Bor weather in May

In May, Bor sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 82 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bor's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:11 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Bor is city in Serbia.

Density
46/km²
people per km²
Founded
2018

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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bor reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°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)
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How May really feels in Bor

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.

Bor 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 / -4°5410.37.99.10.0
Feb / -3°519.46.710.20.1
Mar10° / 6410.84.511.62.1
Apr15° / 7212.50.913.24.4
May20° / 10°8213.6014.55.8
Jun24° / 14°8213015.26.5
Jul27° / 15°7211.10156.7
Aug27° / 15°579013.87.1
Sep21° / 11°598.3012.37.0
Oct15° / 598.90.510.84.8
Nov / 609.43.19.41.5
Dec / -3°6210.76.28.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
44951
54951
64852
74753
84753
94654
104654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bor gets around 82 mm of rain over 13.6 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 45% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
543
643
744
845
945
1046
1146
1246
1346
1446
1546
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3146

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39460
49370
59280
69280
79190
890100
988120
1087130
1186140
1285150
1383170
1482180
1580200
1678220
1776240
1875250
1973270
2072280
2170300
2269310
2367321
2466331
2565341
2663352
2762362
2860373
2958384
3057385
3155396

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:31 AM to 3:58 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:316:27
214.04:296:28
314.04:286:29
414.14:266:30
514.14:256:32
614.24:246:33
714.24:226:34
814.24:216:35
914.34:206:36
1014.34:186:38
1114.44:176:39
1214.44:166:40
1314.44:156:41
1414.54:136:42
1514.54:126:43
1614.64:116:44
1714.64:106:46
1814.64:096:47
1914.74:086:48
2014.74:076:49
2114.74:066:50
2214.84:056:51
2314.84:046:52
2414.84:036:53
2514.94:036:54
2614.94:026:55
2714.94:016:56
2814.94:006:57
2915.04:006:58
3015.03:596:59
3115.03:587:00

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bor?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bor for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bor in May

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

In May, Bor sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bor 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 Bor peaks around July 11 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bor?

Bor sits at 44.1°N, 22.1°E, 405 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Zaječar, 23 km away.

NegotinSokobanjaKnjazevacĆuprijaVidinCalafatJagodina

Topography around Bor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bor has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m around an average of 420 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,050 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,700 m.

The land around Bor is covered by trees (49%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
473 m
16 km
1,050 m
80 km
1,700 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Zaječar 23 km · Negotin 39 km · Sokobanja 51 km · Knjazevac 58 km · Ćuprija 60 km · Vidin 64 km · Calafat 68 km · Jagodina 68 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 Bor (44.0749°, 22.0959°, elevation 405 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).