Michalovce weather in May

In May, Michalovce sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 82 mm of rain across 12.7 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Michalovce's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Michalovce's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
3:58 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Michalovce is town in Slovakia.

Density
679/km²
people per km²
Founded
1244

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 Michalovce reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°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 Michalovce

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.

Michalovce 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°4410.16.88.50.0
Feb / -3°479.85.99.80.1
Mar10° / 459.52.311.62.1
Apr16° / 529.90.313.45.0
May21° / 10°8212.70156.1
Jun24° / 13°8412.7015.96.4
Jul26° / 15°9412.5015.56.3
Aug26° / 15°689014.26.9
Sep21° / 10°658.8012.46.6
Oct15° / 649.50.210.54.4
Nov / 579.72.191.3
Dec / -2°5610.75.88.10.0

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 (%)
15248
25248
35149
45149
55050
64951
74852
84852
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104852
114753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Michalovce gets around 82 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
435
536
636
737
838
939
1039
1140
1241
1341
1442
1542
1642
1743
1843
1943
2043
2144
2244
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2644
2743
2843
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3043
3142

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39550
49460
59370
69280
79280
89190
990100
1090100
1189110
1287121
1386131
1485141
1584151
1683161
1782171
1880182
1979192
2078202
2176213
2275223
2373234
2472244
2570255
2669265
2767276
2865287
2963298
3062299
31603010

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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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 4:21 AM to 3:42 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:216:38
214.34:196:40
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514.54:146:44
614.64:126:45
714.64:116:47
814.74:096:48
914.74:086:50
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1114.84:056:53
1214.84:036:54
1314.94:026:55
1414.94:006:57
1515.03:596:58
1615.03:587:00
1715.13:567:01
1815.13:557:02
1915.23:547:04
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.43 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 Michalovce?

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
3.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Michalovce for sightseeing.

What to pack for Michalovce in May

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

In May, Michalovce sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Michalovce 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 Michalovce peaks around July 11 at about 7 (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 11UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Michalovce 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 Michalovce is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1915 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Michalovce?

Michalovce sits at 48.8°N, 21.9°E, 111 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Trebišov, 20 km away.

SninaUzhhorodSátoraljaújhelyKošicePrešov

Topography around Michalovce

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Michalovce has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 720 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,383 m.

The land around Michalovce is covered by cropland (45%), trees (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

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64 m
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80 km
1,383 m
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May weather nearby: Trebišov 20 km · Humenné 20 km · Vranov nad Topľou 23 km · Snina 31 km · Uzhhorod 31 km · Sátoraljaújhely 44 km · Košice 49 km · Prešov 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 Michalovce (48.7543°, 21.9195°, elevation 111 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).