Chełmno weather in May

In May, Chełmno sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 61 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°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 Chełmno's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chełmno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
3:54 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
61%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Chełmno is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Density
1,517/km²
people per km²

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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chełmno 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)
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2176
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4177
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10177
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How May really feels in Chełmno

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.

Chełmno weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°389.957.80.0
Feb / -3°328.34.29.40.0
Mar / -0°399.72.511.50.8
Apr13° / 369.30.513.73.7
May18° / 6111.5015.65.6
Jun21° / 11°6411.6016.66.1
Jul23° / 14°8512.2016.26.5
Aug23° / 13°6310.1014.66.8
Sep18° / 10°518.9012.45.8
Oct12° / 449.20.110.33.3
Nov / 379.11.58.40.6
Dec / -2°409.53.87.40.0

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
34654
44654
54555
64456
74456
84456
94357
104456
114357
124357
134258
144357
154258
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174357
184258
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204456
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244456
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274555
284654
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314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chełmno gets around 61 mm of rain over 11.5 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
331
432
533
634
735
836
937
1037
1138
1238
1338
1439
1539
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59820
69820
79820
89730
99730
109640
119550
129550
139460
149370
159280
169181
179091
1889101
1989101
2088111
2186122
2285132
2384142
2484142
2582153
2681163
2780173
2880173
2979183
3078184
3177194

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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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 4:22 AM to 3:34 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:227:05
214.84:207:07
314.84:187:08
414.94:167:10
515.04:147:12
615.04:127:14
715.14:107:16
815.24:087:17
915.24:067:19
1015.34:057:21
1115.34:037:23
1215.44:017:24
1315.43:597:26
1415.53:577:28
1515.63:567:29
1615.63:547:31
1715.73:537:33
1815.73:517:34
1915.83:497:36
2015.83:487:37
2115.93:467:39
2215.93:457:40
2316.03:447:42
2416.03:427:43
2516.13:417:45
2616.13:407:46
2716.23:397:48
2816.23:387:49
2916.23:367:50
3016.33:357:52
3116.33:347:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chełmno?

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
1.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Chełmno for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chełmno in May

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

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

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Chełmno 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 Chełmno peaks around June 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 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chełmno?

Chełmno sits at 53.3°N, 18.4°E, 72 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Świecie, 7.0 km away.

TorunKwidzyn

Topography around Chełmno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chełmno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m.

The land around Chełmno is covered by cropland (34%), trees (31%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
221 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Świecie 7.0 km · Chełmża 22 km · Grudziądz 26 km · Fordon 28 km · Solec Kujawski 32 km · Bydgoszcz 37 km · Torun 39 km · Kwidzyn 54 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 Chełmno (53.3486°, 18.4251°, elevation 72 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).