Prokuplje weather in May

In May, Prokuplje sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 80 mm of rain across 14.1 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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Prokuplje's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prokuplje's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:16 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

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 Prokuplje reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°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)
1208
2208
3209
4209
5209
6209
7219
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How May really feels in Prokuplje

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.

Prokuplje 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°459.36.19.20.0
Feb / -2°418.85.810.20.6
Mar11° / 6211.3411.62.8
Apr17° / 7212.4113.24.9
May21° / 10°8014.1014.56.0
Jun25° / 14°7612.8015.16.5
Jul28° / 15°6110.2014.96.5
Aug28° / 15°458.3013.86.6
Sep23° / 11°517.8012.37.2
Oct17° / 527.60.410.85.7
Nov10° / 487.92.59.52.6
Dec / -2°549.65.48.90.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34951
44852
54852
64951
74852
84852
94852
104753
114753
124753
134852
144753
154753
164654
174654
184654
194654
204654
214753
224852
234852
244951
254951
265050
275050
285149
295149
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Prokuplje gets around 80 mm of rain over 14.1 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
243
343
443
544
644
745
845
945
1045
1145
1245
1345
1445
1545
1645
1745
1846
1946
2046
2146
2246
2346
2446
2547
2647
2748
2848
2948
3048
3148

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59640
69640
79550
89550
99460
109370
119280
129190
1390100
1489110
1588120
1686140
1785150
1883170
1981181
2079201
2178211
2276231
2375241
2473261
2572271
2670291
2768302
2867312
2964333
3062344
3160355

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
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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317calm

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 4:35 AM to 4:03 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:356:27
213.94:336:28
314.04:326:29
414.04:306:31
514.04:296:32
614.14:286:33
714.14:266:34
814.24:256:35
914.24:246:36
1014.34:226:38
1114.34:216:39
1214.34:206:40
1314.44:196:41
1414.44:186:42
1514.44:176:43
1614.54:166:44
1714.54:156:45
1814.54:136:46
1914.64:136:47
2014.64:126:48
2114.64:116:49
2214.74:106:51
2314.74:096:52
2414.74:086:53
2514.84:076:53
2614.84:066:54
2714.84:066:55
2814.94:056:56
2914.94:046:57
3014.94:046:58
3114.94:036:59

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 1.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
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145.6Bright
155.6Bright
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245.7Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Prokuplje?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Prokuplje for sightseeing.

What to pack for Prokuplje in May

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

In May, Prokuplje sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Prokuplje 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 Prokuplje 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 highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Prokuplje?

Prokuplje sits at 43.2°N, 21.6°E, 259 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Niš, 27 km away.

NišLeskovacKruševacPodujevaSokobanjaTrstenikLeposaviqKnjazevac

Topography around Prokuplje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prokuplje has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m around an average of 318 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 953 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,883 m.

The land around Prokuplje is covered by trees (39%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, trees (49%), grassland (28%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
245 m
16 km
953 m
80 km
1,883 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Niš 27 km · Leskovac 39 km · Kruševac 44 km · Podujeva 48 km · Sokobanja 51 km · Trstenik 64 km · Leposaviq 65 km · Knjazevac 65 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 Prokuplje (43.2342°, 21.5881°, elevation 259 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).