Slavonski Brod weather in May

In May, Slavonski Brod sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 84 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Slavonski Brod's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Slavonski Brod's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:24 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10
Air quality
High
PM2.5 30.2 µg/m³ · 2019

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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Slavonski Brod reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°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)
12110
22110
32110
42110
52110
62110
72111
82111
92111
102211
112211
122211
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282313
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302413
312413

How May really feels in Slavonski Brod

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.

Slavonski Brod weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°518.84.290.0
Feb / -1°539.33.810.10.9
Mar12° / 5910.12.111.63.4
Apr18° / 6610.90.413.25.4
May22° / 12°8412.4014.66.3
Jun26° / 15°8211.6015.46.6
Jul28° / 17°7310.5015.16.3
Aug28° / 16°648.7013.96.5
Sep23° / 12°769.3012.36.9
Oct17° / 608.3010.75.7
Nov11° / 639.41.89.32.6
Dec / -1°619.63.38.60.1

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
75050
85050
95050
105050
115050
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225050
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285149
295149
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Slavonski Brod gets around 84 mm of rain over 12.4 wet days in May, the wettest month. 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 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1539
1639
1739
1840
1940
2041
2141
2241
2342
2442
2543
2643
2744
2844
2944
3044
3144

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
190910
2891010
3881110
4871210
5861310
6841510
7831610
8821710
9811810
10801910
11792010
12782110
13772210
14752320
15742420
16722530
17722530
18702640
19682750
20672760
21662770
22642880
23632890
246228100
256128110
265929120
275729140
285629150
295230171
305130181
314931191

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
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 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 4:45 AM to 4:11 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:456:45
214.14:436:47
314.14:426:48
414.14:406:49
514.24:396:51
614.24:376:52
714.34:366:53
814.34:356:54
914.44:336:55
1014.44:326:57
1114.54:316:58
1214.54:296:59
1314.54:287:00
1414.64:277:02
1514.64:267:03
1614.74:247:04
1714.74:237:05
1814.74:227:06
1914.84:217:07
2014.84:207:08
2114.84:197:10
2214.94:187:11
2314.94:177:12
2414.94:167:13
2515.04:157:14
2615.04:157:15
2715.04:147:16
2815.14:137:17
2915.14:127:18
3015.14:127:19
3115.14:117:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Slavonski Brod?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Slavonski Brod for sightseeing.

What to pack for Slavonski Brod in May

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

In May, Slavonski Brod sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Slavonski Brod 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 Slavonski Brod peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Slavonski Brod 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 Slavonski Brod is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 22 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Slavonski Brod's WHO annual average of 30.2 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateApr 1437 µg/m³Dec 1522 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr38Poor
May35Moderate
Jun36Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Slavonski Brod?

Slavonski Brod sits at 45.2°N, 18.0°E, 83 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Požega, 33 km away.

PožegaĐakovoGradačacDobojGračanicaTeslicVinkovciOsijek

Topography around Slavonski Brod

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Slavonski Brod has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m.

The land around Slavonski Brod is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), grassland (31%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
1,336 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Požega 33 km · Đakovo 35 km · Gradačac 45 km · Doboj 48 km · Gračanica 56 km · Teslic 63 km · Vinkovci 63 km · Osijek 68 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 Slavonski Brod (45.1616°, 18.0163°, elevation 83 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).