Haskovo weather in May

In May, Haskovo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 56 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Haskovo's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Haskovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:03 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
52%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Haskovo is city in Haskovo municipality, Haskovo oblast, Bulgaria.

Air quality
Good
PM10 29 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
678/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 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Haskovo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22110
32210
42210
52210
62211
72211
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312514

How May really feels in Haskovo

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.

Haskovo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°537.33.39.30.5
Feb / -0°497.22.810.31.8
Mar13° / 618.51.911.73.8
Apr18° / 487.70.313.16.1
May23° / 12°568.8014.37.2
Jun28° / 16°467.80156.5
Jul31° / 18°435.9014.75.5
Aug31° / 18°293.9013.75.6
Sep26° / 14°475012.37.7
Oct20° / 566.20.110.96.8
Nov13° / 536.40.99.64.0
Dec / -0°638.12.791.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 41%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55743
65743
75743
85743
95743
105842
115842
125842
135941
145941
155941
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266238
276238
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296337
306337
316535

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Haskovo gets around 56 mm of rain over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
225
325
425
526
626
727
827
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1628
1728
1828
1928
2029
2129
2229
2330
2430
2530
2631
2731
2831
2931
3031
3131

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19280
29190
389110
488120
587130
685141
784151
882171
981181
1079201
1177212
1275232
1374242
1472262
1570273
1668293
1766313
1864324
1963334
2061345
2159356
2257376
2356377
2454388
2553398
2651409
27494110
28484210
29464311
30444412
31424413

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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318calm

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 5:21 AM to 4:51 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:217:09
213.85:207:10
313.95:197:11
413.95:177:12
514.05:167:13
614.05:157:14
714.05:137:15
814.15:127:16
914.15:117:18
1014.15:107:19
1114.25:097:20
1214.25:077:21
1314.35:067:22
1414.35:057:23
1514.35:047:24
1614.45:037:25
1714.45:027:26
1814.45:017:27
1914.55:007:28
2014.54:597:29
2114.54:587:30
2214.64:587:31
2314.64:577:32
2414.64:567:33
2514.64:557:34
2614.74:547:35
2714.74:547:36
2814.74:537:36
2914.74:537:37
3014.84:527:38
3114.84:517:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
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145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Haskovo?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Haskovo for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Haskovo in May

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

In May, Haskovo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Haskovo 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 Haskovo peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 14UV 8Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2015 µg/m³Sep 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Haskovo?

Haskovo sits at 41.9°N, 25.6°E, 195 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Dimitrovgrad, 13 km away.

ParvomayChirpanKardzhaliStara ZagoraSvilengradAsenovgrad

Topography around Haskovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Haskovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 219 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,952 m.

The land around Haskovo is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), cropland (27%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
434 m
80 km
1,952 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Dimitrovgrad 13 km · Harmanli 29 km · Parvomay 34 km · Chirpan 35 km · Kardzhali 36 km · Stara Zagora 56 km · Svilengrad 56 km · Asenovgrad 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 Haskovo (41.9342°, 25.5556°, elevation 195 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).