Dubrovnik weather in May

In May, Dubrovnik sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 92 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-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 42% 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 Dubrovnik's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dubrovnik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:31 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
49%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Dubrovnik is city and settlement in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia.

Density
2,225/km²
people per km²
Founded
~700 CE

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 Dubrovnik reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Dubrovnik weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 150111.19.22.0
Feb10° / 14410.91.410.32.3
Mar13° / 13211.40.911.63.6
Apr16° / 10°13412.60.213.14.8
May20° / 14°9210.3014.46.5
Jun25° / 17°627.8015.17.6
Jul28° / 20°405.7014.87.6
Aug28° / 20°536013.77.3
Sep23° / 16°1399.1012.37.3
Oct19° / 13°19411010.86.2
Nov15° / 24113.70.19.64.0
Dec10° / 195130.58.92.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35941
45941
55941
65941
76040
86040
96040
106040
116139
126139
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dubrovnik gets around 92 mm of rain over 10.3 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
338
438
537
637
736
836
935
1035
1134
1234
1333
1433
1532
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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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1891100
2881200
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4841510
5821710
6811810
7792010
8782110
9752320
10742420
11722620
12712720
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15653230
16623440
17613540
18583750
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20544060
21524170
22504280
23494290
244743100
254544110
264344120
274145140
283945151
293745171
303545191
313345202

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
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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 4:50 AM to 4:19 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:506:40
213.94:486:41
313.94:476:42
414.04:456:43
514.04:446:44
614.04:436:46
714.14:426:47
814.14:406:48
914.24:396:49
1014.24:386:50
1114.24:376:51
1214.34:356:52
1314.34:346:53
1414.44:336:54
1514.44:326:55
1614.44:316:57
1714.54:306:58
1814.54:296:59
1914.54:287:00
2014.64:277:01
2114.64:267:02
2214.64:257:03
2314.74:257:04
2414.74:247:05
2514.74:237:06
2614.74:227:07
2714.84:217:07
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2914.84:207:09
3014.84:207:10
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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 6.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.2Intense
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136.3Intense
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316.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Dubrovnik?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Dubrovnik for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dubrovnik in May

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

In May, Dubrovnik sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Dubrovnik in May

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 28 to Oct 28 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Dubrovnik 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 Dubrovnik peaks around July 17 at about 9 (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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dubrovnik?

Dubrovnik sits at 42.6°N, 18.1°E, 9 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Trebinje, 21 km away.

Herceg NoviNeumPerastTivatKotorNikšićMeđugorje

Topography around Dubrovnik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dubrovnik has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 901 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m.

The land around Dubrovnik is covered by water (46%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
406 m
16 km
901 m
80 km
1,966 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Trebinje 21 km · Herceg Novi 41 km · Neum 51 km · Perast 51 km · Tivat 53 km · Kotor 59 km · Nikšić 70 km · Međugorje 71 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 Dubrovnik (42.6412°, 18.1091°, elevation 9 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).