Szekszárd weather in May

In May, Szekszárd sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 66 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°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 Szekszárd's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Szekszárd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:18 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Szekszárd is city in Hungary and capital of Tolna county.

Founded
1015

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 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Szekszárd 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 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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How May really feels in Szekszárd

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.

Szekszárd weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°38838.80.0
Feb / -2°438.13.1100.5
Mar11° / 458.71.411.63.0
Apr17° / 459.10.213.35.5
May22° / 11°6610.8014.76.5
Jun26° / 15°6910.2015.56.8
Jul28° / 16°618.6015.26.8
Aug27° / 16°578.20146.8
Sep22° / 12°648.3012.47.0
Oct17° / 567.8010.75.5
Nov10° / 518.41.49.22.2
Dec / -1°518.92.88.50.0

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45149
55149
65050
75050
85050
94951
104951
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Szekszárd gets around 66 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
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432
532
633
733
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934
1035
1135
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1436
1536
1637
1737
1837
1937
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2136
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2834
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3034
3134

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194600
294600
393700
492800
591900
691900
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8881110
9881110
10871210
11871210
12861310
13851410
14841510
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17811720
18801820
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20772030
21762130
22732340
23722440
24702550
25682660
26672760
27652870
28632980
29603091
305731111
315532121

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 4:39 AM to 4:04 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:396:45
214.14:386:47
314.24:366:48
414.24:356:49
514.34:336:51
614.34:326:52
714.44:306:53
814.44:296:55
914.54:276:56
1014.54:266:57
1114.64:256:58
1214.64:237:00
1314.74:227:01
1414.74:217:02
1514.74:197:03
1614.84:187:05
1714.84:177:06
1814.94:167:07
1914.94:157:08
2014.94:147:09
2115.04:137:11
2215.04:127:12
2315.04:117:13
2415.14:107:14
2515.14:097:15
2615.14:087:16
2715.24:077:17
2815.24:067:18
2915.24:057:19
3015.34:057:20
3115.34:047:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Szekszárd?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Szekszárd for sightseeing.

What to pack for Szekszárd in May

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

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

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Szekszárd 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 Szekszárd 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 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 17UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Szekszárd?

Szekszárd sits at 46.3°N, 18.7°E, 87 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Baja, 26 km away.

PaksKomlóMohácsDombóvárPecsKiskőrös

Topography around Szekszárd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Szekszárd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 117 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 615 m.

The land around Szekszárd is covered by cropland (38%), trees (23%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
615 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Baja 26 km · Kalocsa 28 km · Paks 32 km · Komló 38 km · Mohács 40 km · Dombóvár 44 km · Pecs 48 km · Kiskőrös 53 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 Szekszárd (46.3472°, 18.7119°, elevation 87 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).