České Budějovice weather in May

In May, České Budějovice sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is České Budějovice's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see České Budějovice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:27 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

České Budějovice is city in the Czech Republic.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,677/km²
people per km²
Founded
1265

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in České Budějovice reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in České Budějovice

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

České Budějovice weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°409.75.98.50.0
Feb / -3°318.24.29.80.0
Mar / 47113.711.61.5
Apr14° / 439.31.313.44.0
May18° / 7512.70155.5
Jun22° / 12°7813.3015.96.0
Jul24° / 14°9013.5015.66.4
Aug23° / 14°7911.1014.26.7
Sep18° / 10°609.7012.45.9
Oct13° / 4890.410.53.5
Nov / 428.82.28.90.8
Dec / -2°40104.98.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

České Budějovice gets around 75 mm of rain over 12.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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2586131
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2784151
2882171
2980182
3079192
3178202

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:50 AM to 4:11 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:507:08
214.44:487:10
314.44:477:11
414.54:457:13
514.54:437:14
614.64:427:16
714.64:407:17
814.74:387:19
914.74:377:20
1014.84:357:22
1114.84:347:23
1214.94:327:25
1314.94:317:26
1415.04:297:27
1515.04:287:29
1615.14:277:30
1715.14:257:31
1815.14:247:33
1915.24:237:34
2015.24:227:35
2115.34:207:37
2215.34:197:38
2315.44:187:39
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2915.64:127:46
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit České Budějovice?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit České Budějovice for sightseeing.

What to pack for České Budějovice in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, České Budějovice sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in České Budějovice in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in České Budějovice peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in České Budějovice in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in České Budějovice is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to České Budějovice's WHO annual average of 12.8 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1516 µg/m³Nov 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is České Budějovice?

České Budějovice sits at 49.0°N, 14.5°E, 381 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Cesky Krumlov, 22 km away.

Jindřichův HradecPísekTáborStrakonicePelhřimov

Topography around České Budějovice

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of České Budějovice.

Within 3 km, the terrain around České Budějovice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 396 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 m.

The land around České Budějovice is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (41%), cropland (27%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), grassland (24%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
393 m
80 km
1,188 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Cesky Krumlov 22 km · Jindřichův Hradec 43 km · Písek 44 km · Tábor 51 km · Strakonice 52 km · Pelhřimov 74 km · Linz 76 km · Traun 86 km

Czechia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 59% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$35,917
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 582
Religion
none 48%believers unaffiliated with a religious society 9%Roman Catholic 7%other believers belonging to a church or religious society 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for České Budějovice (48.9745°, 14.4743°, elevation 381 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).