Most weather in May

In May, Most sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 51 mm of rain across 11.8 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 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Most's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Most's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:25 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Most is statutory city in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
730/km²
people per km²
Founded
1247

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 Most 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 25°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)
1176
2176
3177
4177
5177
6177
7177
8177
9177
10187
11187
12188
13188
14188
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282010
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312010

How May really feels in Most

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.

Most 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°369.65.38.30.0
Feb / -3°277.83.89.70.0
Mar / 3910311.51.3
Apr13° / 338.50.513.53.9
May18° / 5111.8015.25.6
Jun22° / 12°6111.2016.16.2
Jul24° / 14°7112.1015.86.6
Aug24° / 13°6310.7014.36.7
Sep19° / 479.3012.45.9
Oct12° / 429.40.210.43.3
Nov / 398.71.98.70.6
Dec / -2°389.14.47.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33565
43565
53466
63466
73565
83565
93565
103664
113664
123664
133763
143664
153664
163763
173763
183763
193664
203664
213664
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233565
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273565
283664
293763
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Most gets around 51 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
235
335
436
536
637
737
838
938
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 96% 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
149820
159820
169820
179820
189730
199730
209730
219640
229640
239550
249460
259460
269370
279280
289091
299091
3089101
3188111

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
210calm
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510calm
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279calm
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319calm

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 4:50 AM to 4:07 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:507:16
214.54:487:17
314.64:467:19
414.64:447:21
514.74:427:22
614.74:407:24
714.84:397:25
814.84:377:27
914.94:357:28
1014.94:347:30
1115.04:327:31
1215.04:317:33
1315.14:297:34
1415.14:287:36
1515.24:267:37
1615.24:257:39
1715.34:237:40
1815.34:227:42
1915.44:207:43
2015.44:197:44
2115.54:187:46
2215.54:177:47
2315.64:157:49
2415.64:147:50
2515.64:137:51
2615.74:127:52
2715.74:117:54
2815.74:107:55
2915.84:097:56
3015.84:087:57
3115.84:077:58

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 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
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205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Most?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Most for sightseeing.

What to pack for Most in May

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

In May, Most sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Most 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 Most peaks around June 21 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 21UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

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

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Most's WHO annual average of 15.1 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1318 µg/m³Dec 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Most?

Most sits at 50.5°N, 13.6°E, 233 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Litvínov, 11 km away.

KadaňÚstí nad Labem

Topography around Most

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Most has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 288 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 897 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,205 m.

The land around Most is covered by trees (46%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (35%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
897 m
80 km
1,205 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Litvínov 11 km · Jirkov 13 km · Chomutov 16 km · Louny 20 km · Teplice 20 km · Žatec 21 km · Kadaň 29 km · Ústí nad Labem 33 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 Most (50.503°, 13.6362°, elevation 233 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).