Stará Ľubovňa weather in May

In May, Stará Ľubovňa sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 94 mm of precipitation across 14.9 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Stará Ľubovňa's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stará Ľubovňa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
94 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:01 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Stará Ľubovňa is town in Slovakia.

Density
509/km²
people per km²
Founded
1292

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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Stará Ľubovňa reaches about 17°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 11°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)
1165
2165
3165
4166
5166
6166
7166
8176
9176
10176
11176
12176
13176
14176
15176
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21177
22177
23187
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28188
29188
30198
31199

How May really feels in Stará Ľubovňa

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.

Stará Ľubovňa 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-0° / -6°338.57.68.50.0
Feb / -5°379.18.29.80.0
Mar / -2°4210.86.311.50.7
Apr12° / 6212.22.713.43.2
May17° / 9414.90.115.14.8
Jun20° / 10°9814.9015.95.5
Jul22° / 12°11715.6015.65.8
Aug22° / 11°8312.5014.26.3
Sep17° / 6610.1012.45.4
Oct12° / 569.60.910.53.1
Nov / -1°4194.18.90.5
Dec / -5°3497.480.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
43961
53862
63862
73862
83862
93763
103763
113664
123664
133763
143763
153763
163664
173664
183565
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203664
213664
223664
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283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Stará Ľubovňa gets around 94 mm of rain and snow over 14.9 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 48% and peaks near 51% 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 (%)
142
243
343
444
544
645
745
846
946
1047
1147
1247
1347
1448
1548
1648
1748
1848
1949
2049
2149
2249
2350
2450
2550
2650
2750
2850
2951
3051
3151

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99820
109820
119820
129730
139730
149730
159730
169640
179640
189550
199550
209460
219460
229370
239280
249280
259190
2690100
2790100
2889110
2988120
3086140
3184151

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
279calm
289calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 4:24 AM to 3:44 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:246:44
214.44:236:46
314.44:216:47
414.54:196:49
514.54:186:50
614.64:166:52
714.74:146:53
814.74:136:55
914.84:116:56
1014.84:096:58
1114.94:086:59
1214.94:067:01
1315.04:057:02
1415.04:037:04
1515.04:027:05
1615.14:017:06
1715.13:597:08
1815.23:587:09
1915.23:577:10
2015.33:567:12
2115.33:547:13
2215.43:537:14
2315.43:527:16
2415.43:517:17
2515.53:507:18
2615.53:497:19
2715.53:487:20
2815.63:477:22
2915.63:467:23
3015.63:457:24
3115.73:447:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
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215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Stará Ľubovňa

In seasonPeak

In May, Stará Ľubovňa sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Stará Ľubovňa's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Stará Ľubovňa?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Stará Ľubovňa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Stará Ľubovňa in May

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

In May, Stará Ľubovňa sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Stará Ľubovňa 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 Stará Ľubovňa peaks around July 12 at about 7 (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 12UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stará Ľubovňa?

Stará Ľubovňa sits at 49.3°N, 20.7°E, 548 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Kežmarok, 26 km away.

KežmarokLevočaNowy SączPopradSpišská Nová VesBardejovNowy TargPrešov

Topography around Stará Ľubovňa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stará Ľubovňa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m around an average of 587 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,429 m.

The land around Stará Ľubovňa is covered by cropland (41%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
320 m
16 km
922 m
80 km
2,429 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Kežmarok 26 km · Levoča 32 km · Nowy Sącz 36 km · Poprad 39 km · Spišská Nová Ves 40 km · Bardejov 43 km · Nowy Targ 51 km · Prešov 52 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 Stará Ľubovňa (49.2986°, 20.6862°, elevation 548 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).