Dvůr Králové nad Labem weather in May

In May, Dvůr Králové nad Labem sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°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 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dvůr Králové nad Labem's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dvůr Králové nad Labem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:16 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Dvůr Králové nad Labem is town in the Czech Republic.

Density
451/km²
people per km²
Founded
1270

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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Dvůr Králové nad Labem reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°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 Dvůr Králové nad Labem

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.

Dvůr Králové nad Labem 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 / -5°5611.998.30.0
Feb / -4°449.56.99.70.0
Mar / -1°5611.45.511.50.5
Apr12° / 439.91.613.53.1
May17° / 71130.115.25.0
Jun20° / 11°7913.2016.15.7
Jul22° / 13°9214.4015.86.0
Aug22° / 13°7311.7014.36.5
Sep17° / 6410012.45.3
Oct11° / 5310.50.510.52.7
Nov / 5110.13.88.80.4
Dec / -3°5411.17.47.90.0

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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

Any precipitation

Dvůr Králové nad Labem gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 13 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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2987121
3086131
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 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 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:41 AM to 3:59 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:417:07
214.54:397:08
314.54:377:10
414.64:367:12
514.74:347:13
614.74:327:15
714.84:307:16
814.84:297:18
914.94:277:19
1014.94:257:21
1115.04:247:22
1215.04:227:24
1315.14:217:25
1415.14:197:27
1515.24:187:28
1615.24:167:30
1715.34:157:31
1815.34:137:33
1915.44:127:34
2015.44:117:36
2115.54:097:37
2215.54:087:38
2315.54:077:40
2415.64:067:41
2515.64:057:42
2615.74:047:43
2715.74:037:45
2815.74:027:46
2915.84:017:47
3015.84:007:48
3115.83:597:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.17 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 Dvůr Králové nad Labem?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Dvůr Králové nad Labem for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dvůr Králové nad Labem in May

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

In May, Dvůr Králové nad Labem sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dvůr Králové nad Labem 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 Dvůr Králové nad Labem peaks around June 20 at about 7 (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 highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dvůr Králové nad Labem 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 Dvůr Králové nad Labem is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2218 µg/m³Dec 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dvůr Králové nad Labem?

Dvůr Králové nad Labem sits at 50.4°N, 15.8°E, 300 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Trutnov, 16 km away.

JičínKamienna GóraPardubiceBoguszów-GorceWałbrzych

Topography around Dvůr Králové nad Labem

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dvůr Králové nad Labem.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dvůr Králové nad Labem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 334 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,442 m.

The land around Dvůr Králové nad Labem is covered by trees (33%), cropland (33%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), trees (36%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
186 m
16 km
438 m
80 km
1,442 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Trutnov 16 km · Náchod 25 km · Hradec Králové 25 km · Jičín 33 km · Kamienna Góra 42 km · Pardubice 44 km · Boguszów-Gorce 45 km · Wałbrzych 50 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 Dvůr Králové nad Labem (50.4317°, 15.814°, elevation 300 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).