Shtime weather in May

In May, Shtime sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 72 mm of rain across 11.6 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 30% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Shtime's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shtime's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:20 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Shtime is town in Kosovo.

Density
673/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 Shtime reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°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 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2208
3209
4209
5209
6209
7219
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How May really feels in Shtime

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.

Shtime 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°458.45.39.20.0
Feb / -2°448.25.110.30.9
Mar12° / 609.93.811.63.0
Apr16° / 66111.113.15.0
May21° / 10°7211.6014.46.4
Jun26° / 14°478.80157.0
Jul29° / 16°386.8014.86.3
Aug29° / 16°355.9013.76.4
Sep24° / 12°426.5012.37.5
Oct18° / 466.90.510.86.1
Nov11° / 508.52.29.62.9
Dec / -2°5995.48.90.3

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
75149
85050
95050
105149
115050
125050
135149
145050
155050
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194951
204852
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235050
245050
255149
265248
275347
285347
295446
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Shtime gets around 72 mm of rain over 11.6 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 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
635
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1737
1837
1937
2038
2138
2238
2339
2439
2538
2638
2738
2838
2937
3037
3136

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9982
10982
11982
12982
13973
14973
15964
16964
17955
18955
19946
20937
21937
22928
23919
24919
259010
268911
278911
288812
298713
308614
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 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 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 4:08 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:386:28
213.94:376:29
313.94:366:30
413.94:346:31
514.04:336:32
614.04:326:33
714.14:306:35
814.14:296:36
914.14:286:37
1014.24:276:38
1114.24:256:39
1214.34:246:40
1314.34:236:41
1414.34:226:42
1514.44:216:43
1614.44:206:44
1714.44:196:45
1814.54:186:46
1914.54:176:47
2014.54:166:48
2114.64:156:49
2214.64:146:50
2314.64:136:51
2414.74:136:52
2514.74:126:53
2614.74:116:54
2714.74:106:55
2814.84:106:56
2914.84:096:57
3014.84:086:58
3114.84:086:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Shtime?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Shtime for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shtime in May

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

In May, Shtime 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 Shtime 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 Shtime peaks around July 15 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Shtime 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 Shtime 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 Shtime?

Shtime sits at 42.4°N, 21.0°E, 572 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Ferizaj, 12 km away.

FerizajSuva RekaGlogovacKosovo PoljeLlazicëPristinaVitinaOrahovac

Topography around Shtime

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shtime has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 609 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,285 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,492 m.

The land around Shtime is covered by cropland (42%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
280 m
16 km
1,285 m
80 km
2,492 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Ferizaj 12 km · Suva Reka 19 km · Glogovac 25 km · Kosovo Polje 26 km · Llazicë 26 km · Pristina 29 km · Vitina 29 km · Orahovac 32 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 Shtime (42.4331°, 21.0397°, elevation 572 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).