Žďár nad Sázavou weather in May

In May, Žďár nad Sázavou sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 73 mm of rain across 13.7 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 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Žďár nad Sázavou's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Žďár nad Sázavou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:19 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Žďár nad Sázavou is town in the Czech Republic.

Density
551/km²
people per km²
Founded
1253

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 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Žďár nad Sázavou 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)
1167
2167
3167
4167
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10167
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How May really feels in Žďár nad Sázavou

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.

Žďár nad Sázavou 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°4210.47.88.40.0
Feb / -4°358.76.79.80.0
Mar / -0°5011.5511.50.7
Apr12° / 4710.61.713.43.3
May17° / 7313.7015.15.0
Jun20° / 11°8313.30165.8
Jul22° / 13°9513.5015.66.3
Aug22° / 13°7811.6014.26.5
Sep17° / 7010.6012.45.3
Oct11° / 489.50.510.52.8
Nov / 439.83.58.90.4
Dec / -3°4410.16.780.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44159
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
113961
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314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Žďár nad Sázavou gets around 73 mm of rain over 13.7 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
241
342
442
543
644
745
845
946
1046
1146
1246
1346
1445
1545
1645
1745
1844
1944
2044
2143
2243
2343
2443
2542
2642
2743
2843
2943
3044
3144

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 (%)
110000
29910
39910
49910
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69910
79910
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109910
119910
129910
139820
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199640
209550
219460
229370
239280
2490100
2589110
2688120
2787130
2885150
2983161
3082171
3181181

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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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 4:43 AM to 4:02 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:437:04
214.44:417:06
314.54:397:07
414.54:377:09
514.64:367:10
614.64:347:12
714.74:327:13
814.74:317:15
914.84:297:16
1014.84:287:18
1114.94:267:19
1214.94:257:21
1315.04:237:22
1415.04:227:23
1515.14:207:25
1615.14:197:26
1715.24:177:28
1815.24:167:29
1915.34:157:30
2015.34:147:32
2115.34:127:33
2215.44:117:34
2315.44:107:36
2415.54:097:37
2515.54:087:38
2615.54:077:39
2715.64:067:40
2815.64:057:42
2915.64:047:43
3015.74:037:44
3115.74:027:45

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 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 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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275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Žďár nad Sázavou?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Žďár nad Sázavou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Žďár nad Sázavou in May

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

In May, Žďár nad Sázavou sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Žďár nad Sázavou 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 Žďár nad Sázavou 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 January 10 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 7Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Žďár nad Sázavou 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 Žďár nad Sázavou is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1516 µg/m³Dec 119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Žďár nad Sázavou?

Žďár nad Sázavou sits at 49.6°N, 15.9°E, 580 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Nové Město na Moravě, 10 km away.

JihlavaTřebíčLitomyslSvitavyChrudimČeská Třebová

Topography around Žďár nad Sázavou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Žďár nad Sázavou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 594 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 405 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m.

The land around Žďár nad Sázavou is covered by trees (35%), cropland (29%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
405 m
80 km
822 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Nové Město na Moravě 10 km · Havlíčkův Brod 26 km · Jihlava 31 km · Třebíč 39 km · Litomysl 43 km · Svitavy 44 km · Chrudim 44 km · Česká Třebová 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 Žďár nad Sázavou (49.5626°, 15.9392°, elevation 580 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).