenica in May

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

In May, Srebrenica sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Srebrenica 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 Srebrenica peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Srebrenica in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Srebrenica is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2015 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Srebrenica?

Srebrenica sits at 44.1°N, 19.3°E, 0 m above sea level, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The nearest listed city is Loznica, 47 km away.

LoznicaUžiceZlatiborGoraždeTuzlaBijeljinaŠabac

Topography around Srebrenica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Srebrenica has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 749 m around an average of 553 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,353 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,820 m.

The land around Srebrenica is covered by trees (95%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
749 m
16 km
1,353 m
80 km
1,820 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Loznica 47 km · Valjevo 51 km · Užice 52 km · Zlatibor 53 km · Goražde 55 km · Tuzla 69 km · Bijeljina 73 km · Šabac 78 km

Bosnia and Herzegovina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,382
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
86%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
13.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 591
Religion
Muslim 51%Orthodox 31%Roman Catholic 15%other 1%

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 Srebrenica (44.1075°, 19.2967°, elevation 0 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).