Gornji Milanovac weather in May

In May, Gornji Milanovac sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 96 mm of rain across 14.2 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 26% 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 Gornji Milanovac's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gornji Milanovac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:18 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Gornji Milanovac is town and municipality in Serbia.

Density
29/km²
people per km²
Founded
1853

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 Gornji Milanovac reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°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 Gornji Milanovac

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.

Gornji Milanovac 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°4910.56.59.10.0
Feb / -2°49106.210.20.6
Mar12° / 6611.84.111.62.9
Apr17° / 7112.40.813.25.0
May21° / 10°9614.2014.55.9
Jun25° / 14°8813.4015.26.3
Jul27° / 15°8311.10156.5
Aug28° / 15°589.4013.86.6
Sep23° / 11°568.4012.37.0
Oct17° / 538.40.110.85.6
Nov11° / 508.82.59.42.6
Dec / -2°5510.65.78.80.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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
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54654
64654
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84654
94555
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gornji Milanovac gets around 96 mm of rain over 14.2 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 46% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
142
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543
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845
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1045
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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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29460
39370
49280
59190
69190
790100
889110
987130
1086140
1185150
1284160
1383170
1481190
1580200
1678220
1775241
1874251
1972271
2070291
2169301
2266322
2365332
2463343
2562353
2661354
2759365
2857376
2955378
3053389
31513811

Wind in May

Winds average 8 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
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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 4:37 AM to 4:05 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:376:33
214.04:366:34
314.04:356:36
414.14:336:37
514.14:326:38
614.14:306:39
714.24:296:40
814.24:286:42
914.34:266:43
1014.34:256:44
1114.44:246:45
1214.44:236:46
1314.44:216:47
1414.54:206:49
1514.54:196:50
1614.54:186:51
1714.64:176:52
1814.64:166:53
1914.74:156:54
2014.74:146:55
2114.74:136:56
2214.84:126:57
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2915.04:067:04
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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 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Gornji Milanovac?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Gornji Milanovac for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gornji Milanovac in May

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

In May, Gornji Milanovac sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Gornji Milanovac 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 Gornji Milanovac 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 Gornji Milanovac 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 Gornji Milanovac 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 Gornji Milanovac?

Gornji Milanovac sits at 44.0°N, 20.5°E, 326 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Čačak, 17 km away.

AranđelovacKragujevacKraljevoLazarevacUžiceValjevoSmederevska Palanka

Topography around Gornji Milanovac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gornji Milanovac has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m around an average of 379 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 900 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,832 m.

The land around Gornji Milanovac is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
308 m
16 km
900 m
80 km
1,832 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Čačak 17 km · Aranđelovac 32 km · Kragujevac 36 km · Kraljevo 38 km · Lazarevac 43 km · Užice 52 km · Valjevo 53 km · Smederevska Palanka 55 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 Gornji Milanovac (44.026°, 20.4615°, elevation 326 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).