Lučenec weather in May

In May, Lučenec sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 76 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lučenec's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lučenec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:08 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Lučenec is town in Slovakia.

Density
527/km²
people per km²
Founded
1247

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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lučenec reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°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 Lučenec

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.

Lučenec weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°357.75.28.60.0
Feb / -3°378.44.89.90.1
Mar10° / 407.8211.62.2
Apr16° / 499.10.313.45.0
May21° / 7612.20156.1
Jun24° / 13°8011.5015.86.6
Jul26° / 14°8211.1015.56.6
Aug26° / 14°659.4014.17.0
Sep21° / 10°588012.46.6
Oct14° / 548.40.110.64.4
Nov / 518.61.891.2
Dec / -3°428.53.78.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
35050
45050
54951
64852
74852
84852
94852
104852
114753
124753
134753
144852
154852
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lučenec gets around 76 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
335
436
536
637
738
838
939
1039
1140
1240
1340
1440
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2139
2239
2339
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2940
3040
3140

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39550
49460
59460
69460
79370
89370
99370
109370
119370
129280
139280
149280
159190
169190
1790100
1888111
1987121
2086131
2185141
2284151
2382162
2480182
2579192
2677203
2775223
2873234
2971254
3069265
3167276

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
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68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
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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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:31 AM to 3:52 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:316:46
214.34:296:48
314.44:286:49
414.44:266:50
514.54:246:52
614.54:236:53
714.64:216:55
814.64:196:56
914.74:186:58
1014.74:166:59
1114.84:157:00
1214.84:147:02
1314.84:127:03
1414.94:117:04
1514.94:097:06
1615.04:087:07
1715.04:077:08
1815.14:057:10
1915.14:047:11
2015.24:037:12
2115.24:027:14
2215.24:017:15
2315.34:007:16
2415.33:597:17
2515.33:587:18
2615.43:577:20
2715.43:567:21
2815.43:557:22
2915.53:547:23
3015.53:537:24
3115.53:527:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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55.3Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lučenec?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lučenec for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lučenec in May

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

In May, Lučenec sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Lučenec 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 Lučenec peaks around July 13 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 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lučenec 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 Lučenec is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodJun 1716 µg/m³Oct 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lučenec?

Lučenec sits at 48.3°N, 19.7°E, 187 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Rimavská Sobota, 27 km away.

Rimavská SobotaSalgótarjánZvolenÓzdBreznoBanská BystricaGyöngyösŽiar nad Hronom

Topography around Lučenec

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lučenec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 575 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,980 m.

The land around Lučenec is covered by cropland (41%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
575 m
80 km
1,980 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Rimavská Sobota 27 km · Salgótarján 28 km · Zvolen 46 km · Ózd 49 km · Brezno 53 km · Banská Bystrica 59 km · Gyöngyös 64 km · Žiar nad Hronom 67 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 Lučenec (48.3325°, 19.6671°, elevation 187 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).