Liptovský Mikuláš weather in May

In May, Liptovský Mikuláš sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 99 mm of precipitation across 16.1 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 15°C in the first days to 17°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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Liptovský Mikuláš's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Liptovský Mikuláš's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
99 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:06 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Liptovský Mikuláš is town in Slovakia.

Density
430/km²
people per km²
Founded
1286

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 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Liptovský Mikuláš reaches about 16°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 21°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)
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2154
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31178

How May really feels in Liptovský Mikuláš

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.

Liptovský Mikuláš 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-2° / -8°5110.610.68.50.0
Feb / -7°5210.810.39.80.0
Mar / -4°6011.68.211.60.2
Apr11° / 67133.413.42.4
May16° / 9916.10.2154.2
Jun19° / 11215.8015.95.2
Jul21° / 11°11515.7015.65.6
Aug21° / 11°9413.1014.26.0
Sep16° / 7711.6012.44.7
Oct10° / 6610.41.710.52.4
Nov / -1°5711.15.98.90.2
Dec-1° / -6°5411.510.48.10.0

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
63862
73862
83862
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103763
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313862

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Liptovský Mikuláš gets around 99 mm of rain and snow over 16.1 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 51% and peaks near 54% 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 (%)Snow chance (%)
1462
2461
3471
4481
5481
6491
7501
8511
9511
10521
11521
12531
13531
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15531
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30530
31540

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 98% 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
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
16991
17991
18991
19991
20982
21982
22982
23973
24973
25964
26964
27955
28946
29946
30937
31928

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
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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 4:29 AM to 3:50 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:296:48
214.44:286:50
314.44:266:51
414.54:246:53
514.54:226:54
614.64:216:56
714.64:196:57
814.74:176:59
914.74:167:00
1014.84:147:01
1114.84:137:03
1214.94:117:04
1314.94:107:06
1415.04:087:07
1515.04:077:08
1615.14:067:10
1715.14:047:11
1815.24:037:13
1915.24:027:14
2015.24:017:15
2115.33:597:16
2215.33:587:18
2315.43:577:19
2415.43:567:20
2515.43:557:21
2615.53:547:23
2715.53:537:24
2815.53:527:25
2915.63:517:26
3015.63:507:27
3115.63:507:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
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155.0Bright
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175.1Bright
185.1Bright
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205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Liptovský Mikuláš?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Liptovský Mikuláš for sightseeing.

What to pack for Liptovský Mikuláš in May

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

In May, Liptovský Mikuláš sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Liptovský Mikuláš 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 Liptovský Mikuláš 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 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 10UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Liptovský Mikuláš?

Liptovský Mikuláš sits at 49.1°N, 19.6°E, 577 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Ružomberok, 23 km away.

Dolný KubínBreznoZakopanePopradMartinBanská BystricaNowy Targ

Topography around Liptovský Mikuláš

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Liptovský Mikuláš has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 617 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,670 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,376 m.

The land around Liptovský Mikuláš is covered by cropland (43%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (51%), grassland (22%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
1,670 m
80 km
2,376 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ružomberok 23 km · Dolný Kubín 27 km · Brezno 31 km · Zakopane 34 km · Poprad 49 km · Martin 51 km · Banská Bystrica 51 km · Nowy Targ 53 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 Liptovský Mikuláš (49.0806°, 19.6222°, elevation 577 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).