Bielawa weather in May

In May, Bielawa sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 15.2 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 19°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 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bielawa's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bielawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:12 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Bielawa is city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, southwestern Poland.

Density
807/km²
people per km²
Founded
1284

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bielawa reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 24°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)
1166
2166
3166
4167
5167
6167
7167
8167
9177
10177
11177
12177
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21188
22188
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25189
26189
27189
28199
29199
301910
311910

How May really feels in Bielawa

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.

Bielawa 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°4310.77.38.30.0
Feb / -3°3596.49.70.0
Mar / -1°5111.95.211.50.8
Apr13° / 4510.21.613.53.4
May17° / 7612.60.115.25.2
Jun20° / 11°8913.5016.25.7
Jul23° / 13°10614.5015.86.1
Aug22° / 13°7911.9014.36.5
Sep18° / 6810.3012.45.4
Oct12° / 519.90.510.43.1
Nov / 429.43.38.70.6
Dec / -2°4110.25.67.80.0

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 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43763
53862
63763
73763
83664
93565
103565
113565
123664
133664
143565
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294060
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bielawa gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
239
339
440
540
641
741
841
941
1041
1140
1240
1339
1439
1539
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2339
2440
2540
2641
2742
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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
59820
69820
79820
89730
99730
109730
119730
129640
139640
149640
159640
169550
179550
189460
199460
209370
219280
229280
239091
2489101
2588111
2687121
2786131
2884142
2982162
3081172
3179183

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:37 AM to 3:55 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:377:04
214.54:357:06
314.64:337:08
414.64:327:09
514.74:307:11
614.74:287:12
714.84:267:14
814.84:257:15
914.94:237:17
1015.04:217:19
1115.04:207:20
1215.14:187:22
1315.14:167:23
1415.24:157:25
1515.24:137:26
1615.34:127:28
1715.34:117:29
1815.44:097:30
1915.44:087:32
2015.44:067:33
2115.54:057:35
2215.54:047:36
2315.64:037:37
2415.64:027:39
2515.74:007:40
2615.73:597:41
2715.73:587:43
2815.83:577:44
2915.83:567:45
3015.83:557:46
3115.93:557:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
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205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bielawa?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bielawa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bielawa in May

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

In May, Bielawa sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bielawa 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 Bielawa peaks around June 19 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bielawa 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 Bielawa is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1716 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bielawa?

Bielawa sits at 50.7°N, 16.6°E, 297 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Dzierżoniów, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Bielawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bielawa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 311 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 825 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,491 m.

The land around Bielawa is covered by cropland (58%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
197 m
16 km
825 m
80 km
1,491 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Dzierżoniów 5.0 km · Nowa Ruda 15 km · Ząbkowice Śląskie 17 km · Świdnica 19 km · Wałbrzych 25 km · Świebodzice 28 km · Kłodzko 29 km · Boguszów-Gorce 30 km

Poland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,420
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 600
Religion
Roman Catholic 71%refused to answer 21%no religion 7%

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 Bielawa (50.6908°, 16.623°, elevation 297 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).