Senta weather in May

In May, Senta sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 62 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 14.7 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 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Senta's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Senta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:14 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Senta is town and municipality in Serbia.

Density
69/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 Senta 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 16°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 Senta

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.

Senta 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°367.82.98.90.0
Feb / -2°408.12.6100.5
Mar12° / 418.61.511.63.2
Apr18° / 489.60.213.35.7
May23° / 12°6211014.76.6
Jun27° / 15°6811.2015.56.5
Jul29° / 17°629.7015.25.9
Aug29° / 16°508.20146.2
Sep23° / 12°548012.37.1
Oct17° / 508010.75.8
Nov10° / 467.81.19.32.6
Dec / -1°499.12.48.50.1

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
35248
45149
55149
65050
75050
84951
94753
104852
114852
124753
134753
144654
154753
164753
174654
184654
194555
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254852
264753
274852
284852
294852
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Senta gets around 62 mm of rain over 11 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
233
333
434
534
635
735
836
936
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2637
2737
2838
2938
3039
3139

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29460
39460
49370
59280
69280
79280
89190
99091
1089101
1189101
1289101
1388111
1486122
1586122
1685132
1783143
1882153
1980164
2078184
2176195
2275205
2373216
2472226
2569247
2667258
2765269
28632710
29612811
30592912
31572914

Wind in May

Winds average 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of May to 15 h 12 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 4:00 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:356:39
214.14:336:40
314.24:326:41
414.24:306:43
514.34:296:44
614.34:276:45
714.34:266:47
814.44:246:48
914.44:236:49
1014.54:226:50
1114.54:206:52
1214.64:196:53
1314.64:186:54
1414.74:166:55
1514.74:156:57
1614.74:146:58
1714.84:136:59
1814.84:127:00
1914.84:117:01
2014.94:097:03
2114.94:087:04
2215.04:077:05
2315.04:067:06
2415.04:067:07
2515.14:057:08
2615.14:047:09
2715.14:037:10
2815.24:027:11
2915.24:017:12
3015.24:017:13
3115.24:007:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.72 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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55.6Bright
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Senta?

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 Senta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Senta in May

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

In May, Senta sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Senta 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 Senta 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 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 12UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Senta?

Senta sits at 45.9°N, 20.1°E, 81 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Palić, 32 km away.

PalićKikindaBečejÚjszegedSzegedBačka TopolaSuboticaMakó

Topography around Senta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Senta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m.

The land around Senta is covered by cropland (50%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
137 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Palić 32 km · Kikinda 32 km · Bečej 35 km · Újszeged 36 km · Szeged 37 km · Bačka Topola 37 km · Subotica 37 km · Makó 45 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 Senta (45.9275°, 20.0772°, elevation 81 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).