Vranov nad Topľou weather in May

In May, Vranov nad Topľou sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 73 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°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 Vranov nad Topľou's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vranov nad Topľou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
3:58 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Vranov nad Topľou is town in Slovakia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
599/km²
people per km²
Founded
1270

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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Vranov nad Topľou reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°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 Vranov nad Topľou

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.

Vranov nad Topľou weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°399.67.18.50.0
Feb / -3°429.16.99.80.0
Mar / 3992.611.61.7
Apr15° / 479.50.613.44.7
May20° / 7312.30156.0
Jun24° / 13°7112015.96.5
Jul26° / 15°9012.2015.56.5
Aug26° / 14°579.2014.27.0
Sep20° / 10°619012.46.4
Oct14° / 578.90.210.54.1
Nov / 489.62.58.91.1
Dec / -3°4510.46.28.10.0

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45050
55050
64951
74951
84753
94753
104753
114654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vranov nad Topľou gets around 73 mm of rain over 12.3 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 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
333
433
534
635
735
836
937
1038
1138
1239
1340
1440
1541
1641
1741
1842
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2042
2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2642
2742
2842
2942
3042
3141

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39640
49640
59550
69460
79460
89370
99280
109280
119190
1290100
1389110
1488120
1587130
1687130
1786140
1885150
1983161
2082171
2181181
2280191
2378202
2478202
2577212
2675223
2774233
2872244
2971254
3069265
3167276

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 4:22 AM to 3:42 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 7:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:226:39
214.44:206:41
314.44:186:42
414.54:166:44
514.54:156:45
614.64:136:47
714.64:116:48
814.74:106:50
914.74:086:51
1014.84:076:53
1114.84:056:54
1214.94:046:55
1314.94:026:57
1415.04:016:58
1515.03:597:00
1615.03:587:01
1715.13:577:02
1815.13:557:04
1915.23:547:05
2015.23:537:06
2115.33:527:08
2215.33:517:09
2315.33:507:10
2415.43:497:11
2515.43:477:12
2615.53:467:14
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2815.53:457:16
2915.63:447:17
3015.63:437:18
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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 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Vranov nad Topľou?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Vranov nad Topľou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vranov nad Topľou in May

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

In May, Vranov nad Topľou sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Vranov nad Topľou 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 Vranov nad Topľou 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 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 12UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Vranov nad Topľou 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 Vranov nad Topľou is worst in June — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Vranov nad Topľou's WHO annual average of 15.8 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1920 µg/m³Dec 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vranov nad Topľou?

Vranov nad Topľou sits at 48.9°N, 21.7°E, 131 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Humenné, 18 km away.

TrebišovPrešovSninaKošiceUzhhorodBardejov

Topography around Vranov nad Topľou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vranov nad Topľou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 870 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,271 m.

The land around Vranov nad Topľou is covered by cropland (40%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
870 m
80 km
1,271 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Humenné 18 km · Michalovce 23 km · Trebišov 29 km · Prešov 35 km · Snina 36 km · Košice 37 km · Uzhhorod 53 km · Bardejov 54 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 Vranov nad Topľou (48.8884°, 21.6848°, elevation 131 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).