Litomysl weather in May

In May, Litomysl sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 86 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 15.1 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 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 Litomysl's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Litomysl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:16 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Litomysl is town in the Czech Republic.

Density
303/km²
people per km²
Founded
~981 CE

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 Litomysl 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 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3167
4167
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6167
7167
8167
9167
10167
11167
12167
13177
14178
15178
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20178
21178
22178
23189
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25189
26189
27189
28189
29189
301910
311910

How May really feels in Litomysl

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.

Litomysl 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 / -4°4910.68.38.40.0
Feb / -4°409.26.69.70.0
Mar / -1°5512.45.111.50.6
Apr12° / 52111.913.53.2
May17° / 8614.7015.14.9
Jun20° / 11°9113.80165.7
Jul22° / 13°10414.1015.76.2
Aug22° / 13°8712.2014.36.4
Sep17° / 7711.1012.45.2
Oct11° / 52100.610.52.8
Nov / 459.83.38.80.5
Dec / -3°4610.36.680.0

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44060
54060
64060
73961
83961
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113862
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274159
284258
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314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Litomysl gets around 86 mm of rain over 14.7 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
243
344
445
546
647
748
848
949
1049
1149
1249
1349
1448
1548
1648
1747
1847
1946
2046
2146
2246
2346
2445
2545
2645
2745
2846
2946
3046
3146

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 (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99820
109820
119820
129820
139820
149730
159730
169640
179640
189550
199550
209460
219370
229190
2390100
2489110
2588120
2686140
2785150
2883161
2981181
3080191
3178202

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712calm
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2012calm
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3111calm

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 4:40 AM to 3:59 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:407:03
214.44:397:05
314.54:377:07
414.54:357:08
514.64:337:10
614.74:327:11
714.74:307:13
814.84:287:14
914.84:277:16
1014.94:257:17
1114.94:247:19
1215.04:227:20
1315.04:207:22
1415.14:197:23
1515.14:187:24
1615.24:167:26
1715.24:157:27
1815.34:137:29
1915.34:127:30
2015.34:117:31
2115.44:107:33
2215.44:087:34
2315.54:077:35
2415.54:067:37
2515.54:057:38
2615.64:047:39
2715.64:037:40
2815.74:027:41
2915.74:017:43
3015.74:007:44
3115.83:597:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Litomysl?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Litomysl for sightseeing.

What to pack for Litomysl in May

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

In May, Litomysl sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Litomysl 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 Litomysl 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 January 1 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 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Litomysl 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 Litomysl is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1617 µg/m³Dec 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Litomysl?

Litomysl sits at 49.9°N, 16.3°E, 0 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Česká Třebová, 10 km away.

Nové Město na MoravěChrudimPardubiceŽďár nad SázavouŠumperk

Topography around Litomysl

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Litomysl has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 367 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,292 m.

The land around Litomysl is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
420 m
80 km
1,292 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Česká Třebová 10 km · Ústí nad Orlicí 13 km · Svitavy 17 km · Nové Město na Moravě 38 km · Chrudim 38 km · Pardubice 43 km · Žďár nad Sázavou 43 km · Šumperk 48 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 Litomysl (49.8681°, 16.313°, elevation 0 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).