Kratovo weather in May

In May, Kratovo sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 82 mm of rain across 12.9 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 29% 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 Kratovo's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kratovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:16 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Kratovo is town and seat of Kratovo Municipality, Macedonia.

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 Kratovo reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°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)
1197
2197
3198
4198
5198
6208
7208
8208
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10209
11209
12209
13219
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312311

How May really feels in Kratovo

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.

Kratovo 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°508.65.39.30.0
Feb / -2°4684.610.30.7
Mar11° / 62103.611.72.6
Apr16° / 7812.61.113.14.6
May21° / 8212.9014.46.1
Jun25° / 13°6710.40156.9
Jul28° / 15°517.9014.86.8
Aug28° / 15°487.5013.76.7
Sep23° / 11°476.9012.37.5
Oct17° / 5670.410.85.9
Nov11° / 528.11.69.62.7
Dec / -2°628.94.290.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
75050
85050
95050
105149
114951
125050
135050
145050
155050
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185050
195050
205149
215149
225248
235347
245446
255545
265644
275743
285842
295842
305941
316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kratovo gets around 82 mm of rain over 12.9 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
543
643
743
843
942
1042
1142
1242
1341
1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
1941
2041
2141
2240
2340
2440
2540
2639
2739
2839
2939
3039
3138

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 98% 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
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25964
26964
27955
28955
29946
30937
31928

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 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 4:34 AM to 4:04 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:346:22
213.84:336:24
313.94:326:25
413.94:306:26
514.04:296:27
614.04:286:28
714.04:266:29
814.14:256:30
914.14:246:31
1014.24:236:32
1114.24:226:34
1214.24:216:35
1314.34:196:36
1414.34:186:37
1514.34:176:38
1614.44:166:39
1714.44:156:40
1814.44:146:41
1914.54:136:42
2014.54:126:43
2114.54:126:44
2214.64:116:45
2314.64:106:46
2414.64:096:47
2514.74:086:48
2614.74:086:49
2714.74:076:49
2814.74:066:50
2914.84:066:51
3014.84:056:52
3114.84:046:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kratovo?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kratovo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kratovo in May

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

In May, Kratovo sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kratovo 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 Kratovo peaks around July 12 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 12UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kratovo?

Kratovo sits at 42.1°N, 22.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Kriva Palanka, 19 km away.

Kriva PalankaKochaniStaro NagoričaneVinicaŠtipKumanovoKyustendilLipkovo

Topography around Kratovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kratovo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 766 m around an average of 852 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,357 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,440 m.

The land around Kratovo is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
766 m
16 km
1,357 m
80 km
2,440 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Kriva Palanka 19 km · Kochani 26 km · Staro Nagoričane 32 km · Vinica 35 km · Štip 37 km · Kumanovo 39 km · Kyustendil 48 km · Lipkovo 50 km

North Macedonia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,490
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
81%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 595
Religion
Orthodox 46%Islam 32%Christian 13%Other 7%

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 Kratovo (42.0791°, 22.1817°, 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).