Užice weather in May

In May, Užice sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 110 mm of precipitation across 15.2 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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Užice's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Užice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
110 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:21 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Užice is city in Serbia.

Density
95/km²
people per km²
Founded
1329

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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Užice reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1186
2187
3187
4187
5187
6187
7187
8187
9187
10197
11198
12198
13198
14198
15198
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302010
312010

How May really feels in Užice

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.

Užice 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°5811.38.89.10.0
Feb / -4°60118.810.20.1
Mar / -1°7712.87.111.61.8
Apr15° / 8914.12.613.23.9
May19° / 11015.20.114.55.4
Jun23° / 12°9714.8015.26.1
Jul25° / 13°9012.7014.96.7
Aug25° / 13°6811.8013.86.9
Sep21° / 7010.3012.36.4
Oct16° / 628.7110.85.0
Nov10° / 6110.13.89.52.1
Dec / -4°6711.68.38.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54357
64258
74258
84357
94357
104357
114357
124456
134456
144456
154456
164555
174456
184555
194456
204456
214555
224555
234654
244654
254753
264753
274753
284753
294753
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Užice gets around 110 mm of rain and snow over 15.2 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 49% and peaks near 55% 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 (%)
147
247
347
447
547
647
747
847
946
1046
1146
1246
1346
1446
1547
1647
1747
1848
1949
2049
2150
2251
2351
2452
2553
2654
2754
2854
2955
3055
3154

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119820
129820
139820
149730
159730
169640
179550
189460
199370
209280
219190
2290100
2389110
2488120
2587130
2685150
2784160
2881181
2980191
3079201
3177221

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:40 AM to 4:08 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:406:35
214.04:396:37
314.04:376:38
414.14:366:39
514.14:356:40
614.14:336:41
714.24:326:43
814.24:306:44
914.34:296:45
1014.34:286:46
1114.34:276:47
1214.44:256:48
1314.44:246:50
1414.54:236:51
1514.54:226:52
1614.54:216:53
1714.64:206:54
1814.64:196:55
1914.64:186:56
2014.74:176:57
2114.74:166:58
2214.74:156:59
2314.84:147:00
2414.84:137:01
2514.84:127:02
2614.94:117:03
2714.94:117:04
2814.94:107:05
2914.94:097:06
3015.04:097:07
3115.04:087:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Užice?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Užice for sightseeing.

What to pack for Užice in May

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

In May, Užice sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Užice 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 Užice peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 13UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Užice?

Užice sits at 43.9°N, 19.8°E, 438 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Zlatibor, 19 km away.

ČačakValjevoSrebrenicaGornji MilanovacLazarevacPljevljaKraljevo

Topography around Užice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Užice has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m around an average of 567 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 852 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,832 m.

The land around Užice is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
433 m
16 km
852 m
80 km
1,832 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Zlatibor 19 km · Čačak 40 km · Valjevo 46 km · Srebrenica 52 km · Gornji Milanovac 52 km · Lazarevac 67 km · Pljevlja 68 km · Kraljevo 69 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 Užice (43.8586°, 19.8488°, elevation 438 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).