Brodnica weather in May

In May, Brodnica sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 68 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Brodnica's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brodnica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
3:51 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Brodnica is city and urban gmina in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 25.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,181/km²
people per km²
Founded
1250

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 Brodnica reaches about 18°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 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
3176
4177
5177
6177
7177
8177
9177
10177
11177
12177
13178
14178
15188
16188
17188
18188
19188
20188
21188
22189
23189
24199
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
301910
312010

How May really feels in Brodnica

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.

Brodnica 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°4410.767.90.0
Feb / -3°379.45.29.40.0
Mar / -1°4310.23.411.50.6
Apr13° / 419.80.913.63.5
May18° / 6812.2015.65.5
Jun21° / 11°6611.7016.66.0
Jul23° / 14°8712.9016.26.4
Aug23° / 13°6411.1014.66.6
Sep18° / 569.7012.45.6
Oct12° / 499.80.310.33.1
Nov / 419.62.18.40.5
Dec / -2°4710.55.27.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44654
54555
64555
74555
84456
94456
104357
114258
124258
134159
144159
154258
164258
174258
184258
194258
204357
214357
224357
234456
244456
254555
264555
274555
284753
294753
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Brodnica gets around 68 mm of rain over 12.2 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
233
333
434
535
636
736
837
938
1038
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2340
2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3039
3139

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29910
39910
49910
59820
69820
79820
89730
99730
109640
119640
129550
139460
149370
159370
169280
179091
189091
1989101
2089101
2188111
2287121
2385132
2485132
2584142
2683152
2782162
2881172
2980173
3079183
3178193

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:19 AM to 3:31 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:197:01
214.84:167:02
314.84:147:04
414.94:127:06
515.04:107:08
615.04:087:10
715.14:077:11
815.14:057:13
915.24:037:15
1015.34:017:17
1115.33:597:18
1215.43:577:20
1315.43:567:22
1415.53:547:23
1515.53:527:25
1615.63:517:27
1715.73:497:28
1815.73:477:30
1915.83:467:32
2015.83:447:33
2115.93:437:35
2215.93:427:36
2316.03:407:38
2416.03:397:39
2516.03:387:41
2616.13:367:42
2716.13:357:43
2816.23:347:45
2916.23:337:46
3016.33:327:47
3116.33:317:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Brodnica?

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
1.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Brodnica for sightseeing.

What to pack for Brodnica in May

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

In May, Brodnica sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Brodnica 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 Brodnica peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brodnica?

Brodnica sits at 53.3°N, 19.4°E, 71 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Rypin, 22 km away.

IławaSierpcGrudziądzDziałdowoChełmżaTorunKwidzyn

Topography around Brodnica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brodnica has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m.

The land around Brodnica is covered by trees (40%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
324 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Rypin 22 km · Iława 39 km · Sierpc 48 km · Grudziądz 49 km · Działdowo 52 km · Chełmża 53 km · Torun 60 km · Kwidzyn 60 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 Brodnica (53.2597°, 19.3965°, elevation 71 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).