Havířov weather in May

In May, Havířov sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 99 mm of precipitation across 14.6 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 26% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Havířov's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Havířov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
99 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:08 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Havířov is city in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,580/km²
people per km²
Founded
1955

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 Havířov reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2177
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How May really feels in Havířov

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.

Havířov weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°5411.98.78.40.0
Feb / -3°5211.77.99.80.0
Mar / -0°6112.9511.51.0
Apr14° / 6111.21.913.53.8
May18° / 9914.60.115.15.3
Jun21° / 12°10614.10165.8
Jul23° / 14°12314.7015.76.2
Aug23° / 13°9112.2014.26.6
Sep18° / 10°8811.6012.45.6
Oct13° / 6511.10.410.53.5
Nov / 5811.13.58.81.0
Dec / -2°5511.67.180.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34357
44258
54357
64357
74357
84258
94258
104258
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Havířov gets around 99 mm of rain and snow over 14.6 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 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
142
243
344
445
545
646
747
847
947
1048
1148
1248
1348
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1548
1648
1747
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1947
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2146
2246
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2647
2748
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3149

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59730
69640
79640
89550
99550
109460
119460
129370
139370
149370
159370
169280
179181
189181
199091
2089101
2189101
2288111
2386122
2485132
2584142
2682162
2781172
2879183
2977203
3075214
3174224

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 42 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 4:32 AM to 3:51 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:326:55
214.44:306:56
314.54:296:58
414.54:276:59
514.64:257:01
614.64:237:02
714.74:227:04
814.84:207:05
914.84:187:07
1014.94:177:08
1114.94:157:10
1215.04:147:11
1315.04:127:13
1415.14:117:14
1515.14:097:16
1615.24:087:17
1715.24:077:18
1815.24:057:20
1915.34:047:21
2015.34:037:23
2115.44:017:24
2215.44:007:25
2315.53:597:26
2415.53:587:28
2515.53:577:29
2615.63:567:30
2715.63:557:31
2815.63:547:33
2915.73:537:34
3015.73:527:35
3115.73:517:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Havířov?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Havířov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Havířov in May

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

In May, Havířov sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Havířov 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 Havířov peaks around June 23 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 23UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Havířov 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 Havířov is worst in June — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Havířov's WHO annual average of 20.3 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1725 µg/m³Dec 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Havířov?

Havířov sits at 49.8°N, 18.4°E, 278 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Orlová, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Havířov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Havířov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 279 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,521 m.

The land around Havířov is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
546 m
80 km
1,521 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Orlová 7.0 km · Karviná 11 km · Frýdek-Místek 12 km · Ostrava 13 km · Český Těšín 14 km · Cieszyn 14 km · Bohumín 15 km · Starý Bohumín 17 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 Havířov (49.7798°, 18.4369°, elevation 278 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).