Tuzla weather in May

In May, Tuzla sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 116 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tuzla's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tuzla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
116 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:24 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Tuzla is city in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 41.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
471/km²
people per km²
Founded
~950 CE

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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tuzla reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Tuzla

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.

Tuzla 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 / -3°6811.47.990.0
Feb / -2°6911.5710.10.6
Mar11° / 8412.74.611.62.7
Apr16° / 9613.71.413.24.6
May21° / 10°11615.1014.65.7
Jun24° / 14°11914.6015.36.2
Jul26° / 15°10312.50156.5
Aug26° / 15°8010.5013.96.8
Sep22° / 11°8610.8012.36.6
Oct17° / 739.60.510.75.4
Nov11° / 7310.73.19.42.6
Dec / -2°77126.68.70.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44753
54654
64753
74753
84753
94852
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tuzla gets around 116 mm of rain over 15.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
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447
547
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747
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3152

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39550
49460
59460
69370
79280
89280
99190
1090100
1189110
1289110
1388120
1486140
1584151
1683161
1781181
1880191
1978211
2076222
2175232
2273243
2371263
2469274
2568284
2666295
2764306
2861327
2959338
3057349
31553510

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
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127calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:44 AM to 4:10 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:446:42
214.04:426:43
314.14:416:44
414.14:396:45
514.14:386:46
614.24:366:48
714.24:356:49
814.34:346:50
914.34:326:51
1014.44:316:52
1114.44:306:54
1214.44:286:55
1314.54:276:56
1414.54:266:57
1514.64:256:58
1614.64:247:00
1714.64:237:01
1814.74:217:02
1914.74:207:03
2014.74:197:04
2114.84:187:05
2214.84:177:06
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2414.94:167:08
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2614.94:147:10
2715.04:137:11
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2915.04:127:13
3015.04:117:14
3115.14:107:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tuzla?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tuzla for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tuzla in May

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

In May, Tuzla sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tuzla 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 Tuzla peaks around July 18 at about 8 (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 18UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Tuzla 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 Tuzla is worst in April — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 27 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tuzla's WHO annual average of 41.5 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateApr 1856 µg/m³Dec 1828 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr56Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tuzla?

Tuzla sits at 44.5°N, 18.7°E, 225 m above sea level, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The nearest listed city is Lukavac, 11 km away.

GračanicaBrčkoGradačacLoznicaBijeljinaDobojTeslic

Topography around Tuzla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tuzla has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 302 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 753 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,576 m.

The land around Tuzla is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
266 m
16 km
753 m
80 km
1,576 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Lukavac 11 km · Gračanica 34 km · Brčko 39 km · Gradačac 42 km · Loznica 46 km · Bijeljina 50 km · Doboj 51 km · Teslic 64 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 Tuzla (44.5384°, 18.6671°, elevation 225 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).