Bijelo Polje weather in May

In May, Bijelo Polje sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 91 mm of precipitation across 14.5 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Bijelo Polje's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bijelo Polje's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
91 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:23 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Bijelo Polje is city in Montenegro.

Density
17/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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bijelo Polje reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°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)
1154
2164
3165
4165
5165
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7165
8165
9165
10175
11176
12176
13176
14176
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22187
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27187
28187
29188
30198
31198

How May really feels in Bijelo 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.

Bijelo Polje weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°7310.89.79.20.0
Feb / -5°8010.99.810.20.0
Mar / -2°9112.5911.61.0
Apr12° / 9014.33.713.12.9
May17° / 9114.50.614.44.9
Jun21° / 10°6312.4015.16.3
Jul24° / 12°5810.3014.87.2
Aug24° / 12°428.6013.87.5
Sep20° / 709.30.112.36.4
Oct15° / 729.11.110.84.5
Nov / 9410.84.59.51.6
Dec / -4°9911.88.98.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34258
44357
54357
64456
74456
84456
94456
104555
114555
124555
134654
144555
154555
164555
174456
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234456
244555
254555
264555
274654
284753
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Bijelo Polje gets around 91 mm of rain and snow over 14.5 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1472
2472
3472
4462
5462
6462
7462
8462
9462
10452
11452
12452
13442
14452
15452
16452
17462
18462
19472
20472
21472
22482
23482
24482
25492
26492
27492
28492
29492
30491
31481

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 100% 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
121000
131000
141000
151000
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181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
24991
25991
26991
27991
28982
29982
30973
31973

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 4:42 AM to 4:11 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:426:34
213.94:416:35
313.94:396:36
414.04:386:38
514.04:376:39
614.14:356:40
714.14:346:41
814.24:336:42
914.24:326:43
1014.24:306:44
1114.34:296:46
1214.34:286:47
1314.44:276:48
1414.44:266:49
1514.44:256:50
1614.54:236:51
1714.54:226:52
1814.54:216:53
1914.64:206:54
2014.64:196:55
2114.64:196:56
2214.74:186:57
2314.74:176:58
2414.74:166:59
2514.84:157:00
2614.84:147:01
2714.84:147:02
2814.84:137:03
2914.94:127:04
3014.94:127:05
3114.94:117:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
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205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.7Bright
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255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bijelo Polje?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bijelo Polje in May

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

In May, Bijelo Polje sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Bijelo 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 Bijelo Polje peaks around July 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bijelo Polje?

Bijelo Polje sits at 43.0°N, 19.7°E, 623 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Pljevlja, 47 km away.

PljevljaŽabljakPejëIstokDeçanNikšić

Topography around Bijelo Polje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bijelo Polje has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m around an average of 705 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,592 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,594 m.

The land around Bijelo Polje is covered by trees (66%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
452 m
16 km
1,592 m
80 km
2,594 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Pljevlja 47 km · Žabljak 52 km · Pejë 61 km · Novi Pazar 63 km · Istok 67 km · Deçan 71 km · Nikšić 72 km · Zlatibor 77 km

Montenegro travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,817
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
86%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Orthodox 72%Muslim 19%Catholic 3%other 2%

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 Bijelo Polje (43.0383°, 19.7476°, elevation 623 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).