Sombor weather in May

In May, Sombor sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.3 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 21°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 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 Sombor's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sombor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
4:18 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Sombor is city in Serbia.

Density
168/km²
people per km²
Founded
1200

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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sombor 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 28°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 Sombor

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.

Sombor 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°397.72.98.90.0
Feb / -1°448.1310.10.7
Mar12° / 4591.411.63.3
Apr18° / 499.40.213.35.7
May23° / 12°6411.3014.76.6
Jun26° / 15°6810.6015.56.6
Jul28° / 17°609.1015.26.3
Aug28° / 17°518.2013.96.4
Sep23° / 12°577.9012.37.2
Oct17° / 537.9010.75.8
Nov11° / 498.21.49.32.6
Dec / -1°518.92.58.50.1

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45248
55248
65149
75149
85149
95050
104951
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sombor gets around 64 mm of rain over 11.3 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 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
333
433
533
634
734
835
935
1035
1135
1235
1336
1436
1536
1636
1737
1837
1937
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193700
292800
391900
4901000
5891100
6881200
7881200
8871300
9861400
10841510
11841510
12831610
13821710
14821710
15801820
16791920
17772030
18762130
19742240
20732340
21712450
22692560
23682660
24662770
25642880
26622990
276030100
285831110
295632120
305433130
315133151

Wind in May

Winds average 10 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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279calm
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319calm

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 4:39 AM to 4:04 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 7:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:396:42
214.14:386:44
314.14:366:45
414.24:346:46
514.24:336:48
614.34:326:49
714.34:306:50
814.44:296:51
914.44:276:53
1014.54:266:54
1114.54:256:55
1214.64:236:56
1314.64:226:58
1414.64:216:59
1514.74:197:00
1614.74:187:01
1714.84:177:03
1814.84:167:04
1914.84:157:05
2014.94:147:06
2114.94:137:07
2214.94:127:08
2315.04:117:09
2415.04:107:10
2515.04:097:12
2615.14:087:13
2715.14:077:14
2815.14:077:15
2915.24:067:16
3015.24:057:17
3115.24:047:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.6Bright
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55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sombor?

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
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sombor for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sombor in May

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

In May, Sombor 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 Sombor 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 Sombor peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highModerateLowJul 18UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sombor?

Sombor sits at 45.8°N, 19.1°E, 89 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Apatin, 15 km away.

Bačka TopolaMohácsOsijekVrbasBajaVukovar

Topography around Sombor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sombor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m.

The land around Sombor is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
45 m
80 km
621 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Apatin 15 km · Liberpolis 18 km · Bačka Topola 41 km · Mohács 41 km · Osijek 41 km · Vrbas 47 km · Baja 47 km · Vukovar 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 Sombor (45.7742°, 19.1122°, elevation 89 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).