Dubnica nad Váhom weather in May

In May, Dubnica nad Váhom sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 82 mm of rain across 13.2 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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Dubnica nad Váhom's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dubnica nad Váhom's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:12 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Dubnica nad Váhom is town in Slovakia.

Density
446/km²
people per km²
Founded
1193

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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Dubnica nad Váhom reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Dubnica nad Váhom

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.

Dubnica nad Váhom 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 / -5°5010.37.98.50.0
Feb / -4°479.86.89.80.0
Mar / -0°5410.84.111.61.2
Apr14° / 5410.41.413.43.9
May18° / 8213.20155.5
Jun22° / 12°8713.5015.96.0
Jul24° / 13°10013.4015.66.5
Aug24° / 13°7711.2014.26.8
Sep19° / 7410.6012.45.8
Oct13° / 589.80.410.53.4
Nov / 5510.53.48.90.8
Dec / -3°5310.56.28.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dubnica nad Váhom gets around 82 mm of rain over 13.2 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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239
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541
642
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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199370
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219190
2290100
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2487121
2586131
2684151
2783161
2882171
2979192
3078202
3175223

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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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 4:35 AM to 3:56 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:356:54
214.44:346:55
314.44:326:57
414.54:306:58
514.54:297:00
614.64:277:01
714.64:257:03
814.74:247:04
914.74:227:05
1014.84:217:07
1114.84:197:08
1214.94:187:10
1314.94:167:11
1415.04:157:12
1515.04:137:14
1615.14:127:15
1715.14:117:17
1815.14:097:18
1915.24:087:19
2015.24:077:21
2115.34:067:22
2215.34:057:23
2315.34:037:24
2415.44:027:26
2515.44:017:27
2615.54:007:28
2715.53:597:29
2815.53:587:30
2915.63:587:31
3015.63:577:32
3115.63:567:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.23 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 Dubnica nad Váhom?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Dubnica nad Váhom for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dubnica nad Váhom in May

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

In May, Dubnica nad Váhom sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Dubnica nad Váhom 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 Dubnica nad Váhom 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 22 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 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dubnica nad Váhom 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 Dubnica nad Váhom is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1716 µg/m³Dec 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dubnica nad Váhom?

Dubnica nad Váhom sits at 49.0°N, 18.2°E, 220 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Trenčín, 11 km away.

Považská BystricaBánovce nad BebravouNové Mesto nad VáhomBojniceUherský BrodPrievidza

Topography around Dubnica nad Váhom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dubnica nad Váhom has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m around an average of 262 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 798 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,557 m.

The land around Dubnica nad Váhom is covered by cropland (33%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
373 m
16 km
798 m
80 km
1,557 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Trenčín 11 km · Púchov 22 km · Považská Bystrica 26 km · Bánovce nad Bebravou 27 km · Nové Mesto nad Váhom 33 km · Bojnice 36 km · Uherský Brod 39 km · Prievidza 40 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 Dubnica nad Váhom (48.9598°, 18.1663°, elevation 220 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).