Bačka Topola weather in May

In May, Bačka Topola sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 61 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bačka Topola's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bačka Topola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:16 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Bačka Topola is town and municipality in Serbia.

Density
154/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 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bačka Topola reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Bačka Topola

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.

Bačka Topola weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°377.52.78.90.0
Feb / -1°408.12.810.10.7
Mar12° / 418.71.611.63.3
Apr18° / 509.90.213.35.7
May23° / 12°6111.2014.76.6
Jun27° / 15°7010.8015.56.4
Jul29° / 17°629.8015.25.8
Aug29° / 16°498.4013.96.1
Sep24° / 12°527.9012.37.2
Oct18° / 507.7010.76.0
Nov11° / 467.91.39.32.7
Dec / -1°4992.48.50.1

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55050
64951
74951
84852
94852
104753
114753
124753
134654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bačka Topola gets around 61 mm of rain over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
434
535
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735
835
936
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1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
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1936
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2137
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2738
2839
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3039
3140

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29460
39460
49370
59370
69280
79280
89190
99190
1089101
1189101
1288111
1388111
1487121
1586131
1685141
1782162
1881172
1980182
2078193
2176213
2274224
2373234
2472244
2570255
2668266
2766277
2864288
2962299
30603010
31583111

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:37 AM to 4:02 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:376:40
214.14:356:42
314.24:346:43
414.24:326:44
514.24:316:46
614.34:296:47
714.34:286:48
814.44:266:49
914.44:256:51
1014.54:246:52
1114.54:226:53
1214.64:216:54
1314.64:206:56
1414.64:196:57
1514.74:176:58
1614.74:166:59
1714.84:157:01
1814.84:147:02
1914.84:137:03
2014.94:127:04
2114.94:117:05
2214.94:107:06
2315.04:097:07
2415.04:087:08
2515.04:077:10
2615.14:067:11
2715.14:057:12
2815.14:047:13
2915.24:047:14
3015.24:037:15
3115.24:027:16

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bačka Topola?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bačka Topola for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bačka Topola in May

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

In May, Bačka Topola sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bačka Topola in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bačka Topola peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bačka Topola 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 Bačka Topola is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1615 µg/m³Dec 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bačka Topola?

Bačka Topola sits at 45.8°N, 19.6°E, 94 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Vrbas, 27 km away.

VrbasSuboticaPalićSentaBečejSomborApatinLiberpolis

Topography around Bačka Topola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bačka Topola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m.

The land around Bačka Topola is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, cropland (91%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
41 m
80 km
488 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Vrbas 27 km · Subotica 32 km · Palić 34 km · Senta 37 km · Bečej 38 km · Sombor 41 km · Apatin 53 km · Liberpolis 58 km

Serbia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 45% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$15,262
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
75%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 579
Religion
Serbian Orthodox 81%unknown 5%Islam 4%Catholic 4%

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 Bačka Topola (45.8152°, 19.6318°, elevation 94 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).