Botevgrad weather in May

In May, Botevgrad sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 103 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Botevgrad's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Botevgrad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:08 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Botevgrad is city in Botevgrad municipality, Sofia oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
392/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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Botevgrad reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°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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How May really feels in Botevgrad

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.

Botevgrad 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 / -5°468.66.49.20.0
Feb / -4°468.46.310.20.3
Mar10° / 6911.65.711.62.1
Apr15° / 82131.313.14.3
May20° / 10315.1014.45.5
Jun24° / 13°9714.3015.16.3
Jul26° / 15°8311.1014.86.9
Aug26° / 14°588.4013.87.4
Sep22° / 11°618.6012.37.0
Oct16° / 588.30.810.85.2
Nov10° / 437.42.49.52.2
Dec / -3°519.36.28.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
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54753
64753
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84852
94753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Botevgrad gets around 103 mm of rain over 15.1 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 49% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59640
69640
79550
89460
99370
109280
119190
1289110
1388120
1487130
1585150
1684160
1782180
1881190
1979210
2078220
2177230
2275250
2374260
2473270
2571281
2670291
2769301
2867312
2966322
3063343
3161354

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 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 5:26 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:267:18
213.95:257:19
313.95:247:20
414.05:227:21
514.05:217:22
614.15:207:23
714.15:187:25
814.15:177:26
914.25:167:27
1014.25:147:28
1114.35:137:29
1214.35:127:30
1314.35:117:31
1414.45:107:32
1514.45:097:33
1614.45:087:35
1714.55:077:36
1814.55:067:37
1914.65:057:38
2014.65:047:39
2114.65:037:40
2214.65:027:41
2314.75:017:42
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2514.74:597:44
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2714.84:587:46
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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 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Botevgrad?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Botevgrad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Botevgrad in May

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

In May, Botevgrad sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Botevgrad 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 Botevgrad peaks around July 11 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 highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Botevgrad 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 Botevgrad is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1215 µg/m³Dec 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Botevgrad?

Botevgrad sits at 42.9°N, 23.8°E, 385 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Vratsa, 38 km away.

VratsaSofiaPanagyurishteBerkovitsaSamokovPernikMontanaTroyan

Topography around Botevgrad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Botevgrad has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m around an average of 374 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,477 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,724 m.

The land around Botevgrad is covered by cropland (40%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
407 m
16 km
1,477 m
80 km
2,724 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Vratsa 38 km · Sofia 45 km · Panagyurishte 56 km · Berkovitsa 65 km · Samokov 66 km · Pernik 71 km · Montana 73 km · Troyan 75 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 Botevgrad (42.908°, 23.7927°, elevation 385 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).