Kosovo Polje weather in May

In May, Kosovo Polje sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kosovo Polje's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kosovo Polje's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:19 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Kosovo Polje is town in Kosovo.

Density
39/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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kosovo Polje reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°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 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1198
2208
3208
4208
5208
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10219
11219
12219
13219
14219
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How May really feels in Kosovo Polje

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.

Kosovo Polje weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°387.85.39.20.0
Feb / -2°377.64.910.30.7
Mar11° / 539.73.711.62.8
Apr16° / 6110.81.113.14.9
May21° / 10°6411.7014.46.3
Jun26° / 13°499.8015.16.9
Jul28° / 15°418.1014.86.5
Aug29° / 15°336.3013.76.5
Sep23° / 11°376.3012.37.5
Oct17° / 406.60.510.85.9
Nov11° / 447.62.39.62.7
Dec / -2°518.75.28.90.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34852
44852
54852
64852
74852
84753
94753
104753
114753
124753
134852
144852
154852
164852
174852
184852
194852
204753
214753
224852
234951
244951
255050
265050
275050
285149
295248
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kosovo Polje gets around 64 mm of rain over 11.7 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
235
335
435
535
635
736
836
936
1036
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1836
1936
2037
2138
2238
2339
2439
2539
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10982
11982
12982
13982
14973
15973
16973
17964
18964
19955
20955
21946
22946
23937
24937
25928
26928
27919
289010
298911
308812
318713

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
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297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 4:07 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:386:28
213.94:366:29
313.94:356:30
414.04:336:31
514.04:326:33
614.04:316:34
714.14:306:35
814.14:286:36
914.24:276:37
1014.24:266:38
1114.24:256:39
1214.34:236:40
1314.34:226:41
1414.44:216:43
1514.44:206:44
1614.44:196:45
1714.54:186:46
1814.54:176:47
1914.54:166:48
2014.64:156:49
2114.64:146:50
2214.64:136:51
2314.74:136:52
2414.74:126:53
2514.74:116:54
2614.74:106:55
2714.84:096:56
2814.84:096:56
2914.84:086:57
3014.84:086:58
3114.94:076:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kosovo Polje?

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
3.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kosovo Polje for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kosovo Polje in May

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

In May, Kosovo Polje sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kosovo Polje 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 Kosovo Polje peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1915 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kosovo Polje?

Kosovo Polje sits at 42.7°N, 21.1°E, 559 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Pristina, 6.0 km away.

GlogovacVushtrriShtimePodujevaLlazicëMitrovicëFerizaj

Topography around Kosovo Polje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kosovo Polje has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 554 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 635 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,494 m.

The land around Kosovo Polje is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
635 m
80 km
2,494 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Pristina 6.0 km · Glogovac 17 km · Vushtrri 21 km · Shtime 26 km · Podujeva 29 km · Llazicë 30 km · Mitrovicë 31 km · Ferizaj 33 km

Kosovo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,899
2025
Homicide rate
1.9
per 100k, 2021
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%Roman Catholic 2%Orthodox 2%other 0%

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 Kosovo Polje (42.6639°, 21.0961°, elevation 559 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).