Chojnice weather in May

In May, Chojnice sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 65 mm of rain across 12.4 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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chojnice's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chojnice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
3:56 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Chojnice is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Density
1,843/km²
people per km²
Founded
1050

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 Chojnice reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°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
3166
4166
5166
6166
7166
8166
9167
10167
11177
12177
13177
14177
15177
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28199
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31199

How May really feels in Chojnice

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.

Chojnice 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°4210.25.27.80.0
Feb / -3°3494.49.40.0
Mar / -1°4310.2311.50.6
Apr12° / 389.50.713.73.3
May17° / 6512.4015.65.2
Jun20° / 11°7212.7016.75.8
Jul22° / 13°9013.3016.36.1
Aug22° / 13°7112.1014.66.3
Sep17° / 539.5012.55.4
Oct12° / 4410.10.210.32.9
Nov / 3791.98.30.5
Dec / -2°4410.24.77.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44456
54357
64456
74456
84456
94258
104258
114258
124258
134258
144159
154258
164258
174258
184357
194357
204456
214456
224456
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244555
254555
264555
274654
284654
294654
304555
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chojnice gets around 65 mm of rain over 12.4 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
235
336
437
538
639
739
840
940
1041
1141
1241
1342
1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
1940
2040
2140
2240
2340
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2939
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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89820
99820
109820
119730
129730
139640
149640
159550
169550
179460
189361
199271
209271
219181
229181
238992
2488102
2587112
2687112
2786122
2886122
2984133
3084133
3183143

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
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1613light breeze
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1813light breeze
1913light breeze
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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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:25 AM to 3:36 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:257:09
214.84:227:11
314.94:207:13
414.94:187:15
515.04:167:17
615.14:147:18
715.14:127:20
815.24:107:22
915.34:097:24
1015.34:077:26
1115.44:057:27
1215.44:037:29
1315.54:017:31
1415.63:597:33
1515.63:587:34
1615.73:567:36
1715.73:547:38
1815.83:537:39
1915.83:517:41
2015.93:507:42
2115.93:487:44
2216.03:477:46
2316.03:467:47
2416.13:447:49
2516.13:437:50
2616.23:427:52
2716.23:407:53
2816.33:397:54
2916.33:387:56
3016.33:377:57
3116.43:367:58

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chojnice?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Chojnice for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chojnice in May

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

In May, Chojnice sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chojnice 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 Chojnice 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 21 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 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chojnice?

Chojnice sits at 53.7°N, 17.6°E, 152 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Złotów, 50 km away.

ZłotówBytówKościerzynaSzczecinekNakło nad NoteciąŚwiecieChełmnoBydgoszcz

Topography around Chojnice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chojnice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 166 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 325 m.

The land around Chojnice is covered by cropland (44%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
325 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Złotów 50 km · Bytów 53 km · Kościerzyna 55 km · Szczecinek 56 km · Nakło nad Notecią 62 km · Świecie 67 km · Chełmno 69 km · Bydgoszcz 70 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 Chojnice (53.6955°, 17.557°, elevation 152 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).