Pilsen weather in May

In May, Pilsen sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 63 mm of rain across 12.8 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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Pilsen's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pilsen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:28 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Pilsen is statutory city in Plzeň Reion, Czechia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,226/km²
people per km²
Founded
1295

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 Pilsen 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 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)
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2177
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How May really feels in Pilsen

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.

Pilsen 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°3810.25.78.40.0
Feb / -3°3284.69.80.0
Mar / 4511.13.311.51.2
Apr13° / 4210.50.713.53.6
May18° / 6312.8015.15.3
Jun21° / 11°7312.50166.0
Jul23° / 13°7912.8015.76.5
Aug23° / 13°6910.7014.26.7
Sep18° / 549.6012.45.7
Oct12° / 459.50.310.53.3
Nov / 428.92.48.80.6
Dec / -2°409.84.980.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43664
53664
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pilsen gets around 63 mm of rain over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
240
340
440
541
641
741
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
1941
2041
2141
2241
2341
2441
2541
2641
2741
2841
2941
3042
3142

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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29910
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119910
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199550
209550
219460
229370
239280
249190
2590100
2689110
2788120
2887130
2985141
3084151
3183161

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 4:53 AM to 4:12 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:537:15
214.44:517:16
314.54:497:18
414.54:477:19
514.64:457:21
614.64:447:22
714.74:427:24
814.84:407:25
914.84:397:27
1014.94:377:28
1114.94:367:30
1215.04:347:31
1315.04:337:33
1415.14:317:34
1515.14:307:36
1615.14:287:37
1715.24:277:39
1815.24:267:40
1915.34:247:41
2015.34:237:43
2115.44:227:44
2215.44:217:45
2315.54:207:47
2415.54:187:48
2515.54:177:49
2615.64:167:50
2715.64:157:52
2815.64:147:53
2915.74:137:54
3015.74:137:55
3115.74:127:56

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pilsen?

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
1.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pilsen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pilsen in May

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

In May, Pilsen sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Pilsen 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 Pilsen peaks around June 21 at about 8 (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 21UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Pilsen 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 Pilsen is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Pilsen's WHO annual average of 12.6 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1616 µg/m³Dec 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pilsen?

Pilsen sits at 49.7°N, 13.4°E, 316 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Klatovy, 40 km away.

KlatovyPříbramRakovníkMariánské LázněBerounKarlštejnKarlovy VaryŽatec

Topography around Pilsen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pilsen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 331 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,269 m.

The land around Pilsen is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), cropland (28%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
306 m
80 km
1,269 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Klatovy 40 km · Příbram 46 km · Rakovník 47 km · Mariánské Lázně 54 km · Beroun 55 km · Karlštejn 62 km · Karlovy Vary 65 km · Žatec 66 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 Pilsen (49.7475°, 13.3776°, elevation 316 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).