Leposaviq weather in May

In May, Leposaviq sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 13.2 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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
74 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:19 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Leposaviq is town in Kosovo.

Density
36/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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Leposaviq reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2187
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How May really feels in Leposaviq

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.

Leposaviq 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 / -4°448.86.79.20.0
Feb / -3°448.8710.20.3
Mar10° / 61115.411.62.3
Apr15° / 6912213.14.3
May20° / 7413.20.114.45.8
Jun24° / 12°6311.8015.16.7
Jul26° / 14°539.6014.97.0
Aug27° / 14°408.4013.87.2
Sep22° / 10°498012.37.0
Oct16° / 487.50.910.85.3
Nov10° / 508.43.29.52.2
Dec / -3°579.66.88.90.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54555
64654
74654
84654
94654
104654
114654
124753
134654
144555
154654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Leposaviq gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 precipitation averages around 42% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
440
540
640
740
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1440
1540
1641
1741
1841
1942
2042
2143
2243
2344
2444
2545
2646
2746
2847
2947
3047
3147

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
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
12991
13991
14991
15991
16982
17982
18973
19973
20964
21964
22955
23946
24946
25937
26928
27919
289010
298911
308713
318614

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 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 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 4:07 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:386:30
213.94:376:31
314.04:356:32
414.04:346:34
514.04:326:35
614.14:316:36
714.14:306:37
814.24:286:38
914.24:276:39
1014.24:266:40
1114.34:256:42
1214.34:246:43
1314.44:226:44
1414.44:216:45
1514.44:206:46
1614.54:196:47
1714.54:186:48
1814.54:176:49
1914.64:166:50
2014.64:156:51
2114.64:146:52
2214.74:136:53
2314.74:126:54
2414.74:126:55
2514.84:116:56
2614.84:106:57
2714.84:096:58
2814.84:096:59
2914.94:087:00
3014.94:077:01
3114.94:077:02

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Leposaviq?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Leposaviq for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leposaviq in May

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

In May, Leposaviq sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Leposaviq 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 Leposaviq peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Leposaviq 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 Leposaviq 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 Leposaviq?

Leposaviq sits at 43.1°N, 20.8°E, 468 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Zvečan, 22 km away.

ZvečanNovi PazarMitrovicëVushtrriPodujevaIstokGlogovacKosovo Polje

Topography around Leposaviq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leposaviq has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m around an average of 602 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,333 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,375 m.

The land around Leposaviq is covered by trees (71%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
453 m
16 km
1,333 m
80 km
2,375 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Zvečan 22 km · Novi Pazar 24 km · Mitrovicë 25 km · Vushtrri 34 km · Podujeva 38 km · Istok 44 km · Glogovac 53 km · Kosovo Polje 54 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 Leposaviq (43.1039°, 20.8028°, elevation 468 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).