Leskovac weather in May

In May, Leskovac sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 14.4 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 31% 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 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Leskovac's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leskovac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:15 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Leskovac is city in Serbia.

Density
3,750/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 Leskovac 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 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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3208
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How May really feels in Leskovac

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.

Leskovac 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°479.77.39.20.0
Feb / -3°458.96.510.20.7
Mar11° / 6111.24.211.62.8
Apr17° / 6710.9113.15.1
May21° / 10°7011.8014.46.3
Jun25° / 13°599.7015.17.0
Jul28° / 15°458.1014.86.9
Aug28° / 15°366.5013.86.9
Sep23° / 11°416.9012.37.5
Oct17° / 467.10.410.85.9
Nov11° / 4682.59.52.8
Dec / -2°5710.26.78.90.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45248
55248
65248
75149
85149
95050
105050
115050
125050
135050
144951
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245050
255050
265149
275248
285248
295347
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315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Leskovac gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.8 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
435
535
635
736
836
936
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1638
1738
1838
1939
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2139
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2438
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2638
2738
2837
2937
3036
3136

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79640
89640
99550
109460
119460
129370
139280
149190
1589110
1688120
1786131
1884151
1983161
2081181
2180191
2279201
2378211
2477221
2576231
2675241
2774251
2872271
2971281
3069292
3168302

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:34 AM to 4:02 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:346:25
213.94:326:26
313.94:316:28
414.04:296:29
514.04:286:30
614.14:276:31
714.14:256:32
814.24:246:33
914.24:236:34
1014.24:226:36
1114.34:206:37
1214.34:196:38
1314.34:186:39
1414.44:176:40
1514.44:166:41
1614.54:156:42
1714.54:146:43
1814.54:136:44
1914.64:126:45
2014.64:116:46
2114.64:106:47
2214.74:096:48
2314.74:086:49
2414.74:076:50
2514.74:076:51
2614.84:066:52
2714.84:056:53
2814.84:046:54
2914.94:046:55
3014.94:036:56
3114.94:026:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Leskovac?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Leskovac for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leskovac in May

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

In May, Leskovac sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Leskovac 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 Leskovac peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Leskovac?

Leskovac sits at 43.0°N, 21.9°E, 230 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Niš, 36 km away.

NišProkupljeVranjePirotPodujevaKnjazevacGjilanSokobanja

Topography around Leskovac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leskovac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 739 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,998 m.

The land around Leskovac is covered by cropland (36%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
739 m
80 km
1,998 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Niš 36 km · Prokuplje 39 km · Vranje 50 km · Pirot 55 km · Podujeva 62 km · Knjazevac 68 km · Gjilan 71 km · Sokobanja 72 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 Leskovac (42.9981°, 21.9461°, elevation 230 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).