Nagykanizsa weather in May

In May, Nagykanizsa sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 74 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 31% 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 Nagykanizsa's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nagykanizsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:25 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Nagykanizsa is city in Zala county, Hungary.

Founded
1245

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 Nagykanizsa 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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How May really feels in Nagykanizsa

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.

Nagykanizsa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°376.93.18.80.0
Feb / -1°457.53.2100.6
Mar12° / 488.61.511.63.0
Apr17° / 519.30.213.35.3
May21° / 11°7411.9014.86.3
Jun25° / 15°8011.6015.56.6
Jul27° / 17°7611015.26.5
Aug27° / 16°729.50146.8
Sep22° / 12°829.5012.46.7
Oct16° / 638.4010.75.2
Nov10° / 639.11.29.22.0
Dec / -1°558.82.98.50.0

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nagykanizsa gets around 74 mm of rain over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
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69280
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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
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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 4:46 AM to 4:10 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:466:52
214.24:446:54
314.24:436:55
414.34:416:56
514.34:406:58
614.34:386:59
714.44:377:00
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Nagykanizsa?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Nagykanizsa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nagykanizsa in May

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

In May, Nagykanizsa 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 Nagykanizsa 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 Nagykanizsa 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 highModerateLowJul 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 Nagykanizsa 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 Nagykanizsa is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nagykanizsa?

Nagykanizsa sits at 46.5°N, 17.0°E, 152 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Koprivnica, 35 km away.

KoprivnicaKeszthelyČakovecZalaegerszegVaraždinTapolcaBjelovarKaposvár

Topography around Nagykanizsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nagykanizsa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 153 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 m.

The land around Nagykanizsa is covered by trees (30%), artificial surfaces (25%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
229 m
80 km
948 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Koprivnica 35 km · Keszthely 40 km · Čakovec 43 km · Zalaegerszeg 44 km · Varaždin 53 km · Tapolca 59 km · Bjelovar 63 km · Kaposvár 63 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 Nagykanizsa (46.4535°, 16.991°, elevation 152 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).