Čačak weather in May

In May, Čačak sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 89 mm of rain across 13.1 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 20°C in the first days to 23°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 Čačak's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Čačak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:19 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Čačak is city in Serbia.

Density
184/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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Čačak reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 27°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 Čačak

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.

Čačak 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 / -3°5010.36.99.10.0
Feb / -2°5110.56.410.20.7
Mar12° / 6811.64.111.63.0
Apr17° / 7011.90.913.25.0
May21° / 10°8913.1014.56.1
Jun25° / 13°8312.4015.26.5
Jul27° / 15°7710.6014.96.6
Aug28° / 14°548.6013.86.8
Sep23° / 11°568.2012.37.1
Oct17° / 5380.210.85.8
Nov11° / 508.82.49.52.8
Dec / -2°5610.868.80.2

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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44654
54654
64654
74555
84654
94555
104555
114555
124654
134654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Čačak gets around 89 mm of rain over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
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439
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639
739
840
940
1040
1140
1240
1340
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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 (%)
19550
29550
39460
49370
59280
69280
79190
890100
989110
1088120
1187130
1285150
1384160
1483170
1580191
1679201
1777221
1875241
1974251
2071272
2170282
2268302
2366313
2465323
2563334
2662344
2761345
2859356
2957367
3054379
31533710

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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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 4:38 AM to 4:06 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:386:33
214.04:376:35
314.04:356:36
414.14:346:37
514.14:326:38
614.14:316:39
714.24:306:41
814.24:286:42
914.34:276:43
1014.34:266:44
1114.34:256:45
1214.44:236:46
1314.44:226:48
1414.54:216:49
1514.54:206:50
1614.54:196:51
1714.64:186:52
1814.64:176:53
1914.64:166:54
2014.74:156:55
2114.74:146:56
2214.74:136:57
2314.84:126:58
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2614.94:097:01
2714.94:097:02
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2915.04:077:04
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Čačak?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Čačak for sightseeing.

What to pack for Čačak in May

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

In May, Čačak sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Čačak 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 Čačak peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 14UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Čačak 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 Čačak is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2116 µg/m³Dec 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Čačak?

Čačak sits at 43.9°N, 20.3°E, 241 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Gornji Milanovac, 17 km away.

KraljevoUžiceKragujevacAranđelovacZlatiborLazarevacValjevo

Topography around Čačak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Čačak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 260 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 776 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,002 m.

The land around Čačak is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), trees (24%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
776 m
80 km
2,002 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Gornji Milanovac 17 km · Kraljevo 33 km · Užice 40 km · Kragujevac 47 km · Aranđelovac 49 km · Zlatibor 55 km · Lazarevac 55 km · Valjevo 56 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 Čačak (43.8914°, 20.3497°, elevation 241 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).