Prostějov weather in May

In May, Prostějov sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 74 mm of rain across 13 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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of May to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Prostějov's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prostějov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:14 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Prostějov is Czech city.

Air quality
Good
PM10 22.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,112/km²
people per km²
Founded
1201

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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Prostějov reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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)
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2187
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How May really feels in Prostějov

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.

Prostějov 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°338.85.38.40.0
Feb / -3°297.53.89.80.0
Mar / 429.32.411.51.4
Apr14° / 429.20.513.44.1
May19° / 7413015.15.6
Jun22° / 12°8512.30166.2
Jul24° / 14°9312.9015.66.5
Aug24° / 14°7410.9014.26.8
Sep19° / 10°689.7012.46.0
Oct13° / 468.60.310.53.6
Nov / 418.51.88.90.9
Dec / -2°3894.280.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34456
44456
54456
64456
74456
84357
94357
104357
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Prostějov gets around 74 mm of rain over 13 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 (%)
137
238
339
439
540
641
741
842
942
1042
1142
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
1742
1841
1941
2041
2141
2241
2341
2440
2540
2640
2741
2841
2941
3041
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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59730
69640
79640
89550
99550
109550
119460
129460
139460
149460
159370
169370
179370
189280
199190
209190
2190100
2288111
2387121
2486131
2585141
2684151
2782162
2880182
2979192
3077203
3176213

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 18 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 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 3:58 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:386:59
214.44:377:01
314.54:357:02
414.54:337:04
514.64:317:05
614.64:307:07
714.74:287:08
814.74:267:10
914.84:257:11
1014.84:237:13
1114.94:227:14
1214.94:207:16
1315.04:197:17
1415.04:177:18
1515.14:167:20
1615.14:147:21
1715.24:137:23
1815.24:127:24
1915.24:107:25
2015.34:097:27
2115.34:087:28
2215.44:077:29
2315.44:067:31
2415.54:057:32
2515.54:037:33
2615.54:027:34
2715.64:017:35
2815.64:017:37
2915.64:007:38
3015.73:597:39
3115.73:587:40

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 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 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
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Prostějov?

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
2.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Prostějov for sightseeing.

What to pack for Prostějov in May

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

In May, Prostějov sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Prostějov 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 Prostějov 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 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 22UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1617 µg/m³Dec 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Prostějov?

Prostějov sits at 49.5°N, 17.1°E, 223 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Olomouc, 17 km away.

KroměřížBlanskoLíšeňOtrokoviceŽidenice

Topography around Prostějov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prostějov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 227 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 477 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,328 m.

The land around Prostějov is covered by cropland (51%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
477 m
80 km
1,328 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Olomouc 17 km · Vyškov 23 km · Přerov 25 km · Kroměříž 28 km · Blansko 36 km · Líšeň 42 km · Otrokovice 43 km · Židenice 45 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 Prostějov (49.4719°, 17.1118°, elevation 223 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).