Asenovgrad weather in May

In May, Asenovgrad sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 102 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Asenovgrad's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Asenovgrad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:06 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
54%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Asenovgrad is city in Asenovgrad municipality, Plovdiv oblast, Bulgaria.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 52.3 µg/m³ · 2010
Density
702/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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Asenovgrad reaches about 20°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 15°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)
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2188
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How May really feels in Asenovgrad

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.

Asenovgrad 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 / -4°587.85.49.30.0
Feb / -2°588.14.710.30.7
Mar11° / 7910.73.911.72.6
Apr16° / 8010.90.913.14.7
May20° / 10°10211.8014.36.2
Jun24° / 13°1039.90157.1
Jul27° / 15°787.6014.77.5
Aug27° / 15°505.7013.77.8
Sep22° / 11°787012.37.6
Oct17° / 627.90.410.95.7
Nov11° / 5771.79.62.9
Dec / -2°709.44.990.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55446
65446
75446
85446
95446
105446
115644
125644
135644
145644
155644
165644
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235842
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266040
276040
286040
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306139
316238

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Asenovgrad gets around 102 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
435
535
636
736
837
937
1038
1138
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2339
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2939
3038
3138

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69640
79550
89550
99460
109370
119280
129190
1390100
1489110
1588120
1687130
1785141
1885141
1984151
2083161
2183161
2282171
2382171
2481181
2580191
2679201
2778211
2877221
2975241
3073252
3171272

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:247:12
213.85:227:13
313.95:217:14
413.95:207:15
514.05:187:16
614.05:177:17
714.05:167:18
814.15:157:19
914.15:137:20
1014.25:127:22
1114.25:117:23
1214.25:107:24
1314.35:097:25
1414.35:087:26
1514.35:077:27
1614.45:067:28
1714.45:057:29
1814.45:047:30
1914.55:037:31
2014.55:027:32
2114.55:017:33
2214.65:007:34
2314.64:597:35
2414.64:587:36
2514.74:587:37
2614.74:577:38
2714.74:567:39
2814.74:567:39
2914.84:557:40
3014.84:547:41
3114.84:547:42

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
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255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Asenovgrad?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Asenovgrad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Asenovgrad in May

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

In May, Asenovgrad sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Asenovgrad 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 Asenovgrad peaks around June 23 at about 9 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Asenovgrad?

Asenovgrad sits at 42.0°N, 24.9°E, 226 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Plovdiv, 18 km away.

ParvomayRakovskiChirpanPeshteraPazardzhikSmolyanHaskovo

Topography around Asenovgrad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Asenovgrad has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m around an average of 304 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,402 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,294 m.

The land around Asenovgrad is covered by trees (31%), artificial surfaces (24%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
646 m
16 km
1,402 m
80 km
2,294 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Plovdiv 18 km · Parvomay 30 km · Rakovski 31 km · Chirpan 44 km · Peshtera 47 km · Pazardzhik 48 km · Smolyan 51 km · Haskovo 58 km

Bulgaria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$20,328
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 594
Religion
Christian 65%Muslim 10%none 5%other 0%

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 Asenovgrad (42.0167°, 24.8667°, elevation 226 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).