Pleven weather in May

In May, Pleven sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 78 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 32% 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 Pleven's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pleven's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:03 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
56%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

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

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 36.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,060/km²
people per km²
Founded
~5 BCE

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 Pleven reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 29°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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22211
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42211
52212
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How May really feels in Pleven

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.

Pleven 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 / -3°396.84.59.10.0
Feb / -1°376.93.510.20.9
Mar13° / 528.92.411.63.6
Apr19° / 579.30.313.26.0
May24° / 13°7811.1014.56.8
Jun28° / 17°8011.5015.26.0
Jul30° / 19°719.6014.95.3
Aug30° / 18°466.5013.85.6
Sep25° / 14°476.4012.37.5
Oct19° / 456.90.210.86.4
Nov11° / 376.61.59.53.0
Dec / -2°427.53.48.80.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45347
55248
65248
75248
85347
95347
105248
115248
125248
135248
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pleven gets around 78 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
231
332
432
533
633
734
834
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2137
2237
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2538
2638
2738
2838
2939
3039
3139

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1871210
2871210
3861310
4841420
5831520
6821620
7791830
8781930
9772030
10742240
11732340
12702550
13682660
14662860
15633070
16613180
17593290
185733100
195534110
205335120
215136130
224937140
234737150
244638160
254538170
264438190
274238200
284137210
294037231
303836241
313736262

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
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179calm
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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 5:22 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:227:15
213.95:217:17
314.05:197:18
414.05:187:19
514.15:167:20
614.15:157:21
714.15:147:22
814.25:127:24
914.25:117:25
1014.35:107:26
1114.35:097:27
1214.35:077:28
1314.45:067:29
1414.45:057:30
1514.55:047:32
1614.55:037:33
1714.55:027:34
1814.65:017:35
1914.65:007:36
2014.64:597:37
2114.74:587:38
2214.74:577:39
2314.74:567:40
2414.84:557:41
2514.84:557:42
2614.84:547:43
2714.84:537:44
2814.94:527:45
2914.94:527:46
3014.94:517:47
3114.94:507:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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55.7Bright
65.8Bright
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245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pleven?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pleven for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pleven in May

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

In May, Pleven sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pleven 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 Pleven peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Pleven 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 Pleven is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2115 µg/m³Dec 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pleven?

Pleven sits at 43.4°N, 24.6°E, 89 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Lovech, 33 km away.

LovechCorabiaTurnu MăgureleTroyanSevlievoSvishtovZimniceaCaracal

Topography around Pleven

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pleven has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,302 m.

The land around Pleven is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
326 m
80 km
2,302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Lovech 33 km · Corabia 41 km · Turnu Măgurele 42 km · Troyan 59 km · Sevlievo 59 km · Svishtov 63 km · Zimnicea 66 km · Caracal 81 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 Pleven (43.4179°, 24.6167°, elevation 89 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).