Štip weather in May

In May, Štip sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 54 mm of rain across 9.3 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 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Štip's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Štip's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:17 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
54%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Štip is city in the eastern part of North Macedonia.

Density
3,576/km²
people per km²
Founded
~50 CE

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 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Štip reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°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)
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22110
32210
42210
52210
62210
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312613

How May really feels in Štip

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.

Štip 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 / -2°417.23.49.30.3
Feb / -1°376.62.510.31.6
Mar13° / 4981.611.73.8
Apr18° / 548.90.413.15.9
May23° / 11°549.3014.37.1
Jun29° / 15°377.70156.2
Jul31° / 17°265.3014.75.1
Aug31° / 17°254.8013.75.2
Sep26° / 13°284.8012.37.7
Oct19° / 465.70.110.96.9
Nov12° / 476.919.63.7
Dec / -1°527.62.490.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85545
95545
105545
115545
125644
135545
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225644
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255842
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286139
296139
306337
316436

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Štip gets around 54 mm of rain over 9.3 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
429
529
630
730
830
931
1031
1131
1231
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1930
2030
2130
2230
2329
2429
2528
2628
2727
2827
2927
3027
3127

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4982
5982
6982
7982
8973
9973
10964
11964
12964
13955
14955
15955
16946
17946
18946
19937
20937
21937
22928
23928
24928
25919
26919
279010
288911
298812
308713
318614

Wind in May

Winds average 8 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
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217calm
227calm
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267calm
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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 4:35 AM to 4:05 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:356:22
213.84:346:23
313.94:326:24
413.94:316:25
513.94:306:26
614.04:286:27
714.04:276:28
814.14:266:29
914.14:256:31
1014.14:246:32
1114.24:226:33
1214.24:216:34
1314.24:206:35
1414.34:196:36
1514.34:186:37
1614.34:176:38
1714.44:166:39
1814.44:156:40
1914.44:146:41
2014.54:136:42
2114.54:126:43
2214.54:126:44
2314.64:116:45
2414.64:106:46
2514.64:096:47
2614.74:086:48
2714.74:086:48
2814.74:076:49
2914.74:076:50
3014.84:066:51
3114.84:056:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Štip?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Štip for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Štip in May

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

In May, Štip sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Štip 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 Štip peaks around June 23 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 highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Štip?

Štip sits at 41.7°N, 22.2°E, 294 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Radovis, 25 km away.

RadovisKochaniVinicaNegotinoVelesKratovoKavadarciStrumica

Topography around Štip

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Štip has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m around an average of 339 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 914 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,477 m.

The land around Štip is covered by grassland (38%), cropland (21%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (52%), cropland (25%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
330 m
16 km
914 m
80 km
2,477 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Radovis 25 km · Kochani 26 km · Vinica 30 km · Negotino 30 km · Veles 35 km · Kratovo 37 km · Kavadarci 38 km · Strumica 51 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 Štip (41.7458°, 22.1958°, elevation 294 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).