Prague Weather in May
Prague in May
The short of it: Prague in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 15 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 10° · rain 69 mm · daylight 15 h 24 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & April
May in Prague brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 10°, with about 69 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 21°, with nights near 10°. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 24 min in mid-May, 102 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and April.
Against its neighbours, Prague runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Nové Město, 1 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Prague, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 48 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nové MěstoPrague | 1 km S | 21° | 10° | 71 mm |
| SmíchovPrague | 2 km SSW | 20° | 10° | 70 mm |
| ŽižkovPrague | 2 km ESE | 21° | 10° | 71 mm |
| Královské VinohradyPrague | 2 km SE | 21° | 10° | 71 mm |
| DejvicePrague | 3 km WNW | 21° | 10° | 68 mm |
| HolešovicePrague | 3 km NE | 21° | 10° | 69 mm |
| NuslePrague | 3 km SSE | 21° | 10° | 71 mm |
| VršovicePrague | 4 km SE | 21° | 10° | 71 mm |