Vevčani weather in May

In May, Vevčani sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 92 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Vevčani's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vevčani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:25 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Vevčani is village and seat of Vevčani 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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Vevčani reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°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)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5177
6177
7177
8188
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10188
11188
12188
13188
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15188
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272010
282010
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312010

How May really feels in Vevčani

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.

Vevčani weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°10711.38.79.40.0
Feb / -3°9811.17.310.30.3
Mar / 10712.66.111.71.8
Apr14° / 10114.52.113.13.5
May18° / 9213.9014.35.5
Jun23° / 12°5911014.96.9
Jul25° / 15°478.4014.77.6
Aug26° / 15°407.6013.77.6
Sep21° / 11°799.6012.36.8
Oct16° / 909.50.410.95.3
Nov11° / 10810.82.39.72.5
Dec / -2°123126.49.10.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34753
44852
54852
64951
74951
84951
94951
104951
115050
125149
135050
145149
155149
165248
175149
185248
195248
205347
215347
225347
235446
245446
255545
265644
275644
285743
295743
305743
315842

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vevčani gets around 92 mm of rain over 13.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
346
446
546
646
745
845
944
1044
1143
1243
1342
1442
1541
1641
1742
1842
1942
2043
2143
2244
2344
2444
2544
2644
2745
2845
2945
3045
3145

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
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19982
20982
21982
22973
23973
24964
25955
26955
27946
28937
29928
30919
319010

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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35calm
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55calm
65calm
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125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
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235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:42 AM to 4:13 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:426:27
213.84:416:28
313.84:406:29
413.94:386:30
513.94:376:32
613.94:366:33
714.04:356:34
814.04:336:35
914.14:326:36
1014.14:316:37
1114.14:306:38
1214.24:296:39
1314.24:286:40
1414.24:276:41
1514.34:266:42
1614.34:256:43
1714.34:246:44
1814.44:236:45
1914.44:226:46
2014.44:216:47
2114.54:206:48
2214.54:196:49
2314.54:196:50
2414.54:186:51
2514.64:176:52
2614.64:166:53
2714.64:166:53
2814.74:156:54
2914.74:146:55
3014.74:146:56
3114.74:136:57

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 1.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 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
15.5Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Vevčani?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Vevčani for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vevčani in May

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

In May, Vevčani sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Vevčani 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 Vevčani peaks around July 15 at about 10 (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 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vevčani?

Vevčani sits at 41.2°N, 20.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Struga, 10 km away.

OhridLibrazhdCentar ŽupaDebarPogradecResen

Topography around Vevčani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vevčani has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m around an average of 1,043 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,688 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,701 m.

The land around Vevčani is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
987 m
16 km
1,688 m
80 km
2,701 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Struga 10 km · Ohrid 22 km · Librazhd 24 km · Centar Župa 27 km · Debar 32 km · Pogradec 38 km · Resen 39 km · Bulqizë 42 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 Vevčani (41.2404°, 20.5928°, 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).