Jičín weather in May

In May, Jičín sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 11.9 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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Jičín's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jičín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:18 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Jičín is town in Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
631/km²
people per km²
Founded
1293

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Jičín reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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 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)
1167
2167
3177
4177
5177
6178
7178
8178
9178
10178
11178
12178
13178
14178
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312010

How May really feels in Jičín

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.

Jičín 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°5812.17.98.30.0
Feb / -3°459.76.19.70.0
Mar / 5611.3411.51.0
Apr13° / 399.50.913.53.6
May18° / 6011.90.115.25.5
Jun21° / 12°6811.8016.16.1
Jul23° / 14°8013.2015.86.4
Aug23° / 13°6610.7014.36.8
Sep18° / 10°609.3012.45.8
Oct12° / 52100.310.53.1
Nov / 5110.23.18.80.6
Dec / -2°5711.66.57.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34258
44357
54258
64258
74159
84159
94060
104060
114060
124060
134060
144060
154060
164060
174060
184060
194060
203961
213961
224060
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244060
254159
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274159
284159
294159
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jičín gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
136
237
337
437
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2839
2939
3040
3140

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89820
99820
109820
119820
129820
139730
149730
159730
169730
179640
189640
199550
209460
219460
229370
239280
249190
2590100
2689110
2787121
2886131
2985141
3084151
3183152

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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1510calm
1610calm
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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 4:43 AM to 4:01 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:437:09
214.54:417:10
314.54:397:12
414.64:377:14
514.74:367:15
614.74:347:17
714.84:327:18
814.84:307:20
914.94:297:21
1014.94:277:23
1115.04:267:24
1215.04:247:26
1315.14:227:27
1415.14:217:29
1515.24:197:30
1615.24:187:32
1715.34:177:33
1815.34:157:35
1915.44:147:36
2015.44:137:37
2115.54:117:39
2215.54:107:40
2315.54:097:41
2415.64:087:43
2515.64:077:44
2615.74:067:45
2715.74:047:47
2815.74:037:48
2915.84:037:49
3015.84:027:50
3115.84:017:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Jičín?

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
1.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Jičín for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jičín in May

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

In May, Jičín sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Jičín 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 Jičín 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

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

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Jičín's WHO annual average of 14.7 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2317 µg/m³Dec 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Jičín?

Jičín sits at 50.4°N, 15.4°E, 288 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Mladá Boleslav, 32 km away.

Mladá BoleslavDvůr Králové nad LabemJablonec nad NisouPoděbradyTrutnovLiberecHradec KrálovéKolín

Topography around Jičín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jičín has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 283 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,572 m.

The land around Jičín is covered by cropland (55%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
487 m
80 km
1,572 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Mladá Boleslav 32 km · Dvůr Králové nad Labem 33 km · Jablonec nad Nisou 34 km · Poděbrady 37 km · Trutnov 42 km · Liberec 42 km · Hradec Králové 43 km · Kolín 47 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 Jičín (50.4372°, 15.3516°, elevation 288 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).