Strumica weather in May

In May, Strumica sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Strumica's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Strumica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:16 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
54%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Strumica is town and seat of Strumica Municipality, Macedonia.

Density
308/km²
people per km²
Founded
1920

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 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Strumica reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1209
2209
3209
4209
52010
62110
72110
82110
92110
102110
112110
122110
132211
142211
152211
162211
172211
182211
192211
202211
212211
222312
232312
242312
252312
262312
272312
282312
292412
302412
312413

How May really feels in Strumica

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.

Strumica weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°568.34.49.30.2
Feb / -1°538.7410.31.3
Mar12° / 679.82.811.73.3
Apr17° / 6110.20.513.15.2
May22° / 11°6210.90.114.36.6
Jun27° / 15°378.8014.96.9
Jul30° / 17°296.3014.76.1
Aug30° / 17°255.4013.76.1
Sep25° / 13°396.8012.37.6
Oct18° / 627.40.210.96.3
Nov12° / 668.11.39.73.2
Dec / -1°739.53.39.10.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 43%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35446
45446
55545
65545
75644
85644
95644
105644
115644
125644
135743
145743
155743
165743
175644
185743
195743
205743
215842
225743
235842
245842
255941
266040
276139
286139
296238
306337
316436

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Strumica gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
231
331
432
532
632
733
833
934
1034
1134
1235
1335
1435
1536
1636
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2536
2636
2735
2835
2935
3034
3134

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79640
89550
99460
109460
119370
129280
139280
149190
159190
1690100
1790100
1889110
1988120
2088120
2187130
2287130
2386140
2486140
2585150
2684160
2783170
2882180
2980191
3079201
3178211

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.

0246810151015202531
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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:34 AM to 4:05 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:346:19
213.84:326:21
313.84:316:22
413.94:306:23
513.94:296:24
614.04:276:25
714.04:266:26
814.04:256:27
914.14:246:28
1014.14:226:29
1114.14:216:30
1214.24:206:31
1314.24:196:32
1414.34:186:33
1514.34:176:34
1614.34:166:35
1714.44:156:36
1814.44:146:37
1914.44:136:38
2014.44:126:39
2114.54:116:40
2214.54:116:41
2314.54:106:42
2414.64:096:43
2514.64:086:44
2614.64:086:45
2714.64:076:46
2814.74:066:47
2914.74:066:47
3014.74:056:48
3114.74:056:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

0246151015202531
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
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Intense
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 Strumica?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Strumica for sightseeing.

What to pack for Strumica in May

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

In May, Strumica sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Strumica 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 Strumica 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 highVery 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 Strumica?

Strumica sits at 41.4°N, 22.6°E, 228 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Radovis, 27 km away.

RadovisGevgelijaNegotinoVinicaŠtipKavadarciKilkís

Topography around Strumica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Strumica has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 382 m around an average of 279 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,326 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,873 m.

The land around Strumica is covered by cropland (31%), trees (24%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (51%), grassland (25%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
382 m
16 km
1,326 m
80 km
2,873 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Radovis 27 km · Gevgelija 35 km · Negotino 46 km · Petrich 47 km · Vinica 51 km · Štip 51 km · Kavadarci 53 km · Kilkís 53 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 Strumica (41.4376°, 22.6429°, elevation 228 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).