Karlovac weather in May

In May, Karlovac sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 96 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°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 hours at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Karlovac's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karlovac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:33 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Karlovac is city and settlement in Karlovac County, Croatia.

Density
104/km²
people per km²
Founded
1579

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 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Karlovac reaches about 21°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 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Karlovac

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.

Karlovac weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°649.76.18.90.0
Feb / -1°729.14.910.10.9
Mar12° / 6910.33.111.63.2
Apr17° / 8011.20.613.25.1
May21° / 11°9612.5014.76.2
Jun25° / 14°8210.9015.46.7
Jul28° / 16°7710.1015.16.5
Aug27° / 16°819.6013.96.6
Sep22° / 12°10310.7012.36.6
Oct17° / 939.70.210.75.2
Nov10° / 9911.32.59.32.3
Dec / -1°8610.54.68.60.2

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34852
44951
55050
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Karlovac gets around 96 mm of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3141

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19370
29370
39280
49190
590100
689110
788120
887130
986140
1086140
1184151
1283161
1382171
1482171
1581181
1679192
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2271227
2370228
2468239
25672310
26642412
27622513
28602614
29562816
30542917
31523018

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours 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 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:54 AM to 4:20 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:546:56
214.14:526:57
314.14:516:59
414.24:497:00
514.24:487:01
614.34:467:02
714.34:457:04
814.44:447:05
914.44:427:06
1014.44:417:07
1114.54:407:09
1214.54:387:10
1314.64:377:11
1414.64:367:12
1514.64:357:14
1614.74:337:15
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1814.84:317:17
1914.84:307:18
2014.84:297:19
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2314.94:267:23
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2615.04:237:26
2715.14:237:27
2815.14:227:28
2915.14:217:29
3015.24:207:30
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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 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Karlovac?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Karlovac for sightseeing.

What to pack for Karlovac in May

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

In May, Karlovac sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Karlovac 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 Karlovac peaks around July 15 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 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Karlovac 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 Karlovac 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 Karlovac?

Karlovac sits at 45.5°N, 15.6°E, 114 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Žumberak, 32 km away.

ŽumberakSamoborVelika KladušaZaprešićNovo MestoVelika GoricaCentarZagreb

Topography around Karlovac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karlovac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,628 m.

The land around Karlovac is covered by trees (35%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
442 m
80 km
1,628 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Žumberak 32 km · Samobor 37 km · Velika Kladuša 40 km · Zaprešić 45 km · Novo Mesto 46 km · Velika Gorica 48 km · Centar 49 km · Zagreb 49 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 Karlovac (45.4917°, 15.55°, elevation 114 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).