Ostrava Weather in May
Ostrava in May
The short of it: Ostrava in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 8° · rain 81 mm · daylight 15 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & June
May in Ostrava brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 8°, with about 81 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 20°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 22 min in mid-May, 101 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and June.
Against its neighbours, Ostrava runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Bohumín, 9 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Ostrava, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 39 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BohumínMoravian-Silesian Region | 9 km NE | 20° | 8° | 81 mm |
| Starý BohumínMoravian-Silesian Region | 10 km NNE | 20° | 8° | 78 mm |
| OrlováMoravian-Silesian Region | 11 km E | 20° | 8° | 84 mm |
| HavířovMoravian-Silesian Region | 13 km ESE | 20° | 8° | 86 mm |
| Frýdek-MístekMoravian-Silesian Region | 18 km SSE | 20° | 8° | 89 mm |
| KarvináMoravian-Silesian Region | 19 km E | 20° | 8° | 86 mm |
| Wodzisław ŚląskiSilesia | 23 km NE | 20° | 8° | 81 mm |
| Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia | 25 km ENE | 20° | 8° | 84 mm |