Varaždin weather in May

In May, Varaždin sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 88 mm of rain across 12.4 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 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Varaždin's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Varaždin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:28 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
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 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Varaždin reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°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 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1209
2209
32010
42010
52010
62010
72010
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102010
112110
122111
132111
142111
152111
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182111
192111
202111
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232212
242212
252212
262212
272212
282312
292313
302313
312313

How May really feels in Varaždin

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.

Varaždin 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°407.33.78.80.0
Feb / -2°507.83.7100.7
Mar12° / 5492.211.63.0
Apr17° / 6310.20.513.35.1
May21° / 11°8812.4014.76.2
Jun25° / 15°9312015.56.6
Jul27° / 16°8711015.26.5
Aug26° / 16°8710.10146.8
Sep21° / 12°989.7012.36.6
Oct16° / 738.60.210.75.1
Nov / 739.31.79.22.0
Dec / -1°618.73.28.50.0

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 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34753
44753
54753
64852
74852
84852
94852
104852
114852
124852
134852
144951
154951
164951
174951
185050
194951
204951
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225050
235149
245050
255149
265050
275050
284951
294951
304951
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Varaždin gets around 88 mm of rain over 12.4 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 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
337
437
537
638
738
838
939
1039
1139
1239
1340
1440
1540
1641
1741
1841
1941
2041
2141
2241
2341
2441
2541
2641
2741
2841
2942
3042
3142

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39550
49460
59370
69280
79280
89190
990100
1090100
1189110
1288120
1388120
1487130
1585141
1684151
1784151
1882162
1981172
2079183
2178193
2277194
2375205
2473216
2571227
2669238
2767249
28652510
29612712
30592813
31572914

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 18 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 4:49 AM to 4:14 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:496:55
214.14:476:56
314.24:466:57
414.24:446:59
514.34:437:00
614.34:417:01
714.44:407:03
814.44:387:04
914.54:377:05
1014.54:367:06
1114.64:347:08
1214.64:337:09
1314.64:327:10
1414.74:307:12
1514.74:297:13
1614.84:287:14
1714.84:277:15
1814.84:257:16
1914.94:247:18
2014.94:237:19
2115.04:227:20
2215.04:217:21
2315.04:207:22
2415.14:197:23
2515.14:187:24
2615.14:177:25
2715.24:177:27
2815.24:167:28
2915.24:157:29
3015.34:147:30
3115.34:147:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
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235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Varaždin?

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
3.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Varaždin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Varaždin in May

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

In May, Varaždin sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Varaždin 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 Varaždin 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
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Varaždin 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 Varaždin is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 917 µg/m³Sep 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Varaždin?

Varaždin sits at 46.3°N, 16.3°E, 173 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Čakovec, 12 km away.

PtujKoprivnicaNagykanizsaSesveteMariborBjelovarZagreb

Topography around Varaždin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Varaždin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 527 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,427 m.

The land around Varaždin is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), grassland (25%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
527 m
80 km
1,427 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Čakovec 12 km · Ptuj 38 km · Koprivnica 41 km · Nagykanizsa 53 km · Sesvete 55 km · Maribor 60 km · Bjelovar 60 km · Zagreb 61 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 Varaždin (46.3044°, 16.3378°, elevation 173 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).