Banská Bystrica weather in May

In May, Banská Bystrica sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 106 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°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 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Banská Bystrica's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banská Bystrica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:09 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Banská Bystrica is city in central Slovakia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
722/km²
people per km²
Founded
1255

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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Banská Bystrica reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
3165
4165
5165
6165
7165
8165
9165
10166
11166
12176
13176
14176
15176
16176
17176
18176
19176
20177
21177
22177
23187
24187
25187
26187
27188
28188
29188
30188
31198

How May really feels in Banská Bystrica

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.

Banská Bystrica weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -7°4910.18.98.50.0
Feb / -6°5110.18.69.80.0
Mar / -2°5811.25.611.60.6
Apr12° / 6911.81.713.43.2
May17° / 10615.40154.8
Jun20° / 10°11814.8015.95.6
Jul22° / 11°11614.7015.56.0
Aug22° / 11°9812.2014.26.4
Sep17° / 7811012.45.2
Oct11° / 6710.30.810.52.8
Nov / -0°6010.84.290.4
Dec / -5°5510.58.48.10.0

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 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34555
44456
54456
64456
74456
84456
94456
104357
114357
124456
134456
144357
154357
164456
174456
184357
194357
204357
214357
224258
234258
244258
254258
264258
274258
284258
294258
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Banská Bystrica gets around 106 mm of rain over 15.4 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 49% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
145
246
347
447
548
649
749
850
950
1050
1150
1250
1350
1450
1550
1650
1750
1850
1949
2049
2149
2249
2349
2449
2549
2649
2749
2849
2950
3050
3150

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139820
149820
159820
169820
179730
189640
199640
209550
219460
229370
239280
249190
2590100
2689110
2788120
2886140
2985150
3082171
3181181

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:32 AM to 3:53 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:326:49
214.34:306:51
314.44:296:52
414.44:276:54
514.54:256:55
614.54:246:57
714.64:226:58
814.74:206:59
914.74:197:01
1014.74:177:02
1114.84:167:04
1214.84:147:05
1314.94:137:06
1414.94:117:08
1515.04:107:09
1615.04:097:11
1715.14:077:12
1815.14:067:13
1915.24:057:15
2015.24:047:16
2115.24:037:17
2215.34:017:18
2315.34:007:20
2415.43:597:21
2515.43:587:22
2615.43:577:23
2715.53:567:24
2815.53:557:25
2915.53:547:27
3015.63:547:28
3115.63:537:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Banská Bystrica?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Banská Bystrica for sightseeing.

What to pack for Banská Bystrica in May

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

In May, Banská Bystrica sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Banská Bystrica 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 Banská Bystrica 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 January 1 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 12UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Banská Bystrica 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 Banská Bystrica is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Banská Bystrica's WHO annual average of 13.9 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1918 µg/m³Dec 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Banská Bystrica?

Banská Bystrica sits at 48.7°N, 19.1°E, 329 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Zvolen, 18 km away.

Žiar nad HronomHandlováBreznoPrievidzaRužomberokMartinBojnice

Topography around Banská Bystrica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banská Bystrica has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,278 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,267 m.

The land around Banská Bystrica is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
339 m
16 km
1,278 m
80 km
2,267 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Zvolen 18 km · Žiar nad Hronom 27 km · Handlová 29 km · Brezno 36 km · Prievidza 38 km · Ružomberok 39 km · Martin 40 km · Bojnice 42 km

Slovakia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,544
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 606
Religion
Roman Catholic 56%none 24%Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5%Greek 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 Banská Bystrica (48.7395°, 19.1493°, elevation 329 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).