Svitavy weather in May

In May, Svitavy sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 77 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 24% 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 Svitavy's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Svitavy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:16 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Svitavy is town in the Czech Republic.

Density
513/km²
people per km²
Founded
1256

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 Svitavy 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 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2167
3167
4167
5177
6177
7177
8177
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10177
11177
12178
13178
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301910
311910

How May really feels in Svitavy

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.

Svitavy weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°429.96.88.40.0
Feb / -3°358.569.80.0
Mar / -0°5011.54.411.50.8
Apr13° / 4610.41.213.53.5
May17° / 7713.3015.15.2
Jun21° / 11°8512.60165.9
Jul23° / 13°9413.2015.76.4
Aug23° / 13°7711.3014.26.7
Sep18° / 7010.2012.45.5
Oct12° / 489.40.410.53.1
Nov / 439.22.98.80.6
Dec / -3°4510.15.680.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44159
54159
64159
74060
83961
93961
104060
114060
124060
134159
144060
154060
164159
174159
184159
194159
204159
214159
224258
234357
244357
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264357
274456
284456
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304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Svitavy gets around 77 mm of rain over 13.3 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 42% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
241
342
443
544
644
745
845
946
1046
1146
1245
1345
1444
1544
1643
1742
1842
1941
2041
2140
2240
2339
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2940
3040
3141

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
59820
69820
79820
89820
99820
109820
119820
129730
139730
149730
159730
169640
179640
189550
199460
209370
219280
229190
2390100
2489110
2588120
2687130
2785150
2883161
2982171
3081181
3179192

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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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 4:40 AM to 3:59 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:407:03
214.44:387:04
314.54:377:06
414.54:357:07
514.64:337:09
614.64:317:10
714.74:307:12
814.84:287:13
914.84:267:15
1014.94:257:16
1114.94:237:18
1215.04:227:19
1315.04:207:21
1415.14:197:22
1515.14:177:23
1615.14:167:25
1715.24:157:26
1815.24:137:28
1915.34:127:29
2015.34:117:30
2115.44:097:32
2215.44:087:33
2315.54:077:34
2415.54:067:35
2515.54:057:37
2615.64:047:38
2715.64:037:39
2815.64:027:40
2915.74:017:42
3015.74:007:43
3115.73:597:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.3Bright
285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Svitavy?

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
1.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Svitavy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Svitavy in May

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

In May, Svitavy sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Svitavy 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 Svitavy 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
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Svitavy 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 Svitavy 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 Svitavy?

Svitavy sits at 49.8°N, 16.5°E, 442 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Česká Třebová, 17 km away.

Nové Město na MoravěŠumperkŽďár nad SázavouBlanskoChrudim

Topography around Svitavy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svitavy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 456 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,308 m.

The land around Svitavy is covered by cropland (62%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
375 m
80 km
1,308 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Česká Třebová 17 km · Litomysl 17 km · Ústí nad Orlicí 25 km · Nové Město na Moravě 36 km · Šumperk 43 km · Žďár nad Sázavou 44 km · Blansko 45 km · Chrudim 53 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 Svitavy (49.7559°, 16.4683°, elevation 442 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).