Brzesko weather in May

In May, Brzesko sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 90 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 15.1 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 21°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 Brzesko's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brzesko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
3:59 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Brzesko is city of Poland.

Density
1,438/km²
people per km²
Founded
1385

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 Brzesko 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 Brzesko

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.

Brzesko 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°421178.40.0
Feb / -3°4210.46.79.70.0
Mar / 5011.43.911.51.4
Apr15° / 5911.11.413.54.2
May19° / 9014.2015.15.6
Jun22° / 12°8913016.16.1
Jul24° / 14°10514.5015.76.3
Aug24° / 14°7210.9014.36.8
Sep19° / 10°7210.8012.46.0
Oct14° / 5910.10.410.54.0
Nov / 469.92.78.81.2
Dec / -2°41105.77.90.0

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34456
44456
54357
64357
74258
84159
94159
104159
114159
124159
134159
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154159
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Brzesko gets around 90 mm of rain over 14.2 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
340
441
541
642
743
843
944
1044
1145
1245
1345
1446
1546
1646
1746
1846
1946
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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39640
49640
59550
69550
79460
89460
99370
109370
119370
129280
139280
149091
159091
1689101
1789101
1888111
1987121
2086122
2185132
2284142
2382153
2481163
2580173
2678184
2777194
2876204
2973225
3072235
3170246

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
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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 4:23 AM to 3:42 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:236:47
214.44:216:48
314.54:196:50
414.64:186:51
514.64:166:53
614.74:146:54
714.74:136:56
814.84:116:57
914.84:096:59
1014.94:087:00
1114.94:067:02
1215.04:047:03
1315.04:037:05
1415.14:027:06
1515.14:007:08
1615.23:597:09
1715.23:577:10
1815.33:567:12
1915.33:557:13
2015.43:537:15
2115.43:527:16
2215.43:517:17
2315.53:507:19
2415.53:497:20
2515.63:477:21
2615.63:467:22
2715.63:457:24
2815.73:447:25
2915.73:447:26
3015.73:437:27
3115.83:427:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Brzesko?

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
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Brzesko for sightseeing.

What to pack for Brzesko in May

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

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

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Brzesko 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 Brzesko peaks around June 23 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 23UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Brzesko 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 Brzesko 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 Brzesko?

Brzesko sits at 50.0°N, 20.6°E, 225 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Bochnia, 13 km away.

Nowy SączBieńczyceGrzegórzkiKrakowMyślenice

Topography around Brzesko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brzesko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 247 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,208 m.

The land around Brzesko is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
176 m
16 km
343 m
80 km
1,208 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bochnia 13 km · Tarnów 28 km · Wieliczka 39 km · Nowy Sącz 39 km · Bieńczyce 43 km · Grzegórzki 47 km · Krakow 49 km · Myślenice 50 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 Brzesko (49.9691°, 20.6061°, elevation 225 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).