Vršac weather in May

In May, Vršac 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 14.6 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 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Vršac's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vršac'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
4:11 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Vršac is city in Serbia.

Density
183/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 Vršac 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 17°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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42211
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How May really feels in Vršac

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.

Vršac 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°469.64.590.0
Feb / -1°469.13.910.10.7
Mar12° / 489.51.711.63.3
Apr18° / 5910.30.113.25.7
May23° / 12°6411.3014.66.6
Jun27° / 16°7511.1015.46.5
Jul29° / 17°6310015.15.9
Aug29° / 17°517.8013.96.2
Sep24° / 13°577.4012.37.3
Oct18° / 527.7010.76.0
Nov11° / 478.61.19.32.8
Dec / -0°549.93.28.60.2

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 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45248
55149
65248
75149
85149
95050
105149
115149
125050
134951
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vršac 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 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
333
433
534
634
735
835
936
1036
1136
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
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2438
2538
2638
2739
2839
2939
3039
3140

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192800
291900
3901000
4891100
5871210
6861310
7851410
8841510
9831610
10821710
11801910
12782020
13762220
14752320
15722530
16702730
17682840
18662950
19643060
20623170
21603280
22593380
23573490
245634100
255435110
265235130
275135140
284935150
294736161
304636181
314436191

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
110calm
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510calm
610calm
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1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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159calm
169calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 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 4:32 AM to 3:58 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:326:32
214.14:306:33
314.14:296:35
414.14:276:36
514.24:266:37
614.24:246:38
714.34:236:40
814.34:226:41
914.44:206:42
1014.44:196:43
1114.54:186:45
1214.54:166:46
1314.54:156:47
1414.64:146:48
1514.64:136:49
1614.74:116:51
1714.74:106:52
1814.74:096:53
1914.84:086:54
2014.84:076:55
2114.84:066:56
2214.94:056:57
2314.94:046:58
2414.94:037:00
2515.04:027:01
2615.04:027:02
2715.04:017:03
2815.14:007:04
2915.13:597:05
3015.13:597:05
3115.13:587:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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255.7Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Vršac?

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
5.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Vršac for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vršac in May

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

In May, Vršac 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 Vršac 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 Vršac peaks around July 11 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vršac?

Vršac sits at 45.1°N, 21.3°E, 96 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Bocşa, 43 km away.

BocşaReşiţaPožarevacSmederevoPančevoTimișoaraBelgradeZemun

Topography around Vršac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vršac has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,435 m.

The land around Vršac is covered by cropland (26%), trees (25%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
349 m
16 km
567 m
80 km
1,435 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bocşa 43 km · Reşiţa 50 km · Požarevac 56 km · Smederevo 58 km · Pančevo 59 km · Timișoara 71 km · Belgrade 75 km · Zemun 77 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 Vršac (45.1167°, 21.3036°, elevation 96 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).