Biłgoraj weather in May

In May, Biłgoraj sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 79 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°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 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Biłgoraj's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biłgoraj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
3:48 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Biłgoraj is city in Lublin Voivodeship in south-eastern Poland.

Density
1,285/km²
people per km²
Founded
1578

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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Biłgoraj reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 26°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)
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2187
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How May really feels in Biłgoraj

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.

Biłgoraj weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4410.77.48.30.0
Feb / -4°41106.69.70.0
Mar / -1°4810.53.711.50.9
Apr14° / 5110.30.913.54.0
May19° / 7913.7015.25.6
Jun23° / 12°8513016.16.2
Jul25° / 14°9714.3015.86.2
Aug24° / 13°6610.8014.36.8
Sep19° / 7310.2012.45.9
Oct13° / 529.60.510.43.6
Nov / 459.93.18.70.8
Dec / -3°429.85.57.90.0

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 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44456
54357
64258
74258
84159
94159
104159
114060
124060
133961
143961
153961
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193961
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214060
224159
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254258
264258
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284456
294357
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Biłgoraj gets around 79 mm of rain over 13.7 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 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
238
339
440
540
641
742
842
943
1043
1144
1244
1345
1445
1546
1646
1746
1846
1946
2046
2146
2246
2346
2446
2546
2645
2745
2844
2944
3043
3143

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59730
69640
79640
89550
99460
109460
119370
129280
139190
149190
1589101
1688111
1787121
1886131
1985141
2084151
2183161
2282171
2381181
2480191
2578202
2677212
2777212
2876222
2974233
3074233
3172244

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
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412calm
512calm
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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 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:13 AM to 3:31 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:136:40
214.54:116:41
314.64:096:43
414.64:086:44
514.74:066:46
614.74:046:47
714.84:026:49
814.84:016:51
914.93:596:52
1014.93:576:54
1115.03:566:55
1215.03:546:57
1315.13:536:58
1415.13:517:00
1515.23:507:01
1615.23:487:03
1715.33:477:04
1815.33:457:05
1915.43:447:07
2015.43:437:08
2115.53:417:10
2215.53:407:11
2315.63:397:12
2415.63:387:14
2515.63:377:15
2615.73:367:16
2715.73:357:17
2815.83:347:19
2915.83:337:20
3015.83:327:21
3115.93:317:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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145.1Bright
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205.1Bright
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245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Biłgoraj?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Biłgoraj for sightseeing.

What to pack for Biłgoraj in May

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

In May, Biłgoraj sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Biłgoraj in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Biłgoraj peaks around July 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Biłgoraj?

Biłgoraj sits at 50.5°N, 22.7°E, 202 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Nisko, 41 km away.

NiskoZamośćStalowa WolaTomaszów LubelskiKraśnikPrzeworskJarosławKrasnystaw

Topography around Biłgoraj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biłgoraj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 205 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m.

The land around Biłgoraj is covered by trees (46%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
176 m
80 km
320 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Nisko 41 km · Zamość 43 km · Stalowa Wola 47 km · Tomaszów Lubelski 50 km · Kraśnik 55 km · Przeworsk 56 km · Jarosław 58 km · Krasnystaw 59 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 Biłgoraj (50.5411°, 22.722°, elevation 202 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).