Příbram weather in May

In May, Příbram sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 72 mm of rain across 13.4 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 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 Příbram's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Příbram's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:26 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Příbram is town in the Czech Republic.

Air quality
Good
PM10 18.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
980/km²
people per km²
Founded
1216

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Příbram 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)
1167
2167
3167
4177
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How May really feels in Příbram

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.

Příbram 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°3810.56.28.40.0
Feb / -3°328.34.79.80.0
Mar / 4711.64.311.51.1
Apr13° / 4410.9113.43.5
May18° / 7213.4015.15.2
Jun21° / 12°8313.60165.8
Jul23° / 13°9013.9015.76.3
Aug23° / 13°7911.5014.26.6
Sep18° / 5910.1012.45.6
Oct12° / 479.40.310.53.2
Nov / 4192.58.80.6
Dec / -2°409.64.980.0

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23664
33664
43664
53664
63664
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Příbram gets around 72 mm of rain over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
242
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443
543
643
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844
944
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1243
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1543
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1742
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2743
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3044
3145

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 (%)
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29910
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119820
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209460
219370
229280
239190
2490100
2589110
2688120
2786131
2884151
2983161
3082171
3181181

Wind in May

Winds average 11 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
111calm
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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 4:50 AM to 4:09 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:507:12
214.44:487:14
314.54:477:15
414.54:457:17
514.64:437:18
614.64:417:20
714.74:407:21
814.74:387:23
914.84:367:24
1014.84:357:26
1114.94:337:27
1214.94:327:29
1315.04:307:30
1415.04:297:32
1515.14:277:33
1615.14:267:34
1715.24:257:36
1815.24:237:37
1915.34:227:39
2015.34:217:40
2115.44:207:41
2215.44:187:43
2315.44:177:44
2415.54:167:45
2515.54:157:46
2615.64:147:48
2715.64:137:49
2815.64:127:50
2915.74:117:51
3015.74:107:52
3115.74:097:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Příbram?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Příbram for sightseeing.

What to pack for Příbram in May

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

In May, Příbram 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 Příbram 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 Příbram peaks around June 22 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 22UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1616 µg/m³Dec 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Příbram?

Příbram sits at 49.7°N, 14.0°E, 510 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Karlštejn, 30 km away.

KarlštejnBerounPísekStodůlkyModřanyPilsenŘepyBraník

Topography around Příbram

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Příbram has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 524 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 589 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,203 m.

The land around Příbram is covered by trees (40%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (54%), cropland (23%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
589 m
80 km
1,203 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Karlštejn 30 km · Beroun 31 km · Písek 44 km · Stodůlky 46 km · Modřany 46 km · Pilsen 46 km · Řepy 47 km · Braník 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 Příbram (49.6899°, 14.0104°, elevation 510 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).