Považská Bystrica weather in May

In May, Považská Bystrica sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 85 mm of rain across 13.9 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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Považská Bystrica's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Považská Bystrica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:10 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Považská Bystrica is town in Slovakia.

Density
414/km²
people per km²
Founded
1316

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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Považská Bystrica reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°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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2176
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4177
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10177
11177
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How May really feels in Považská Bystrica

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.

Považská Bystrica 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 / -5°5310.98.28.50.0
Feb / -4°5010.27.79.80.0
Mar / -1°5711.24.811.61.0
Apr13° / 5610.61.613.43.7
May18° / 8513.90155.3
Jun21° / 11°9013.5015.95.9
Jul23° / 13°9914015.66.3
Aug23° / 13°7811.5014.26.7
Sep18° / 7411012.45.6
Oct12° / 60100.710.53.3
Nov / 5710.63.88.90.7
Dec / -3°5611.17.48.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34654
44555
54456
64456
74555
84555
94456
104456
114456
124456
134456
144456
154555
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Považská Bystrica gets around 85 mm of rain over 13.9 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
239
340
441
541
642
743
844
945
1045
1146
1246
1346
1447
1547
1647
1747
1846
1946
2045
2145
2245
2344
2444
2544
2644
2744
2844
2944
3044
3145

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99820
109820
119820
129730
139730
149730
159640
169640
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189550
199460
209370
219280
229190
2390100
2489110
2587130
2686140
2784151
2882171
2981181
3079201
3178211

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
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
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239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
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319calm

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 4:34 AM to 3:54 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:346:53
214.44:326:55
314.44:306:56
414.54:296:58
514.54:276:59
614.64:257:01
714.64:247:02
814.74:227:03
914.74:217:05
1014.84:197:06
1114.84:177:08
1214.94:167:09
1314.94:157:11
1415.04:137:12
1515.04:127:13
1615.14:107:15
1715.14:097:16
1815.24:087:17
1915.24:067:19
2015.24:057:20
2115.34:047:21
2215.34:037:23
2315.44:027:24
2415.44:017:25
2515.44:007:26
2615.53:597:28
2715.53:587:29
2815.63:577:30
2915.63:567:31
3015.63:557:32
3115.73:547:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.3Bright
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Považská Bystrica?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Považská Bystrica for sightseeing.

What to pack for Považská Bystrica in May

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

In May, Považská Bystrica sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Považská Bystrica 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 Považská Bystrica peaks around July 11 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 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Považská Bystrica 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 Považská Bystrica is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1815 µg/m³Dec 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Považská Bystrica?

Považská Bystrica sits at 49.1°N, 18.4°E, 280 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Púchov, 7.0 km away.

ŽilinaDubnica nad VáhomMartinTrenčínVsetínBojnice

Topography around Považská Bystrica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Považská Bystrica has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 364 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 792 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,781 m.

The land around Považská Bystrica is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
792 m
80 km
1,781 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Púchov 7.0 km · Rajecke Teplice 19 km · Žilina 26 km · Dubnica nad Váhom 26 km · Martin 37 km · Trenčín 37 km · Vsetín 39 km · Bojnice 39 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 Považská Bystrica (49.1215°, 18.4217°, elevation 280 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).