Radovis weather in May

In May, Radovis sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 77 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 14.3 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 31% 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 Radovis's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Radovis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:16 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
56%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Radovis is city in North Macedonia.

Density
67/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 Radovis 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 16°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)
1198
2198
3208
4208
5209
6209
7209
8209
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10219
11219
122110
132110
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152110
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222211
232211
242211
252211
262211
272311
282311
292311
302311
312312

How May really feels in Radovis

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.

Radovis 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°508.14.89.30.0
Feb / -2°477.84.210.30.9
Mar11° / 639.93.211.72.9
Apr16° / 6912.10.713.14.8
May21° / 10°7713.4014.36.1
Jun26° / 14°6512.10156.6
Jul29° / 16°478.5014.76.3
Aug29° / 16°428013.76.3
Sep24° / 12°457.4012.37.5
Oct18° / 5970.210.96.1
Nov11° / 597.91.49.72.9
Dec / -2°669.13.990.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65248
75347
85347
95347
105347
115248
125347
135347
145347
155347
165347
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185347
195446
205446
215446
225545
235545
245644
255743
265743
275842
285941
295941
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Radovis gets around 77 mm of rain over 13.4 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 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
341
441
542
642
742
842
943
1043
1143
1243
1343
1443
1543
1644
1744
1844
1944
2044
2144
2244
2344
2443
2543
2643
2743
2843
2943
3043
3143

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8982
9982
10982
11973
12973
13964
14964
15955
16955
17955
18946
19946
20946
21946
22937
23937
24937
25928
26928
27919
289010
298911
308812
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
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 4:05 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:346:21
213.84:336:22
313.94:316:23
413.94:306:24
513.94:296:25
614.04:286:26
714.04:266:27
814.14:256:28
914.14:246:29
1014.14:236:30
1114.24:226:31
1214.24:206:32
1314.24:196:33
1414.34:186:34
1514.34:176:36
1614.34:166:37
1714.44:156:38
1814.44:146:39
1914.44:136:40
2014.54:126:41
2114.54:126:42
2214.54:116:42
2314.64:106:43
2414.64:096:44
2514.64:086:45
2614.64:086:46
2714.74:076:47
2814.74:066:48
2914.74:066:49
3014.74:056:50
3114.84:056:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
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 Radovis?

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
3.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Radovis for sightseeing.

What to pack for Radovis in May

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

In May, Radovis sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Radovis 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 Radovis peaks around June 23 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 highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Radovis?

Radovis sits at 41.6°N, 22.5°E, 382 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Štip, 25 km away.

ŠtipStrumicaVinicaKochaniNegotinoKavadarciDelcevoKratovo

Topography around Radovis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Radovis has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m around an average of 434 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,483 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,856 m.

The land around Radovis is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
322 m
16 km
1,483 m
80 km
2,856 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Štip 25 km · Strumica 27 km · Vinica 27 km · Kochani 31 km · Negotino 36 km · Kavadarci 44 km · Delcevo 44 km · Kratovo 54 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 Radovis (41.6383°, 22.4647°, elevation 382 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).