🇨🇿 Weather in Prague in May
This is what the weather in Prague (Czechia) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
18.9 °C
14.9 °C – 22.1 °C
Avg. night-time low
7.7 °C
5.4 °C – 10.5 °C
Avg. rain days in period
13.4
43 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
65.1 mm
27.2 mm – 123 mm
Avg. cloud cover
66 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
–
No sea nearby – no sea temperature.
Extremes: Highest temperature 30.3 °C (30 May 2017) · Lowest temperature -1.1 °C (10 May 2017) · Avg. daily peak wind 20 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 42Sunny
- 75Partly cloudy
- 59Cloudy
- 97Light rain
- 37Rain
Summary
- On average 18.9 °C during the day and 7.7 °C at night.
- On average 13.4 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 65.1 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Light rain.
- Warmest year: 2018 (avg. 22.1 °C), coolest: 2021 (avg. 14.9 °C).
- Wettest year: 2021 (123 mm), driest: 2023 (27.2 mm).
- Extremes: 30.3 °C on 30 May 2017 and -1.1 °C on 10 May 2017.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
Charts
Temperatures per year
Average over your travel period
Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max21.4°Avg. min8.7°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 47.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 58 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 29.3 °C · Min 2.1 °C
2025
Avg. max17.8°Avg. min6.5°- Rain days
- 13 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 42.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 69 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 27.4 °C · Min 1.7 °C
2024
Avg. max19.3°Avg. min9.6°- Rain days
- 18 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 103 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 67 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 22.2 °C · Min 5.1 °C
2023
Avg. max18.5°Avg. min6.6°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 27.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 63 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 24.3 °C · Min 1.5 °C
2022
Avg. max21.1°Avg. min9.6°- Rain days
- 10 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 48.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 66 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 28.1 °C · Min 5.4 °C
2021
Avg. max14.9°Avg. min5.4°- Rain days
- 22 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 123 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 75 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 26.3 °C · Min -1.0 °C
2020
Avg. max17.8°Avg. min6.0°- Rain days
- 15 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 83.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 70 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 24.1 °C · Min -0.8 °C
2019
Avg. max16.4°Avg. min6.0°- Rain days
- 14 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 90.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 78 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 23.7 °C · Min -0.6 °C
2018
Avg. max22.1°Avg. min10.5°- Rain days
- 14 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 46.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 54 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 28.2 °C · Min 4.5 °C
2017
Avg. max19.6°Avg. min8.2°- Rain days
- 14 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 39.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 64 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 30.3 °C · Min -1.1 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Prague in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 18.9 °C, night-time lows 7.7 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 30.3 °C (30 May 2017), the lowest -1.1 °C (10 May 2017).
- How often does it rain in Prague in May?
- On average there were 13.4 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 65.1 mm of precipitation in total.
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Place search
- Natural Earth (public domain) · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) / OpenStreetMap (ODbL)