Lipkovo weather in May

In May, Lipkovo sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 79 mm of rain across 13.5 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 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 Lipkovo's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lipkovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:18 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Lipkovo is village in Lipkovo Municipality, North 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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lipkovo reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°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 27°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)
1208
2208
3208
4208
5218
6218
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How May really feels in Lipkovo

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.

Lipkovo 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°489.15.49.30.0
Feb / -2°498.45.210.30.9
Mar12° / 6910.83.711.63.0
Apr17° / 7312.41.113.14.9
May22° / 10°7913.5014.46.2
Jun26° / 13°6812.10156.5
Jul29° / 15°478.7014.86.1
Aug29° / 15°397013.76.3
Sep24° / 11°467012.37.5
Oct18° / 557.20.310.86.0
Nov11° / 569.32.29.62.6
Dec / -2°6510.1590.2

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 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
55050
64951
74951
84951
95050
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115050
124951
134951
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lipkovo gets around 79 mm of rain over 13.5 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 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
340
440
540
641
741
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1742
1842
1943
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2143
2244
2344
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2646
2746
2846
2947
3047
3146

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
39910
49910
59820
69820
79820
89730
99730
109640
119550
129550
139460
149370
159280
169190
1790100
1889110
1988120
2087130
2186140
2284160
2383170
2482180
2580191
2678211
2777221
2874242
2973252
3071272
3169283

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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217calm
227calm
237calm
246calm
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306calm
316calm

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 4:37 AM to 4:07 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:376:25
213.84:356:26
313.94:346:27
413.94:336:28
514.04:316:29
614.04:306:31
714.14:296:32
814.14:276:33
914.14:266:34
1014.24:256:35
1114.24:246:36
1214.24:236:37
1314.34:226:38
1414.34:216:39
1514.34:196:40
1614.44:186:41
1714.44:176:42
1814.54:166:43
1914.54:156:44
2014.54:156:45
2114.54:146:46
2214.64:136:47
2314.64:126:48
2414.64:116:49
2514.74:106:50
2614.74:106:51
2714.74:096:52
2814.74:086:53
2914.84:086:54
3014.84:076:55
3114.84:076:56

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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225.9Bright
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245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lipkovo?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lipkovo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lipkovo in May

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

In May, Lipkovo sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Lipkovo 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 Lipkovo peaks around July 15 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lipkovo 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 Lipkovo is worst in May — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1316 µg/m³Dec 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lipkovo?

Lipkovo sits at 42.2°N, 21.6°E, 441 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Kumanovo, 11 km away.

ButelIlindenŠuto OrizareČairStaro NagoričaneSkopjeKisela Voda

Topography around Lipkovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lipkovo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 579 m around an average of 577 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,413 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,574 m.

The land around Lipkovo is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (39%), cropland (30%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
579 m
16 km
1,413 m
80 km
2,574 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Kumanovo 11 km · Butel 18 km · Ilinden 18 km · Šuto Orizare 19 km · Čair 20 km · Staro Nagoričane 21 km · Skopje 22 km · Kisela Voda 24 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 Lipkovo (42.157°, 21.5856°, elevation 441 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).