Pančevo weather in May

In May, Pančevo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 71 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pančevo's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pančevo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:15 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Pančevo is city in Serbia.

Density
515/km²
people per km²
Founded
1153

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 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pančevo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°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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How May really feels in Pančevo

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.

Pančevo 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 / -2°469.54.290.0
Feb / -1°458.93.610.10.9
Mar13° / 5310.11.811.63.5
Apr18° / 5810.40.113.25.7
May23° / 13°7111.8014.66.6
Jun27° / 16°7911.7015.36.3
Jul29° / 18°70100155.7
Aug29° / 18°568.1013.96.0
Sep24° / 13°578012.37.2
Oct18° / 527.8010.76.1
Nov11° / 508.41.29.42.9
Dec / -0°539.62.98.70.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45248
55149
65050
75050
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95050
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pančevo gets around 71 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
434
535
635
736
836
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2139
2239
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2439
2540
2640
2741
2841
2941
3041
3141

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1891100
2881200
3871300
4861400
5841510
6831610
7821710
8811810
9801910
10792010
11782110
12762220
13752320
14732520
15712630
16702730
17672940
18653050
19633160
20613270
21603370
22583480
23563590
245535100
255336110
265136130
275036140
284836160
294736170
304536191
314335211

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:35 AM to 4:01 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:356:34
214.04:336:36
314.14:326:37
414.14:306:38
514.24:296:39
614.24:286:41
714.34:266:42
814.34:256:43
914.34:236:44
1014.44:226:45
1114.44:216:47
1214.54:206:48
1314.54:186:49
1414.64:176:50
1514.64:166:51
1614.64:156:53
1714.74:146:54
1814.74:136:55
1914.74:126:56
2014.84:116:57
2114.84:106:58
2214.84:096:59
2314.94:087:00
2414.94:077:01
2514.94:067:02
2615.04:057:03
2715.04:047:04
2815.04:037:05
2915.14:037:06
3015.14:027:07
3115.14:017:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pančevo?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pančevo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pančevo in May

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

In May, Pančevo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pančevo 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 Pančevo peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 12UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pančevo?

Pančevo sits at 44.9°N, 20.6°E, 83 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Belgrade, 16 km away.

SremčicaSmederevoNova PazovaStara PazovaObrenovacInđija

Topography around Pančevo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pančevo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,003 m.

The land around Pančevo is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
216 m
80 km
1,003 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Belgrade 16 km · Zemun 19 km · Sremčica 29 km · Smederevo 32 km · Nova Pazova 34 km · Stara Pazova 40 km · Obrenovac 42 km · Inđija 48 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 Pančevo (44.8718°, 20.6417°, elevation 83 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).