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Ljubljana in May

okbusy · worth considering · the wettest month of the year

The year in Ljubljana

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  1. Ljubljana in January: avoid
  2. Ljubljana in February: ok
  3. Ljubljana in March: ok
  4. Ljubljana in April: sweet spot
  5. Ljubljana in May: ok, busy
  6. Ljubljana in June: sweet spot, busy
  7. Ljubljana in July: sweet spot, busy
  8. Ljubljana in August: sweet spot, busy
  9. Ljubljana in September: ok, busy
  10. Ljubljana in October: ok
  11. Ljubljana in November: ok
  12. Ljubljana in December: avoid
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  • Busy
May at Ljubljana is 20°C by day and 9°C at night, with 13 rainy days and about 10 hours of sun a day. Busier than usual.

The numbers

Daily high20°C
Nightly low9°C
Feels like, afternoon20°C
Rainy days, 1 mm or more13 · 137 mm
Humidity76%
Sunshine10.3 h/day
Daylight15.0 h/day
Crowds48 / 100, higher is quieter

Ten-year averages for this calendar month. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts it. The model these figures come from drizzles more than a rain gauge, the more so the warmer the month, so its days count from 2 mm, rising to 5 mm in the hottest.

Weather read at the Old Town, 20 km from the airport (LJU): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

How busy it gets

May: busier than usual. Busiest from June to September; quietest from October to March.

Public holidays in May

Holidays crowd a place out and push fares up around them; they count toward the crowd score above.

Ljubljana in pictures

What to pack

  • Warm layers for the evenings, which drop to about 9°C.
  • Rain gear you will actually use: about 13 rainy days and 137 mm.
  • Sun protection: about 10 hours of sunshine a day.
  • Humidity averages 76%; breathable fabrics dry faster.

Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.

Before you go

Cost of livingmoderate — prices run about 63% of the United States' (World Bank, 2025)
CurrencyEuro
LanguagesSlovene, Italian, Hungarian
PlugsType C and F, 230 V
DrivingOn the right
Calling code+386
Travel advice No advice against travel — UK Foreign Office, updated 2026-08-11
HealthUK Foreign Office health advice

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-10-08. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.

On arrival in Ljubljana: the apps, paying, getting around, tipping and the emergency numbers.

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