Chełm weather in May

In May, Chełm sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 15.3 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 24% 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 Chełm's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chełm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
3:43 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Chełm is city with powiat rights in the Lublin Voivodeship in south-eastern Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,707/km²
people per km²
Founded
1237

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 Chełm reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°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 6°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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How May really feels in Chełm

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.

Chełm 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 / -5°369.66.38.20.0
Feb / -4°359.66.69.60.0
Mar / -1°4310.73.911.50.7
Apr14° / 479.71.113.53.9
May19° / 7212.7015.35.7
Jun22° / 12°7812.3016.26.2
Jul24° / 14°8613.1015.96.4
Aug24° / 13°669.9014.46.9
Sep19° / 639.5012.45.9
Oct13° / 479.50.410.43.4
Nov / 389.32.78.70.6
Dec / -3°389.45.87.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34555
44456
54456
64456
74357
84456
94357
104258
114258
124258
134159
144159
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chełm gets around 72 mm of rain over 12.7 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
235
336
436
537
637
738
838
939
1039
1140
1241
1341
1442
1542
1643
1743
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2643
2742
2842
2941
3040
3140

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69640
79640
89550
99460
109460
119370
129280
139190
1490100
1589110
1688120
1788120
1886131
1985141
2084151
2184151
2283161
2381172
2481172
2581172
2680182
2779183
2878193
2978193
3076204
3175205

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
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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 4:08 AM to 3:25 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:086:38
214.64:076:40
314.64:056:41
414.74:036:43
514.74:016:45
614.83:596:46
714.83:576:48
814.93:566:50
915.03:546:51
1015.03:526:53
1115.13:516:54
1215.13:496:56
1315.23:476:57
1415.23:466:59
1515.33:447:00
1615.33:437:02
1715.43:417:03
1815.43:407:05
1915.53:397:06
2015.53:377:08
2115.63:367:09
2215.63:357:11
2315.63:337:12
2415.73:327:13
2515.73:317:15
2615.83:307:16
2715.83:297:17
2815.83:287:18
2915.93:277:20
3015.93:267:21
3115.93:257:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chełm?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Chełm for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chełm in May

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

In May, Chełm sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Chełm 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 Chełm peaks around July 18 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 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 18UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Chełm 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 Chełm is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Chełm's WHO annual average of 18.2 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1224 µg/m³Dec 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chełm?

Chełm sits at 51.1°N, 23.5°E, 177 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Krasnystaw, 27 km away.

ŁęcznaHrubieszówZamośćŚwidnikLublinNovovolynskVolodymyr-Volynskyi

Topography around Chełm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chełm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 192 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m.

The land around Chełm is covered by artificial surfaces (30%), trees (28%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
254 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Krasnystaw 27 km · Łęczna 45 km · Hrubieszów 48 km · Zamość 49 km · Świdnik 55 km · Lublin 64 km · Novovolynsk 67 km · Volodymyr-Volynskyi 68 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 Chełm (51.1431°, 23.4716°, elevation 177 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).