Sibenik weather in May

In May, Sibenik sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 70 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sibenik's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sibenik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:37 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
47%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

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 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sibenik reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12012
22012
32012
42012
52112
62112
72113
82113
92113
102113
112113
122113
132213
142213
152213
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182214
192214
202214
212314
222314
232314
242314
252314
262315
272315
282315
292415
302415
312415

How May really feels in Sibenik

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.

Sibenik 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
Jan10° / 889.90.99.12.2
Feb11° / 818.90.910.22.6
Mar14° / 839.80.611.64.2
Apr17° / 8610.60.113.25.5
May22° / 13°709.2014.57.0
Jun26° / 17°486.8015.27.4
Jul29° / 20°264.5014.96.5
Aug29° / 20°444.8013.86.4
Sep25° / 16°947.8012.37.4
Oct20° / 12°1069.9010.86.5
Nov15° / 15012.20.19.54.3
Dec11° / 12010.90.48.82.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35644
45644
55743
65842
75941
85941
96040
106040
116139
126238
136238
146337
156337
166337
176436
186436
196436
206535
216634
226634
236634
246733
256832
266832
276832
286733
296733
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sibenik gets around 70 mm of rain over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
633
733
832
932
1032
1132
1231
1331
1431
1530
1630
1730
1829
1929
2028
2128
2228
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2826
2926
3026
3126

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1901000
2891100
3881200
4861400
5851500
6831700
7811900
8802000
9792100
10772300
11762400
12752500
13742600
14732700
15722710
16712810
17702910
18683020
19673120
20663130
21643240
22623350
23623350
24603460
25583570
26563680
275337100
285138110
294939120
304640140
314441151

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2010calm
2110calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 4:24 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:566:51
214.04:556:52
314.04:536:53
414.04:526:55
514.14:516:56
614.14:496:57
714.24:486:58
814.24:476:59
914.34:457:00
1014.34:447:02
1114.34:437:03
1214.44:427:04
1314.44:407:05
1414.44:397:06
1514.54:387:07
1614.54:377:08
1714.64:367:09
1814.64:357:11
1914.64:347:12
2014.74:337:13
2114.74:327:14
2214.74:317:15
2314.84:307:16
2414.84:297:17
2514.84:287:18
2614.94:287:19
2714.94:277:20
2814.94:267:21
2914.94:267:22
3015.04:257:22
3115.04:247:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sibenik?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Sibenik for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sibenik in May

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

In May, Sibenik sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Sibenik in May

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 24°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 4 to Oct 21 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Sibenik 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 Sibenik peaks around July 15 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 highModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sibenik?

Sibenik sits at 43.7°N, 15.9°E, 16 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Split, 51 km away.

SplitSolinZadarHvarBihaćJajceBosanska KrupaBugojno

Topography around Sibenik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sibenik has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 538 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,882 m.

The land around Sibenik is covered by trees (31%) and shrubs (30%) within 3 km, water (31%), trees (27%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
253 m
16 km
538 m
80 km
1,882 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Split 51 km · Solin 53 km · Zadar 68 km · Hvar 77 km · Bihać 120 km · Jajce 129 km · Bosanska Krupa 129 km · Bugojno 130 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 Sibenik (43.7343°, 15.8942°, elevation 16 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).