Požarevac weather in May

In May, Požarevac sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 67 mm of rain across 11.7 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 31% 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 Požarevac's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Požarevac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:13 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Požarevac is city in Serbia.

Density
85/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 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Požarevac reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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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How May really feels in Požarevac

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.

Požarevac 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 / -1°4910.25.290.0
Feb / -0°479.24.410.10.9
Mar13° / 539.92.111.63.5
Apr18° / 5810.20.113.25.8
May23° / 13°6711.7014.66.6
Jun27° / 16°7011.2015.36.4
Jul29° / 17°619.50155.8
Aug29° / 17°537.9013.96.1
Sep24° / 14°577.4012.37.3
Oct18° / 507.5010.76.1
Nov11° / 508.71.69.42.9
Dec / 5510.13.98.70.2

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45149
55050
65050
74951
84852
94852
104852
114852
124852
134753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Požarevac gets around 67 mm of rain over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
333
433
534
634
735
836
936
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2038
2138
2238
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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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193700
292800
390910
4891010
5881110
6871210
7861310
8851410
9841510
10821710
11811810
12801910
13782110
14762220
15742420
16712630
17702730
18672940
19663040
20643150
21623260
22603370
23593470
24573580
25563590
265336110
275236120
285136130
294936150
304835161
314635181

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 10 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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510calm
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1010calm
1110calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
179calm
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319calm

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 4:33 AM to 4:00 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:336:32
214.04:326:33
314.14:306:34
414.14:296:35
514.24:276:37
614.24:266:38
714.24:256:39
814.34:236:40
914.34:226:41
1014.44:216:43
1114.44:196:44
1214.44:186:45
1314.54:176:46
1414.54:166:47
1514.64:146:49
1614.64:136:50
1714.64:126:51
1814.74:116:52
1914.74:106:53
2014.84:096:54
2114.84:086:55
2214.84:076:56
2314.94:066:57
2414.94:056:58
2514.94:046:59
2614.94:047:00
2715.04:037:01
2815.04:027:02
2915.04:017:03
3015.14:017:04
3115.14:007:05

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.8Bright
285.8Bright
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305.8Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Požarevac?

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 Požarevac for sightseeing.

What to pack for Požarevac in May

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

In May, Požarevac 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 Požarevac 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 Požarevac 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

Air quality in Požarevac in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Požarevac is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2115 µg/m³Dec 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Požarevac?

Požarevac sits at 44.6°N, 21.2°E, 80 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Smederevo, 21 km away.

Smederevska PalankaPančevoVršacBelgradeAranđelovacSremčicaZemun

Topography around Požarevac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Požarevac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,335 m.

The land around Požarevac is covered by cropland (29%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
1,335 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Smederevo 21 km · Smederevska Palanka 34 km · Pančevo 51 km · Vršac 56 km · Belgrade 61 km · Aranđelovac 61 km · Sremčica 63 km · Zemun 67 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 Požarevac (44.6213°, 21.1878°, elevation 80 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).