Sátoraljaújhely weather in May

In May, Sátoraljaújhely sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 78 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sátoraljaújhely's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sátoraljaújhely's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:00 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Sátoraljaújhely is town in Hungary.

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 Sátoraljaújhely reaches about 22°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 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 Sátoraljaújhely

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.

Sátoraljaújhely weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°378.95.38.60.0
Feb / -2°428.75.39.90.1
Mar10° / 429.61.811.62.3
Apr17° / 529.80.213.45.2
May22° / 11°7812.20156.3
Jun25° / 14°7912.6015.86.4
Jul27° / 16°9212.5015.56.2
Aug27° / 16°629.3014.16.8
Sep22° / 11°648.9012.46.7
Oct15° / 598.70.110.64.8
Nov / 519.5291.5
Dec / -2°489.64.78.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 53%.

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

Any precipitation

Sátoraljaújhely gets around 78 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

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

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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 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 4:23 AM to 3:44 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:236:38
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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 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.49 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 Sátoraljaújhely?

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

May is a reasonable time to visit Sátoraljaújhely for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sátoraljaújhely in May

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

In May, Sátoraljaújhely sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sátoraljaújhely 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 Sátoraljaújhely 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sátoraljaújhely 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 Sátoraljaújhely is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1915 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sátoraljaújhely?

Sátoraljaújhely sits at 48.4°N, 21.7°E, 108 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Trebišov, 26 km away.

KisvárdaMichalovceKošiceNyíregyházaUzhhorodHajdúnánás

Topography around Sátoraljaújhely

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sátoraljaújhely has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m around an average of 147 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 496 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,155 m.

The land around Sátoraljaújhely is covered by cropland (39%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
402 m
16 km
496 m
80 km
1,155 m
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May weather nearby: Trebišov 26 km · Kisvárda 37 km · Michalovce 44 km · Košice 46 km · Nyíregyháza 49 km · Uzhhorod 53 km · Vranov nad Topľou 55 km · Hajdúnánás 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 Sátoraljaújhely (48.3949°, 21.6587°, elevation 108 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).