Poltár Weather in May
Poltár in May
The short of it: Poltár in May averages a high of 21 °C (71 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 12 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 8° · rain 65 mm · daylight 15 h 12 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Poltár an average May high of 21°, a low of 8° and some 65 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 21°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 12 min in mid-May, 95 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, Poltár runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Lučenec, 14 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Poltár, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 27 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LučenecBanská Bystrica Region | 14 km SW | 23° | 9° | 66 mm |
| Rimavská SobotaBanská Bystrica Region | 18 km ESE | 22° | 9° | 62 mm |
| FiľakovoBanská Bystrica Region | 18 km S | 22° | 9° | 64 mm |
| HnúšťaBanská Bystrica Region | 20 km NE | 19° | 8° | 72 mm |
| HriňováBanská Bystrica Region | 26 km NW | 19° | 6° | 78 mm |
| DetvaBanská Bystrica Region | 31 km WNW | 20° | 7° | 72 mm |
| Čierny BalogBanská Bystrica Region | 37 km NNW | 18° | 6° | 85 mm |
| RevúcaBanská Bystrica Region | 37 km NE | 19° | 8° | 68 mm |