Centar weather in May

In May, Centar sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 87 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°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 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Centar's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Centar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:31 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Centar reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°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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22110
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How May really feels in Centar

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.

Centar 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 / -2°508.14.38.90.0
Feb / -1°568.33.710.11.0
Mar13° / 599.5211.63.5
Apr17° / 6710.50.413.35.4
May22° / 11°8712.7014.76.3
Jun26° / 15°8411.4015.56.5
Jul28° / 17°7710.6015.26.1
Aug28° / 17°819.4013.96.3
Sep23° / 12°9410012.36.7
Oct17° / 809.10.110.75.4
Nov10° / 809.61.69.32.4
Dec / -1°689.63.28.50.1

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 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44852
54852
64951
74951
84951
94951
104951
115050
125050
135050
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285149
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305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Centar gets around 87 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
339
439
539
640
740
840
940
1040
1140
1240
1340
1440
1541
1641
1741
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2241
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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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192800
291900
3901000
4891100
5881200
6871300
7861400
8851500
9841600
10831700
11831700
12811810
13801910
14792010
15792010
16772120
17762220
18752230
19742330
20732340
21712450
22702460
23692470
24672580
256525100
266326110
276226120
285927140
295628160
305429170
315129191

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
168calm
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218calm
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268calm
278calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 12 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 4:52 AM to 4:17 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:526:55
214.14:506:56
314.24:486:58
414.24:476:59
514.24:457:00
614.34:447:02
714.34:437:03
814.44:417:04
914.44:407:05
1014.54:387:07
1114.54:377:08
1214.64:367:09
1314.64:347:10
1414.64:337:12
1514.74:327:13
1614.74:317:14
1714.84:307:15
1814.84:287:16
1914.84:277:18
2014.94:267:19
2114.94:257:20
2214.94:247:21
2315.04:237:22
2415.04:227:23
2515.04:217:24
2615.14:217:25
2715.14:207:26
2815.14:197:27
2915.24:187:28
3015.24:177:29
3115.24:177:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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55.3Bright
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275.8Bright
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Centar?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Centar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Centar in May

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

In May, Centar sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

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

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Centar 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 Centar is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2218 µg/m³Sep 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Centar?

Centar sits at 45.8°N, 16.0°E, 134 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Zagreb, 0.0 km away.

ŽumberakKarlovacSisak

Topography around Centar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Centar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 144 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 935 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,171 m.

The land around Centar is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
935 m
80 km
1,171 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Zagreb 0.0 km · Sesvete 11 km · Velika Gorica 14 km · Zaprešić 14 km · Samobor 20 km · Žumberak 44 km · Karlovac 49 km · Sisak 50 km

Croatia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 53% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$27,104
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
87%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 617
Religion
Roman Catholic 79%other Christian 5%none or atheist 5%Orthodox 3%

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 Centar (45.8131°, 15.9775°, elevation 134 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).