Salgótarján Weather in May
Salgótarján in May
The short of it: Salgótarján in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 9° · rain 66 mm · daylight 15 h 10 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Salgótarján an average May high of 21°, a low of 9° and some 66 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 21°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 10 min in mid-May, 94 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 April and May.
Against its neighbours, Salgótarján runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Lučenec, 28 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Salgótarján, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 27 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LučenecBanská Bystrica Region | 28 km NNW | 23° | 9° | 66 mm |
| Rimavská SobotaBanská Bystrica Region | 36 km NNE | 22° | 9° | 62 mm |
| GyöngyösHeves County | 36 km SSE | 23° | 10° | 57 mm |
| ÓzdBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 39 km ENE | 22° | 9° | 56 mm |
| EgerHeves County | 48 km ESE | 23° | 10° | 56 mm |
| VácPest County | 61 km SW | 23° | 11° | 60 mm |
| KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 64 km ENE | 23° | 10° | 55 mm |
| GödöllőPest County | 65 km SSW | 22° | 10° | 62 mm |