Pirot weather in May

In May, Pirot sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 87 mm of precipitation across 14.3 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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Pirot's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pirot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
87 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:12 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Pirot is city in Serbia.

Density
33/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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pirot reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°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)
1187
2187
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How May really feels in Pirot

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.

Pirot 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 / -5°499.57.59.20.0
Feb / -4°469.67.410.20.2
Mar / -0°6511.86.111.62.0
Apr15° / 7712.71.513.14.1
May19° / 8714.30.114.45.6
Jun23° / 12°8613.4015.16.4
Jul25° / 14°7110.7014.97.0
Aug26° / 14°518.5013.87.4
Sep21° / 10°528012.37.0
Oct16° / 527.80.710.85.1
Nov / 488.23.19.52.0
Dec / -3°5610.37.48.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44753
54654
64753
74753
84654
94555
104456
114555
124555
134555
144555
154456
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244654
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284753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pirot gets around 87 mm of rain and snow over 14.3 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 precipitation averages around 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
443
543
644
744
844
945
1045
1145
1246
1346
1446
1546
1647
1747
1847
1947
2048
2148
2248
2348
2448
2548
2648
2748
2849
2949
3049
3149

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99820
109730
119730
129640
139640
149550
159460
169370
179370
189280
199190
2090100
2189110
2288120
2387130
2486140
2585150
2684160
2783170
2880191
2979201
3077221
3174242

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
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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 4:31 AM to 3:59 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:316:23
213.94:296:24
314.04:286:25
414.04:266:26
514.04:256:28
614.14:246:29
714.14:226:30
814.24:216:31
914.24:206:32
1014.24:196:33
1114.34:176:34
1214.34:166:36
1314.44:156:37
1414.44:146:38
1514.44:136:39
1614.54:126:40
1714.54:116:41
1814.54:106:42
1914.64:096:43
2014.64:086:44
2114.64:076:45
2214.74:066:46
2314.74:056:47
2414.74:046:48
2514.84:036:49
2614.84:036:50
2714.84:026:51
2814.84:016:52
2914.94:016:53
3014.94:006:54
3114.93:596:55

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.6Bright
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pirot?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pirot for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pirot in May

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

In May, Pirot sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Pirot 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 Pirot peaks around July 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pirot?

Pirot sits at 43.2°N, 22.6°E, 371 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Berkovitsa, 45 km away.

BerkovitsaKnjazevacLeskovacNišMontanaPernikSokobanja

Topography around Pirot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pirot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 390 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,056 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,115 m.

The land around Pirot is covered by cropland (38%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
1,056 m
80 km
2,115 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Berkovitsa 45 km · Knjazevac 53 km · Leskovac 55 km · Niš 59 km · Montana 59 km · Pernik 72 km · Sofia 79 km · Sokobanja 79 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 Pirot (43.1531°, 22.5861°, elevation 371 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).