Valjevo weather in May

In May, Valjevo sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 92 mm of rain across 13.8 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 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Valjevo's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valjevo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:19 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Valjevo is city in Serbia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 60.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
67/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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Valjevo reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 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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How May really feels in Valjevo

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.

Valjevo 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°5610.66.99.10.0
Feb / -2°5710.86.210.20.8
Mar12° / 7211.83.511.63.1
Apr17° / 7412.10.913.25.1
May22° / 11°9213.8014.56.0
Jun25° / 14°8913015.36.4
Jul27° / 16°82110156.5
Aug28° / 16°639.3013.86.6
Sep23° / 12°658.9012.37.0
Oct17° / 618.50.210.85.8
Nov11° / 589.32.69.42.9
Dec / -2°6311.668.70.2

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 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
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54852
64753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Valjevo gets around 92 mm of rain over 13.8 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
241
341
441
541
642
742
842
943
1043
1143
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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 77% 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
79190
890100
989110
1088120
1187130
1286140
1385150
1482171
1581181
1679201
1777221
1876231
1973252
2072262
2171272
2268293
2367303
2465314
2564324
2662335
2760346
2858357
2956368
3054379
31533710

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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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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 4:39 AM to 4:06 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:396:36
214.04:386:37
314.04:366:38
414.14:356:40
514.14:336:41
614.24:326:42
714.24:316:43
814.34:296:45
914.34:286:46
1014.34:276:47
1114.44:256:48
1214.44:246:49
1314.54:236:50
1414.54:226:52
1514.54:216:53
1614.64:196:54
1714.64:186:55
1814.64:176:56
1914.74:166:57
2014.74:156:58
2114.84:146:59
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2614.94:107:04
2714.94:097:05
2815.04:087:06
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3015.04:077:08
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Valjevo?

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
4.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Valjevo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Valjevo in May

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

In May, Valjevo sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Valjevo 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 Valjevo peaks around June 23 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 highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Valjevo 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 Valjevo is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2116 µg/m³Dec 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Valjevo?

Valjevo sits at 44.3°N, 19.9°E, 180 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Lazarevac, 31 km away.

LazarevacUžiceObrenovacSrebrenicaGornji MilanovacAranđelovacŠabacČačak

Topography around Valjevo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valjevo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m around an average of 216 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,669 m.

The land around Valjevo is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), trees (31%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
163 m
16 km
922 m
80 km
1,669 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Lazarevac 31 km · Užice 46 km · Obrenovac 49 km · Srebrenica 51 km · Gornji Milanovac 53 km · Aranđelovac 53 km · Šabac 55 km · Čačak 56 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 Valjevo (44.2751°, 19.8982°, elevation 180 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).