Podujeva weather in May

In May, Podujeva sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 84 mm of rain across 14.4 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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Podujeva's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Podujeva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:18 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Podujeva is city in Kosovo.

Density
55/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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Podujeva reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°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 Podujeva

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.

Podujeva 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°448.85.99.20.0
Feb / -2°418.8610.20.5
Mar11° / 6211.34.111.62.6
Apr16° / 7412.61.213.14.6
May21° / 8414.4014.45.8
Jun25° / 13°7913.4015.16.5
Jul27° / 15°6410.7014.86.7
Aug27° / 15°478.6013.87.1
Sep22° / 11°518012.37.1
Oct17° / 507.70.510.85.5
Nov10° / 4882.79.52.4
Dec / -2°559.75.48.90.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34654
44654
54555
64555
74555
84555
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104456
114456
124456
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Podujeva gets around 84 mm of rain over 14.4 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 46% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
344
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545
645
746
846
946
1046
1146
1246
1345
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1545
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1745
1845
1945
2046
2146
2246
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2649
2750
2850
2951
3051
3151

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
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49820
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69820
79820
89730
99730
109730
119640
129640
139550
149460
159370
169280
179190
1890100
1989110
2088120
2186140
2285150
2384160
2483170
2581190
2680200
2777221
2876231
2974251
3073261
3171272

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
68calm
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108calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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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 4:37 AM to 4:06 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:376:28
213.94:356:29
313.94:346:30
414.04:336:32
514.04:316:33
614.14:306:34
714.14:296:35
814.14:276:36
914.24:266:37
1014.24:256:38
1114.34:246:39
1214.34:226:41
1314.34:216:42
1414.44:206:43
1514.44:196:44
1614.44:186:45
1714.54:176:46
1814.54:166:47
1914.64:156:48
2014.64:146:49
2114.64:136:50
2214.64:126:51
2314.74:116:52
2414.74:116:53
2514.74:106:54
2614.84:096:55
2714.84:086:56
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2914.84:076:58
3014.94:066:59
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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 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.41 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Podujeva?

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
3.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Podujeva for sightseeing.

What to pack for Podujeva in May

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

In May, Podujeva sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Podujeva 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 Podujeva 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 Podujeva 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 Podujeva 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 Podujeva?

Podujeva sits at 42.9°N, 21.2°E, 614 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Vushtrri, 21 km away.

VushtrriPristinaMitrovicëKosovo PoljeZvečanLeposaviqGlogovacProkuplje

Topography around Podujeva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Podujeva has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 614 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,176 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,315 m.

The land around Podujeva is covered by cropland (62%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
1,176 m
80 km
2,315 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Vushtrri 21 km · Pristina 27 km · Mitrovicë 27 km · Kosovo Polje 29 km · Zvečan 29 km · Leposaviq 38 km · Glogovac 40 km · Prokuplje 48 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 Podujeva (42.9106°, 21.1931°, elevation 614 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).