Kraljevo weather in May

In May, Kraljevo sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 84 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 21°C in the first days to 23°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 Kraljevo's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kraljevo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:18 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Kraljevo is city in Serbia.

Density
54/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 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kraljevo reaches about 22°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 15°C and 28°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)
1208
2218
3218
4219
5219
6219
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10219
11219
122210
132210
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How May really feels in Kraljevo

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.

Kraljevo 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°5110.46.79.10.0
Feb / -2°4910.16.410.20.8
Mar12° / 6611.93.911.63.1
Apr17° / 7011.50.713.25.2
May22° / 10°8413.6014.56.1
Jun26° / 14°7312015.26.5
Jul28° / 15°6210.2014.96.4
Aug28° / 15°468.3013.86.5
Sep23° / 11°568.1012.37.2
Oct17° / 558.40.210.85.8
Nov11° / 528.72.59.52.9
Dec / -2°5811.16.38.80.2

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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34753
44654
54753
64654
74654
84753
94753
104753
114753
124753
134753
144654
154654
164654
174555
184555
194555
204555
214654
224555
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244654
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274654
284753
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314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kraljevo gets around 84 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 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
340
440
541
641
742
842
942
1042
1142
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
1743
1843
1943
2044
2144
2244
2345
2445
2546
2647
2747
2847
2947
3047
3147

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
29460
39370
49370
59280
69190
790100
889110
988120
1087130
1186140
1285150
1384160
1483170
1581190
1680200
1777221
1876231
1974251
2072271
2171281
2269292
2368302
2467312
2565323
2663334
2762344
2860355
2957367
3055378
3154379

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:32 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:376:32
214.04:366:33
314.04:346:34
414.04:336:35
514.14:316:37
614.14:306:38
714.24:296:39
814.24:276:40
914.34:266:41
1014.34:256:42
1114.34:246:44
1214.44:226:45
1314.44:216:46
1414.44:206:47
1514.54:196:48
1614.54:186:49
1714.64:176:50
1814.64:166:51
1914.64:156:52
2014.74:146:53
2114.74:136:55
2214.74:126:56
2314.84:116:57
2414.84:106:58
2514.84:096:59
2614.94:097:00
2714.94:087:01
2814.94:077:01
2914.94:067:02
3015.04:067:03
3115.04:057:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kraljevo?

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
4.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kraljevo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kraljevo in May

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

In May, Kraljevo sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kraljevo 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 Kraljevo peaks around July 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kraljevo?

Kraljevo sits at 43.7°N, 20.7°E, 207 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Trstenik, 28 km away.

TrstenikČačakKragujevacGornji MilanovacJagodinaKruševacĆuprijaAranđelovac

Topography around Kraljevo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kraljevo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 203 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,198 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,916 m.

The land around Kraljevo is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), grassland (22%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
1,198 m
80 km
1,916 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Trstenik 28 km · Čačak 33 km · Kragujevac 37 km · Gornji Milanovac 38 km · Jagodina 54 km · Kruševac 54 km · Ćuprija 59 km · Aranđelovac 65 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 Kraljevo (43.7258°, 20.6894°, elevation 207 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).