Ljubljana in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Ljubljana sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 269 mm of precipitation over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early March to 21°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Ljubljana's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ljubljana's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 15°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 6°C
Precipitation: 269 mm; 36 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 4.1; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Ljubljana in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early March to 21°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Ljubljana reaches about 15°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Ljubljana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ljubljana weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / -2°	59	8	4.9	8.9	0.0
Feb	6° / -2°	74	8.4	5.1	10	0.4
Mar	10° / 1°	76	10.1	3.3	11.6	2.5
Apr	15° / 5°	90	12	1	13.3	4.2
May	19° / 10°	103	13.5	0	14.7	5.7
Jun	23° / 13°	105	13.4	0	15.5	6.4
Jul	25° / 15°	95	11.4	0	15.2	6.8
Aug	25° / 15°	112	11.1	0	14	6.8
Sep	20° / 11°	125	11.1	0	12.3	6.1
Oct	15° / 7°	117	10.2	0.5	10.7	4.4
Nov	9° / 3°	121	11.2	2.3	9.2	1.7
Dec	4° / -1°	90	9.2	5	8.5	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Ljubljana gets around 269 mm of rain and snow over 36 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min in early March to 15 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Ljubljana?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.1

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

1.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Ljubljana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ljubljana in Spring

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

In spring, Ljubljana sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 36 days see rain.

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UV index in Ljubljana in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Ljubljana peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	7	6	8	9	8	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Ljubljana in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ljubljana is worst in January — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ljubljana's WHO annual average of 16.2 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	20	18	20	19	16	17	15	14	13	14	13	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ljubljana?

Ljubljana sits at 46.1°N, 14.5°E, 295 m above sea level, in Slovenia. The nearest listed city is Kranj, 24 km away.

Topography around Ljubljana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ljubljana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 309 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 847 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,759 m.

The land around Ljubljana is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km

165 m

artificial surfaces 55%

16 km

847 m

trees 56%

80 km

2,759 m

trees 77%

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Spring weather nearby: Kranj 24 km · Postojna 38 km · Trbovlje 44 km · Bled 46 km · Bohinj 49 km · Velenje 58 km · Divača 58 km · Novo Mesto 58 km

Slovenia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 63% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $37,376; 2025
Happiness: 6.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.6; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

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 Ljubljana (46.0511°, 14.5051°, 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.