Bieńczyce weather in May

In May, Bieńczyce sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 90 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bieńczyce's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bieńczyce's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:01 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Bieńczyce is Part of Kraków.

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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bieńczyce reaches about 19°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 12°C and 25°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)
1187
2187
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4187
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How May really feels in Bieńczyce

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.

Bieńczyce weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4310.97.58.30.0
Feb / -3°4310.47.19.70.0
Mar / -0°5211.74.411.51.3
Apr14° / 5811.11.613.54.0
May19° / 9014015.25.5
Jun22° / 12°8913.4016.16.0
Jul24° / 14°10114015.76.3
Aug24° / 13°7511.1014.36.7
Sep19° / 7310.6012.45.9
Oct14° / 5910.40.410.53.8
Nov / 469.92.88.81.1
Dec / -3°4210.267.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34456
44456
54456
64258
74258
84258
94258
104159
114159
124159
134159
144159
154159
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224258
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304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bieńczyce gets around 90 mm of rain over 14 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
239
339
440
541
641
742
843
944
1044
1145
1245
1346
1446
1546
1647
1747
1847
1947
2046
2146
2246
2346
2446
2546
2646
2746
2846
2946
3045
3145

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59640
69640
79550
89550
99460
109460
119460
129370
139370
149280
159280
169280
179190
1889101
1989101
2088111
2187121
2286131
2385141
2483152
2582162
2681172
2779183
2878193
2976204
3074224
3172235

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 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 4:25 AM to 3:44 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:256:49
214.54:236:51
314.54:216:52
414.64:206:54
514.64:186:55
614.74:166:57
714.74:146:58
814.84:137:00
914.84:117:01
1014.94:107:03
1114.94:087:04
1215.04:067:06
1315.04:057:07
1415.14:037:09
1515.14:027:10
1615.24:017:12
1715.23:597:13
1815.33:587:15
1915.33:567:16
2015.43:557:17
2115.43:547:19
2215.53:537:20
2315.53:527:21
2415.53:507:23
2515.63:497:24
2615.63:487:25
2715.73:477:26
2815.73:467:28
2915.73:457:29
3015.83:447:30
3115.83:447:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bieńczyce?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bieńczyce for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bieńczyce in May

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

In May, Bieńczyce sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bieńczyce 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 Bieńczyce is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 2017 µg/m³Dec 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bieńczyce?

Bieńczyce sits at 50.1°N, 20.0°E, 228 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Grzegórzki, 5.0 km away.

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Topography around Bieńczyce

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bieńczyce has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 226 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,550 m.

The land around Bieńczyce is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, trees (35%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
245 m
80 km
1,550 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Grzegórzki 5.0 km · Krakow 7.0 km · Wieliczka 12 km · Skawina 19 km · Myślenice 29 km · Bochnia 32 km · Kalwaria Zebrzydowska 35 km · Olkusz 39 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 Bieńczyce (50.0881°, 20.0279°, elevation 228 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).