Kragujevac weather in May

In May, Kragujevac sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 85 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°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 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kragujevac's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kragujevac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:16 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Kragujevac is city in Serbia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 32.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
170/km²
people per km²
Founded
1476

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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kragujevac reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Kragujevac

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.

Kragujevac weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5110.65.79.10.0
Feb / -2°489.74.910.21.0
Mar13° / 6011.52.711.63.4
Apr18° / 6611.80.413.25.5
May23° / 11°8512.7014.56.4
Jun27° / 15°8713015.26.3
Jul29° / 16°7310.60155.8
Aug29° / 16°568.2013.86.1
Sep24° / 12°578.5012.37.1
Oct18° / 558.60.110.85.9
Nov11° / 508.629.42.9
Dec / -2°5510.64.78.80.2

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34852
44852
54753
64753
74753
84753
94654
104654
114753
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134654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kragujevac gets around 85 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
438
538
638
739
839
939
1040
1140
1240
1339
1439
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2041
2141
2242
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2543
2644
2745
2845
2946
3046
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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192800
292800
391900
4891100
5881200
6871300
7861400
8851500
9831700
10821800
11801910
12782110
13772210
14752410
15732610
16712720
17692920
18673120
19643330
20633430
21613540
22593650
23573760
24553870
25543880
26523990
275139100
284939120
294739140
304539150
314339171

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
29calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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128calm
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318calm

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 4:36 AM to 4:03 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:366:31
214.04:346:33
314.04:336:34
414.14:316:35
514.14:306:36
614.14:286:37
714.24:276:39
814.24:266:40
914.34:246:41
1014.34:236:42
1114.44:226:43
1214.44:216:45
1314.44:206:46
1414.54:186:47
1514.54:176:48
1614.54:166:49
1714.64:156:50
1814.64:146:51
1914.74:136:52
2014.74:126:53
2114.74:116:54
2214.84:106:56
2314.84:096:57
2414.84:086:58
2514.94:076:59
2614.94:077:00
2714.94:067:01
2814.94:057:01
2915.04:057:02
3015.04:047:03
3115.04:037:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kragujevac?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kragujevac for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kragujevac in May

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

In May, Kragujevac sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kragujevac 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 Kragujevac peaks around July 13 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 highModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kragujevac 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 Kragujevac is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2115 µg/m³Dec 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kragujevac?

Kragujevac sits at 44.0°N, 20.9°E, 182 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Jagodina, 28 km away.

JagodinaGornji MilanovacKraljevoĆuprijaSmederevska PalankaAranđelovacTrstenikČačak

Topography around Kragujevac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kragujevac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 201 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,934 m.

The land around Kragujevac is covered by artificial surfaces (48%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
656 m
80 km
1,934 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Jagodina 28 km · Gornji Milanovac 36 km · Kraljevo 37 km · Ćuprija 38 km · Smederevska Palanka 39 km · Aranđelovac 43 km · Trstenik 45 km · Čačak 47 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 Kragujevac (44.0167°, 20.9167°, elevation 182 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).