Prievidza weather in May

In May, Prievidza sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 95 mm of rain across 14.2 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 24% 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 Prievidza's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prievidza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:11 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Prievidza is town in Slovakia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,014/km²
people per km²
Founded
1113

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 Prievidza reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°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)
1176
2176
3176
4176
5176
6176
7176
8176
9176
10177
11177
12177
13177
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15177
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31199

How May really feels in Prievidza

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.

Prievidza 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 / -6°5310.288.50.0
Feb / -5°51107.59.80.0
Mar / -1°5910.94.511.60.9
Apr13° / 61111.613.43.6
May18° / 9514.20155.2
Jun21° / 11°9913.9015.95.9
Jul23° / 12°10613.5015.56.4
Aug23° / 12°8712014.26.6
Sep18° / 7810.7012.45.6
Oct12° / 6410.10.610.53.2
Nov / 5910.83.690.6
Dec / -4°5710.67.48.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44753
54654
64654
74654
84654
94654
104654
114753
124753
134753
144654
154654
164555
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314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Prievidza gets around 95 mm of rain over 14.2 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
242
343
444
544
645
746
846
946
1046
1146
1246
1346
1446
1546
1646
1745
1845
1945
2045
2145
2245
2345
2445
2545
2646
2746
2847
2947
3048
3148

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
59820
69820
79820
89820
99820
109730
119730
129730
139730
149640
159640
169640
179550
189460
199370
209280
219190
2290100
2389110
2488120
2587130
2686140
2783161
2882171
2981181
3079201
3177212

Wind in May

Winds average 9 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
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
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 4:34 AM to 3:55 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:346:51
214.34:326:53
314.44:316:54
414.44:296:56
514.54:276:57
614.64:266:59
714.64:247:00
814.74:227:02
914.74:217:03
1014.84:197:04
1114.84:187:06
1214.84:167:07
1314.94:157:09
1414.94:137:10
1515.04:127:11
1615.04:117:13
1715.14:097:14
1815.14:087:15
1915.24:077:17
2015.24:067:18
2115.24:047:19
2215.34:037:21
2315.34:027:22
2415.44:017:23
2515.44:007:24
2615.43:597:25
2715.53:587:27
2815.53:577:28
2915.53:567:29
3015.63:567:30
3115.63:557:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.4Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Prievidza?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Prievidza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Prievidza in May

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

In May, Prievidza sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°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 Prievidza 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 Prievidza 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
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Prievidza 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 Prievidza is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Prievidza's WHO annual average of 14.5 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1818 µg/m³Dec 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Prievidza?

Prievidza sits at 48.8°N, 18.6°E, 295 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Bojnice, 3.0 km away.

PartizánskeŽiar nad HronomBánovce nad BebravouBanská BystricaMartinRajecke Teplice

Topography around Prievidza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prievidza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,083 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,894 m.

The land around Prievidza is covered by cropland (35%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
1,083 m
80 km
1,894 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Bojnice 3.0 km · Handlová 11 km · Partizánske 24 km · Žiar nad Hronom 26 km · Bánovce nad Bebravou 28 km · Banská Bystrica 38 km · Martin 39 km · Rajecke Teplice 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 Prievidza (48.7745°, 18.6275°, elevation 295 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).