Kisvárda weather in May

In May, Kisvárda sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 73 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kisvárda's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kisvárda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
3:59 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Kisvárda is town in Hungary.

Density
507/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 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kisvárda reaches about 23°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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22210
32210
42210
52210
62210
72210
82211
92211
102211
112211
122211
132211
142211
152311
162311
172311
182312
192312
202312
212312
222312
232312
242312
252412
262413
272413
282413
292413
302413
312413

How May really feels in Kisvárda

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.

Kisvárda 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 / -3°378.84.48.60.0
Feb / -2°428.44.19.90.3
Mar11° / 419.11.511.62.8
Apr18° / 489.10.213.45.7
May23° / 11°7311.4014.96.6
Jun26° / 15°7411.6015.86.3
Jul28° / 17°8211.4015.55.8
Aug28° / 16°568.5014.16.2
Sep23° / 12°608.5012.46.9
Oct16° / 578.70.110.65.3
Nov / 519.21.292.0
Dec / -2°509.548.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
45347
55347
65248
75149
85149
95149
105050
114951
124951
134951
144852
154852
164753
174753
184753
194753
204654
214654
224555
234555
244555
254555
264555
274555
284753
294753
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kisvárda gets around 73 mm of rain over 11.4 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
229
329
430
530
631
732
833
934
1035
1136
1237
1337
1438
1538
1639
1739
1839
1940
2040
2140
2240
2340
2440
2540
2640
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 83% 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
59460
69370
79280
89280
99190
1090100
1189110
1289110
1388120
1487130
1586140
1684151
1783161
1882171
1981181
2080191
2178202
2278202
2377212
2475223
2574233
2674233
2772244
2870255
2970255
3068266
3166277

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.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:22 AM to 3:43 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:226:36
214.34:206:38
314.34:186:39
414.44:176:40
514.54:156:42
614.54:136:43
714.64:126:45
814.64:106:46
914.64:096:48
1014.74:076:49
1114.74:066:50
1214.84:046:52
1314.84:036:53
1414.94:016:54
1514.94:006:56
1615.03:596:57
1715.03:576:58
1815.13:567:00
1915.13:557:01
2015.13:547:02
2115.23:537:03
2215.23:527:05
2315.33:507:06
2415.33:497:07
2515.33:487:08
2615.43:477:09
2715.43:477:11
2815.43:467:12
2915.53:457:13
3015.53:447:14
3115.53:437:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

0246151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kisvárda?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kisvárda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kisvárda in May

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

In May, Kisvárda sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kisvárda 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 Kisvárda peaks around July 11 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kisvárda?

Kisvárda sits at 48.2°N, 22.1°E, 106 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Mátészalka, 34 km away.

MátészalkaSátoraljaújhelyNyíregyházaBerehoveUzhhorodTrebišovMukachevoMichalovce

Topography around Kisvárda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kisvárda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 965 m.

The land around Kisvárda is covered by cropland (28%), trees (27%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
56 m
80 km
965 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Mátészalka 34 km · Sátoraljaújhely 37 km · Nyíregyháza 40 km · Berehove 42 km · Uzhhorod 48 km · Trebišov 53 km · Mukachevo 53 km · Michalovce 61 km

Hungary travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,907
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 590
Religion
no answer 40%Catholic 30%none 16%Calvinist 10%

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 Kisvárda (48.2167°, 22.0833°, elevation 106 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).