Nova Zagora weather in May

In May, Nova Zagora sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 61 mm of rain across 10.9 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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nova Zagora's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Zagora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:00 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
54%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Nova Zagora is city in Nova Zagora municipality, Sliven oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
966/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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nova Zagora reaches about 22°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 17°C and 27°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)
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How May really feels in Nova Zagora

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.

Nova Zagora 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°477.53.29.20.2
Feb / -0°446.52.510.31.3
Mar12° / 548.5211.63.2
Apr17° / 509.10.313.15.5
May22° / 12°6110.9014.46.7
Jun27° / 16°4610015.16.6
Jul30° / 18°427.6014.85.9
Aug30° / 18°284.8013.76.1
Sep25° / 14°385.5012.37.8
Oct19° / 5360.210.86.5
Nov12° / 516.60.99.63.4
Dec / -0°577.82.68.90.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65446
75446
85446
95446
105446
115545
125545
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256040
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286139
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316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nova Zagora gets around 61 mm of rain over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
433
533
633
734
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1935
2035
2135
2236
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2437
2537
2638
2739
2839
2940
3040
3140

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19370
29280
39190
490100
589110
688120
786140
885150
982171
1081181
1179201
1278211
1375232
1473252
1570273
1668293
1766304
1864324
1962335
2060346
2158357
2256368
2355378
2453389
25513910
26493911
27484012
28464113
29444114
30424216
31414217

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 54 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 5:18 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:187:08
213.95:177:09
313.95:167:10
414.05:147:11
514.05:137:12
614.05:127:14
714.15:107:15
814.15:097:16
914.25:087:17
1014.25:077:18
1114.25:057:19
1214.35:047:20
1314.35:037:21
1414.35:027:22
1514.45:017:23
1614.45:007:25
1714.44:597:26
1814.54:587:27
1914.54:577:28
2014.54:567:29
2114.64:557:30
2214.64:547:31
2314.64:537:32
2414.74:537:33
2514.74:527:34
2614.74:517:34
2714.84:507:35
2814.84:507:36
2914.84:497:37
3014.84:487:38
3114.94:487:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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65.8Bright
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85.8Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
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156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Nova Zagora?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Nova Zagora for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nova Zagora in May

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

In May, Nova Zagora sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nova Zagora 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 Nova Zagora peaks around July 17 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 highVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Nova Zagora 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 Nova Zagora is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1916 µg/m³Sep 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nova Zagora?

Nova Zagora sits at 42.5°N, 26.0°E, 130 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Stara Zagora, 31 km away.

Stara ZagoraSlivenYambolKazanlakDimitrovgradHarmanliChirpanGabrovo

Topography around Nova Zagora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Zagora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,139 m.

The land around Nova Zagora is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
580 m
80 km
2,139 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Stara Zagora 31 km · Sliven 34 km · Yambol 40 km · Kazanlak 53 km · Dimitrovgrad 59 km · Harmanli 62 km · Chirpan 64 km · Gabrovo 72 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 Nova Zagora (42.4833°, 26.0167°, elevation 130 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).