Samobor weather in May

In May, Samobor sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 91 mm of rain across 12.6 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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Samobor's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Samobor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:32 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Samobor is settlement of the City of Samobor, Croatia.

Density
1,019/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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Samobor 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 27°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)
1209
2209
32110
42110
52110
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312413

How May really feels in Samobor

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.

Samobor 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°508.14.68.90.0
Feb / -1°578.33.810.11.0
Mar13° / 609.82.111.63.4
Apr17° / 7010.30.413.35.4
May22° / 11°9112.6014.76.3
Jun26° / 15°8511.3015.56.5
Jul28° / 17°7710.4015.26.2
Aug28° / 16°839.8013.96.3
Sep22° / 12°9710.4012.36.6
Oct17° / 839.10.110.75.3
Nov10° / 839.81.69.32.4
Dec / -1°709.63.58.50.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44852
54951
64951
75050
85050
95050
105050
115050
125149
135050
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275248
285248
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305149
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Samobor gets around 91 mm of rain over 12.6 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 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
338
438
538
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1440
1540
1640
1740
1841
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2141
2241
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2642
2743
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3043
3143

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192800
292800
391900
4901000
5891100
6881200
7871300
8861400
9851500
10841600
11841600
12831700
13811810
14801910
15792010
16772120
17772120
18752230
19742330
20732340
21712450
22702460
23692470
24672490
256525100
266425110
276126130
286026140
295627161
305328181
315129191

Wind in May

Winds average 7 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
148calm
158calm
168calm
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188calm
198calm
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217calm
227calm
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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 4:53 AM to 4:18 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:536:56
214.14:516:57
314.24:506:59
414.24:487:00
514.24:467:01
614.34:457:03
714.34:447:04
814.44:427:05
914.44:417:06
1014.54:397:08
1114.54:387:09
1214.64:377:10
1314.64:357:11
1414.64:347:13
1514.74:337:14
1614.74:327:15
1714.84:317:16
1814.84:297:17
1914.84:287:19
2014.94:277:20
2114.94:267:21
2214.94:257:22
2315.04:247:23
2415.04:237:24
2515.04:227:25
2615.14:227:26
2715.14:217:27
2815.14:207:28
2915.24:197:29
3015.24:197:30
3115.24:187:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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85.3Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
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155.5Bright
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205.6Bright
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245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Samobor?

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
4.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Samobor for sightseeing.

What to pack for Samobor in May

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

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

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Samobor 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 Samobor 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
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Samobor 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 Samobor 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 Samobor?

Samobor sits at 45.8°N, 15.7°E, 153 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Zaprešić, 9.0 km away.

Velika GoricaSesveteKarlovacNovo Mesto

Topography around Samobor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Samobor has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m around an average of 190 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,442 m.

The land around Samobor is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
299 m
16 km
759 m
80 km
1,442 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Zaprešić 9.0 km · Centar 20 km · Zagreb 20 km · Žumberak 24 km · Velika Gorica 30 km · Sesvete 31 km · Karlovac 37 km · Novo Mesto 43 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 Samobor (45.8031°, 15.7181°, elevation 153 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).