Kežmarok weather in May

In May, Kežmarok sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 97 mm of precipitation across 15.2 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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kežmarok's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kežmarok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
97 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:02 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Kežmarok is town in Slovakia.

Density
616/km²
people per km²
Founded
1251

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 Kežmarok reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2165
3165
4165
5165
6165
7165
8165
9165
10166
11166
12166
13166
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21177
22177
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25177
26177
27187
28188
29188
30188
31188

How May really feels in Kežmarok

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.

Kežmarok 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-0° / -7°358.98.28.50.0
Feb / -6°399.78.89.80.0
Mar / -2°4611.27.511.60.5
Apr12° / 6512.23.313.42.9
May17° / 9715.20.1154.6
Jun20° / 10°10415.4015.95.4
Jul22° / 11°12216.1015.65.6
Aug22° / 11°9012.9014.26.1
Sep17° / 7010.8012.45.1
Oct12° / 599.81.510.52.9
Nov / -1°439.14.98.90.5
Dec / -5°369.188.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
43961
53862
63862
73763
83763
93664
103664
113664
123664
133664
143664
153763
163664
173565
183565
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203565
213565
223664
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303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kežmarok gets around 97 mm of rain and snow over 15.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 48% and peaks near 53% 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 (%)
141
241
342
442
543
644
745
845
946
1047
1147
1248
1348
1449
1549
1649
1750
1850
1950
2051
2151
2252
2352
2452
2552
2652
2753
2853
2953
3053
3153

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17982
18982
19973
20973
21964
22964
23955
24955
25946
26946
27937
28928
29919
309010
318911

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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:26 AM to 3:46 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:266:45
214.44:246:47
314.44:226:48
414.54:216:50
514.54:196:51
614.64:176:52
714.64:166:54
814.74:146:55
914.74:126:57
1014.84:116:58
1114.84:097:00
1214.94:087:01
1314.94:067:03
1415.04:057:04
1515.04:047:05
1615.14:027:07
1715.14:017:08
1815.24:007:09
1915.23:587:11
2015.33:577:12
2115.33:567:13
2215.33:557:15
2315.43:547:16
2415.43:537:17
2515.43:527:18
2615.53:517:20
2715.53:507:21
2815.63:497:22
2915.63:487:23
3015.63:477:24
3115.73:467:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
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124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kežmarok

In seasonPeak

In May, Kežmarok sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kežmarok's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Kežmarok?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kežmarok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kežmarok in May

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

In May, Kežmarok 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 Kežmarok 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 Kežmarok peaks around July 10 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 10UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kežmarok?

Kežmarok sits at 49.1°N, 20.4°E, 630 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Poprad, 13 km away.

Stará ĽubovňaZakopaneNowy TargRožňavaNowy Sącz

Topography around Kežmarok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kežmarok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 660 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,499 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,418 m.

The land around Kežmarok is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
1,499 m
80 km
2,418 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Poprad 13 km · Levoča 17 km · Spišská Nová Ves 23 km · Stará Ľubovňa 26 km · Zakopane 40 km · Nowy Targ 48 km · Rožňava 53 km · Nowy Sącz 57 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 Kežmarok (49.1357°, 20.4335°, elevation 630 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).