Detva Weather in May
Detva in May
The short of it: Detva in May averages a high of 20 °C (69 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 15 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 7° · rain 72 mm · daylight 15 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Detva an average May high of 20°, a low of 7° and some 72 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 20°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 13 min in mid-May, 96 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and September.
Against its neighbours, Detva runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Hriňová, 8 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Detva, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 26 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HriňováBanská Bystrica Region | 8 km ENE | 19° | 6° | 78 mm |
| ZvolenBanská Bystrica Region | 20 km W | 21° | 8° | 67 mm |
| SliačBanská Bystrica Region | 22 km WNW | 21° | 8° | 66 mm |
| Čierny BalogBanská Bystrica Region | 27 km NE | 18° | 6° | 85 mm |
| Banská BystricaBanská Bystrica Region | 28 km NW | 21° | 7° | 72 mm |
| PoltárBanská Bystrica Region | 31 km ESE | 21° | 8° | 65 mm |
| LučenecBanská Bystrica Region | 31 km SE | 23° | 9° | 66 mm |
| BreznoBanská Bystrica Region | 31 km NNE | 19° | 6° | 80 mm |