Lom weather in May

In May, Lom sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 51 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lom's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lom's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 51 mm; 9.4 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 30 min; 5:07 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 6th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

Lom is city in Lom municipality, Montana oblast, Bulgaria.

Density: 356/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lom reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	11
2	23	12
3	23	12
4	24	12
5	24	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	25	13
13	25	13
14	25	13
15	25	14
16	25	14
17	25	14
18	25	14
19	25	14
20	25	14
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	15
24	26	15
25	26	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	27	15
30	27	15
31	27	16

How May really feels in Lom

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Lom 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / -3°	40	7	4.4	9.1	0.0
Feb	7° / -1°	36	7.2	3.2	10.2	1.1
Mar	14° / 4°	47	7.7	1.8	11.6	4.1
Apr	20° / 9°	50	8.3	0.1	13.2	6.4
May	25° / 14°	51	9.4	0	14.5	7.0
Jun	30° / 18°	48	8.8	0	15.2	5.6
Jul	32° / 19°	45	6.6	0	14.9	4.6
Aug	32° / 19°	29	4.8	0	13.8	4.8
Sep	26° / 15°	41	5.7	0	12.3	7.3
Oct	19° / 9°	42	6.6	0	10.8	6.6
Nov	11° / 4°	40	6.9	1.2	9.5	3.1
Dec	5° / -1°	44	7.8	3.3	8.8	0.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 43%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	55	55	56	56	57	58	58	60	60	61	61	62
Cloudier (%)	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	40	40	39	39	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	62	38

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lom gets around 51 mm of rain over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	27
5	27
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	32
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	33

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	76	76	74	73	71	70	68	66	64	63	61	60	58	58	56	55	54	53	52	50	49	48	46
Comfortable (%)	13	14	15	16	16	17	18	19	20	20	22	23	24	25	26	28	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	9	10	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	85	13	2	0
2	84	14	2	0
3	83	15	2	0
4	82	16	2	0
5	81	16	3	0
6	80	17	3	0
7	79	18	3	0
8	78	19	3	0
9	76	20	4	0
10	76	20	4	0
11	74	22	4	0
12	73	23	4	0
13	71	24	5	0
14	70	25	5	0
15	68	26	6	0
16	66	28	6	0
17	64	29	7	0
18	63	30	7	0
19	61	31	8	0
20	60	31	9	0
21	58	32	10	0
22	58	32	10	0
23	56	33	11	0
24	55	33	12	0
25	54	33	13	0
26	53	33	14	0
27	52	33	15	0
28	50	33	16	1
29	49	33	17	1
30	48	33	18	1
31	46	33	19	2

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:54 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.9	14.9	14.9	14.9	15.0	15.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:27	5:25	5:24	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:14	5:13	5:12	5:11	5:10	5:08	5:07	5:06	5:05	5:04	5:03	5:02	5:01	5:00	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:57	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:55
Sunset (PM)	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:53	7:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.9	5:27	7:22
2	14.0	5:25	7:23
3	14.0	5:24	7:24
4	14.0	5:22	7:25
5	14.1	5:21	7:27
6	14.1	5:20	7:28
7	14.2	5:18	7:29
8	14.2	5:17	7:30
9	14.3	5:16	7:31
10	14.3	5:14	7:32
11	14.3	5:13	7:34
12	14.4	5:12	7:35
13	14.4	5:11	7:36
14	14.5	5:10	7:37
15	14.5	5:08	7:38
16	14.5	5:07	7:39
17	14.6	5:06	7:40
18	14.6	5:05	7:41
19	14.6	5:04	7:43
20	14.7	5:03	7:44
21	14.7	5:02	7:45
22	14.7	5:01	7:46
23	14.8	5:00	7:47
24	14.8	5:00	7:48
25	14.8	4:59	7:49
26	14.9	4:58	7:50
27	14.9	4:57	7:51
28	14.9	4:57	7:52
29	14.9	4:56	7:53
30	15.0	4:55	7:53
31	15.0	4:55	7:54

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lom?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Lom for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lom in May

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

In May, Lom sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lom 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 Lom peaks around June 23 at about 8 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	8	6	8	8	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Lom?

Lom sits at 43.8°N, 23.2°E, 37 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Băileşti, 22 km away.

Topography around Lom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lom has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,120 m.

The land around Lom is covered by trees (33%) and water (20%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

167 m

trees 33%

16 km

168 m

cropland 65%

80 km

2,120 m

cropland 51%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← April Lom year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Băileşti 22 km · Calafat 30 km · Vidin 34 km · Montana 47 km · Berkovitsa 67 km · Craiova 70 km · Negotin 72 km · Vratsa 74 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

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 Lom (43.8317°, 23.2379°, elevation 37 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	11
2	23	12
3	23	12
4	24	12
5	24	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	25	13
13	25	13
14	25	13
15	25	14
16	25	14
17	25	14
18	25	14
19	25	14
20	25	14
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	15
24	26	15
25	26	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	27	15
30	27	15
31	27	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	27
5	27
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	32
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	85	13	2	0
2	84	14	2	0
3	83	15	2	0
4	82	16	2	0
5	81	16	3	0
6	80	17	3	0
7	79	18	3	0
8	78	19	3	0
9	76	20	4	0
10	76	20	4	0
11	74	22	4	0
12	73	23	4	0
13	71	24	5	0
14	70	25	5	0
15	68	26	6	0
16	66	28	6	0
17	64	29	7	0
18	63	30	7	0
19	61	31	8	0
20	60	31	9	0
21	58	32	10	0
22	58	32	10	0
23	56	33	11	0
24	55	33	12	0
25	54	33	13	0
26	53	33	14	0
27	52	33	15	0
28	50	33	16	1
29	49	33	17	1
30	48	33	18	1
31	46	33	19	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	11
2	23	12
3	23	12
4	24	12
5	24	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	25	13
13	25	13
14	25	13
15	25	14
16	25	14
17	25	14
18	25	14
19	25	14
20	25	14
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	15
24	26	15
25	26	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	27	15
30	27	15
31	27	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	27
5	27
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	32
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	85	13	2	0
2	84	14	2	0
3	83	15	2	0
4	82	16	2	0
5	81	16	3	0
6	80	17	3	0
7	79	18	3	0
8	78	19	3	0
9	76	20	4	0
10	76	20	4	0
11	74	22	4	0
12	73	23	4	0
13	71	24	5	0
14	70	25	5	0
15	68	26	6	0
16	66	28	6	0
17	64	29	7	0
18	63	30	7	0
19	61	31	8	0
20	60	31	9	0
21	58	32	10	0
22	58	32	10	0
23	56	33	11	0
24	55	33	12	0
25	54	33	13	0
26	53	33	14	0
27	52	33	15	0
28	50	33	16	1
29	49	33	17	1
30	48	33	18	1
31	46	33	19	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	11
2	23	12
3	23	12
4	24	12
5	24	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	25	13
13	25	13
14	25	13
15	25	14
16	25	14
17	25	14
18	25	14
19	25	14
20	25	14
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	15
24	26	15
25	26	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	27	15
30	27	15
31	27	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	27
5	27
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	30
14	30
15	30
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	32
23	32
24	32
25	32
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	85	13	2	0
2	84	14	2	0
3	83	15	2	0
4	82	16	2	0
5	81	16	3	0
6	80	17	3	0
7	79	18	3	0
8	78	19	3	0
9	76	20	4	0
10	76	20	4	0
11	74	22	4	0
12	73	23	4	0
13	71	24	5	0
14	70	25	5	0
15	68	26	6	0
16	66	28	6	0
17	64	29	7	0
18	63	30	7	0
19	61	31	8	0
20	60	31	9	0
21	58	32	10	0
22	58	32	10	0
23	56	33	11	0
24	55	33	12	0
25	54	33	13	0
26	53	33	14	0
27	52	33	15	0
28	50	33	16	1
29	49	33	17	1
30	48	33	18	1
31	46	33	19	2