Popovo weather in May

In May, Popovo sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 83 mm of rain across 12.3 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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Popovo's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Popovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:57 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Popovo is city in Popovo municipality, Targovishte oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
393/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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Popovo reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°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 Popovo

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.

Popovo 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 / -3°538.86.19.20.0
Feb / -2°488.45.410.20.5
Mar10° / 6010.34.311.62.3
Apr16° / 6411.10.913.24.7
May21° / 11°8312.3014.56.1
Jun25° / 15°8311.8015.26.7
Jul27° / 17°7210014.96.9
Aug27° / 16°466.6013.87.4
Sep23° / 13°556.7012.37.5
Oct17° / 547.30.410.85.7
Nov10° / 527.32.49.52.6
Dec / -1°559.25.48.80.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Popovo gets around 83 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
133
234
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535
636
736
837
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1038
1138
1238
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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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39550
49460
59370
69280
790100
889110
986131
1085141
1183161
1281181
1379201
1478211
1575232
1673252
1772262
1870273
1968293
2066304
2165314
2263325
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2461336
2560346
2659347
2757358
2855369
29533710
30513811
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Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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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 5:16 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:167:09
213.95:147:10
314.05:137:11
414.05:117:12
514.15:107:13
614.15:097:15
714.15:077:16
814.25:067:17
914.25:057:18
1014.35:047:19
1114.35:027:20
1214.35:017:22
1314.45:007:23
1414.44:597:24
1514.54:587:25
1614.54:577:26
1714.54:567:27
1814.64:557:28
1914.64:547:29
2014.64:537:30
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2414.84:497:34
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2714.84:477:37
2814.94:467:38
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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 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Popovo?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Popovo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Popovo in May

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

In May, Popovo sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Popovo 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 Popovo peaks around July 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Popovo 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 Popovo is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1915 µg/m³Dec 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Popovo?

Popovo sits at 43.4°N, 26.2°E, 190 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Targovishte, 30 km away.

TargovishteRazgradGorna OryahovitsaShumenVeliko TarnovoRuseGiurgiuSliven

Topography around Popovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Popovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 224 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,504 m.

The land around Popovo is covered by cropland (62%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
351 m
80 km
1,504 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Targovishte 30 km · Razgrad 31 km · Gorna Oryahovitsa 50 km · Shumen 56 km · Veliko Tarnovo 57 km · Ruse 60 km · Giurgiu 64 km · Sliven 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
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 Popovo (43.35°, 26.2333°, elevation 190 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).