Bansko Weather in May
Bansko in May
The short of it: Bansko in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 32 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 7° · rain 60 mm · daylight 14 h 32 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Bansko an average May high of 21°, a low of 7° and some 60 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 21°; nights run about 7°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 60 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 32 min in mid-May, 74 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Bansko runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Razlog, 6 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Bansko, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RazlogBlagoevgrad | 6 km NNW | 21° | 8° | 62 mm |
| BelitsaBlagoevgrad | 14 km NNE | 20° | 7° | 62 mm |
| Stara KresnaBlagoevgrad | 26 km W | 22° | 9° | 54 mm |
| YakorudaBlagoevgrad | 27 km NE | 18° | 6° | 67 mm |
| KresnaBlagoevgrad | 30 km WSW | 24° | 11° | 51 mm |
| SimitliBlagoevgrad | 31 km W | 23° | 10° | 51 mm |
| SandanskiBlagoevgrad | 34 km SSW | 25° | 12° | 50 mm |
| Gotse DelchevBlagoevgrad | 36 km SE | 22° | 10° | 57 mm |