Velika Kladuša weather in May

In May, Velika Kladuša sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 108 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Velika Kladuša's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Velika Kladuša's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:33 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Velika Kladuša is town in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Density
284/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 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Velika Kladuša reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°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 Velika Kladuša

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.

Velika Kladuša weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°669.15.690.2
Feb / -1°719.45.110.11.2
Mar13° / 6910.32.911.63.6
Apr18° / 8611.50.613.25.3
May22° / 11°10812.8014.66.3
Jun26° / 14°8210.6015.46.7
Jul29° / 16°729.2015.16.1
Aug28° / 16°748.6013.96.3
Sep23° / 12°10110.1012.36.8
Oct17° / 859.10.210.75.6
Nov11° / 9610.62.49.32.7
Dec / -1°8310.84.88.60.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Velika Kladuša gets around 108 mm of rain over 12.8 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191900
2901000
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6851500
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9811810
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246228100
256128110
265829130
275629150
285430160
295230180
304931200
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Wind in May

Winds average 6 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
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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 4:54 AM to 4:20 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:546:54
214.14:526:56
314.14:516:57
414.24:496:58
514.24:486:59
614.24:467:01
714.34:457:02
814.34:437:03
914.44:427:04
1014.44:417:06
1114.54:397:07
1214.54:387:08
1314.54:377:09
1414.64:367:10
1514.64:347:12
1614.74:337:13
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1814.74:317:15
1914.84:307:16
2014.84:297:17
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2214.94:277:20
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2414.94:257:22
2515.04:247:23
2615.04:237:24
2715.04:237:25
2815.14:227:26
2915.14:217:27
3015.14:207:28
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is May a good time to visit Velika Kladuša?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Velika Kladuša for sightseeing.

What to pack for Velika Kladuša in May

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

In May, Velika Kladuša sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Velika Kladuša in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Velika Kladuša peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Velika Kladuša 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 Velika Kladuša is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2117 µg/m³Sep 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Velika Kladuša?

Velika Kladuša sits at 45.2°N, 15.8°E, 160 m above sea level, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The nearest listed city is Cazin, 27 km away.

CazinBihaćBosanska Krupa

Topography around Velika Kladuša

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Velika Kladuša has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,670 m.

The land around Velika Kladuša is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
402 m
80 km
1,670 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Cazin 27 km · Karlovac 40 km · Bihać 41 km · Bosanska Krupa 43 km · Sisak 55 km · Velika Gorica 62 km · Samobor 69 km · Centar 71 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 Velika Kladuša (45.185°, 15.8058°, elevation 160 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).