Negotin weather in May

In May, Negotin sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 57 mm of rain across 9.7 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 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Negotin's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Negotin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:09 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
56%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Negotin is town and municipality in Serbia.

Density
16/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 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Negotin reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°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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22210
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42211
52211
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72211
82311
92311
102312
112312
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292514
302514
312514

How May really feels in Negotin

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.

Negotin 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°477.84.89.10.0
Feb / -1°427.6410.20.6
Mar12° / 508.12.311.63.4
Apr18° / 518.90.113.25.9
May23° / 12°579.7014.56.9
Jun28° / 16°508.7015.36.5
Jul30° / 18°487.30155.5
Aug30° / 18°365.7013.85.8
Sep25° / 13°506012.37.6
Oct18° / 517.4010.85.9
Nov10° / 568.71.79.42.3
Dec / -1°567.93.58.70.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55347
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125149
135149
145149
155149
165149
175149
185149
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215248
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235248
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255347
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275446
285545
295545
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Negotin gets around 57 mm of rain over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
229
329
430
530
631
732
832
933
1033
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1833
1933
2032
2132
2231
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2431
2531
2631
2731
2831
2931
3031
3131

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193700
292800
392800
491900
5901000
6881110
7871210
8861310
9841510
10831610
11821710
12801910
13772120
14762220
15742420
16712630
17692830
18672940
19663040
20643150
21623260
22613360
23593470
24583480
25563590
26563590
275436100
285336110
295136121
304936141
314737151

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
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309calm
319calm

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 4:29 AM to 3:56 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:296:25
214.04:276:27
314.04:266:28
414.14:246:29
514.14:236:30
614.24:226:31
714.24:206:33
814.34:196:34
914.34:186:35
1014.34:166:36
1114.44:156:37
1214.44:146:39
1314.54:136:40
1414.54:116:41
1514.54:106:42
1614.64:096:43
1714.64:086:44
1814.64:076:45
1914.74:066:46
2014.74:056:48
2114.74:046:49
2214.84:036:50
2314.84:026:51
2414.84:016:52
2514.94:006:53
2614.94:006:54
2714.93:596:55
2815.03:586:56
2915.03:576:57
3015.03:576:58
3115.03:566:58

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Negotin?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Negotin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Negotin in May

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

In May, Negotin sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Negotin 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 Negotin peaks around July 11 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Negotin?

Negotin sits at 44.2°N, 22.5°E, 49 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Vidin, 38 km away.

VidinBorCalafatZaječarDrobeta-Turnu SeverinLomMotru

Topography around Negotin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Negotin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,509 m.

The land around Negotin is covered by cropland (48%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (34%), cropland (32%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
333 m
80 km
1,509 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Vidin 38 km · Bor 39 km · Calafat 41 km · Zaječar 42 km · Drobeta-Turnu Severin 46 km · Băileşti 69 km · Lom 72 km · Motru 73 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 Negotin (44.2264°, 22.5308°, elevation 49 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).