Žatec Weather in May
Žatec in May
The short of it: Žatec in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 15 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 9° · rain 60 mm · daylight 15 h 26 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & June
Thirty years of records give Žatec an average May high of 21°, a low of 9° and some 60 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against April, to near 21°; nights run about 9°. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 26 min in mid-May, 103 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 April and June.
Against its neighbours, Žatec runs about middling and drier than most in May. Chomutov, 17 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Žatec, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 30 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChomutovÚstí nad Labem Region | 17 km NNW | 19° | 8° | 63 mm |
| LounyÚstí nad Labem Region | 18 km E | 21° | 9° | 60 mm |
| JirkovÚstí nad Labem Region | 20 km NNW | 19° | 8° | 63 mm |
| MostÚstí nad Labem Region | 21 km NNE | 21° | 9° | 61 mm |
| KadaňÚstí nad Labem Region | 21 km WNW | 19° | 8° | 61 mm |
| LitvínovÚstí nad Labem Region | 31 km N | 19° | 8° | 65 mm |
| SlanýCentral Bohemia | 40 km ESE | 20° | 9° | 65 mm |
| TepliceÚstí nad Labem Region | 40 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 63 mm |