Žabljak weather in May

In May, Žabljak sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 125 mm of precipitation across 17.8 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Žabljak's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Žabljak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
125 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:26 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Žabljak is village in Montenegro.

Density
4/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

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 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Žabljak reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2144
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5155
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How May really feels in Žabljak

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.

Žabljak weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°10313139.20.0
Feb / -5°10812.712.810.20.0
Mar / -3°1141412.111.60.4
Apr10° / 10915.16.413.12.1
May16° / 12517.81.314.44.0
Jun20° / 10°10215.40.115.15.6
Jul22° / 11°9413.7014.96.3
Aug22° / 11°8112.9013.86.5
Sep18° / 10812.40.312.35.4
Oct13° / 9810.42.110.83.6
Nov / -1°122125.99.51.0
Dec / -5°12713.311.78.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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23862
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Žabljak gets around 125 mm of rain and snow over 17.8 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 57% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1547
2556
3556
4566
5566
6566
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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 (%)
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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
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
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 4:45 AM to 4:13 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:456:37
213.94:436:38
314.04:426:39
414.04:406:40
514.04:396:42
614.14:386:43
714.14:366:44
814.24:356:45
914.24:346:46
1014.24:336:47
1114.34:316:48
1214.34:306:49
1314.44:296:51
1414.44:286:52
1514.44:276:53
1614.54:266:54
1714.54:256:55
1814.54:246:56
1914.64:236:57
2014.64:226:58
2114.64:216:59
2214.74:207:00
2314.74:197:01
2414.74:187:02
2514.84:177:03
2614.84:177:04
2714.84:167:05
2814.84:157:06
2914.94:147:07
3014.94:147:08
3114.94:137:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Žabljak?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Žabljak for sightseeing.

What to pack for Žabljak in May

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

In May, Žabljak sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Žabljak 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 Žabljak peaks around July 18 at about 10 (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 18UV 10Dec 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 Žabljak?

Žabljak sits at 43.2°N, 19.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Pljevlja, 29 km away.

PljevljaNikšićBijelo PoljePodgoricaTrebinjePerast

Topography around Žabljak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Žabljak has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m around an average of 1,461 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,921 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,426 m.

The land around Žabljak is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
344 m
16 km
1,921 m
80 km
2,426 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Pljevlja 29 km · Nikšić 45 km · Bijelo Polje 52 km · Goražde 58 km · Zlatibor 79 km · Podgorica 80 km · Trebinje 80 km · Perast 82 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 Žabljak (43.1542°, 19.1232°, elevation 0 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).