Levoča weather in May

In May, Levoča sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 90 mm of precipitation across 14.4 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 19% 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 Levoča's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Levoča's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
90 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:02 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Levoča is town in Slovakia.

Density
122/km²
people per km²
Founded
1249

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 Levoča 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
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4165
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31188

How May really feels in Levoča

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.

Levoča 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°317.66.98.50.0
Feb / -6°358.67.39.80.0
Mar / -2°409.45.111.60.6
Apr12° / 6211.52.413.43.1
May17° / 9014.40.1154.8
Jun20° / 10°9714.4015.95.6
Jul22° / 11°11314.4015.66.0
Aug22° / 11°8611.6014.26.4
Sep17° / 659.7012.45.3
Oct12° / 548.4110.53.0
Nov / -1°4183.78.90.5
Dec / -5°338.26.98.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
63961
73961
83862
93862
103862
113862
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133763
143763
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213862
223763
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293961
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Levoča gets around 90 mm of rain and snow over 14.4 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
240
341
441
542
643
744
845
946
1046
1147
1247
1347
1447
1547
1647
1747
1847
1947
2047
2147
2247
2347
2447
2548
2648
2748
2848
2949
3049
3149

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
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16982
17982
18982
19973
20973
21973
22964
23964
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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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 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 4:26 AM to 3:46 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:266:44
214.44:246:46
314.44:226:47
414.54:206:49
514.54:196:50
614.64:176:52
714.64:156:53
814.74:146:54
914.74:126:56
1014.84:116:57
1114.84:096:59
1214.94:087:00
1314.94:067:02
1415.04:057:03
1515.04:037:04
1615.14:027:06
1715.14:017:07
1815.23:597:08
1915.23:587:10
2015.23:577:11
2115.33:567:12
2215.33:557:14
2315.43:537:15
2415.43:527:16
2515.43:517:17
2615.53:507:19
2715.53:497:20
2815.53:487:21
2915.63:487:22
3015.63:477:23
3115.63:467:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Levoča

In seasonPeak

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

Levoča'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 Levoča?

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
1.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Levoča for sightseeing.

What to pack for Levoča in May

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

In May, Levoča sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Levoča 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 Levoča 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 Levoča?

Levoča sits at 49.0°N, 20.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Spišská Nová Ves, 9.0 km away.

Stará ĽubovňaRožňavaPrešovZakopaneBardejov

Topography around Levoča

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Levoča has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m around an average of 593 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 848 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,432 m.

The land around Levoča is covered by cropland (38%), trees (29%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
359 m
16 km
848 m
80 km
2,432 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Spišská Nová Ves 9.0 km · Kežmarok 17 km · Poprad 22 km · Stará Ľubovňa 32 km · Rožňava 40 km · Prešov 47 km · Zakopane 56 km · Bardejov 58 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 Levoča (49.0217°, 20.5921°, elevation 0 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).