Chrzanów weather in May

In May, Chrzanów sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 86 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°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 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 Chrzanów's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chrzanów's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:03 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Chrzanów is city of Poland.

Density
1,052/km²
people per km²
Founded
1393

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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chrzanów 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 12°C and 25°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)
1177
2177
3187
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How May really feels in Chrzanów

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.

Chrzanów weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4611.47.58.30.0
Feb / -3°4310.77.39.70.0
Mar / -0°5311.84.311.51.1
Apr14° / 5510.81.613.53.9
May19° / 8614.4015.25.4
Jun22° / 12°8714.1016.15.9
Jul24° / 14°10314.5015.76.2
Aug24° / 13°7711.5014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°7210.9012.45.7
Oct13° / 559.90.410.53.6
Nov / 49102.78.80.9
Dec / -3°4410.567.90.0

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24456
34456
44456
54357
64258
74258
84159
94159
104159
114060
124060
134060
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314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chrzanów gets around 86 mm of rain over 14.4 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
240
340
441
542
643
744
845
945
1046
1147
1247
1348
1448
1549
1649
1749
1849
1949
2049
2149
2248
2348
2448
2548
2648
2748
2848
2948
3048
3148

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59640
69640
79550
89550
99460
109460
119460
129370
139370
149370
159181
169181
179181
189091
199091
2088102
2187112
2286122
2386122
2484133
2582153
2681163
2779174
2878184
2976204
3074215
3173225

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
112calm
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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 4:27 AM to 3:46 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:276:52
214.54:266:53
314.54:246:55
414.64:226:56
514.64:206:58
614.74:197:00
714.74:177:01
814.84:157:03
914.84:147:04
1014.94:127:06
1114.94:107:07
1215.04:097:09
1315.04:077:10
1415.14:067:12
1515.14:047:13
1615.24:037:14
1715.24:017:16
1815.34:007:17
1915.33:597:19
2015.43:577:20
2115.43:567:21
2215.53:557:23
2315.53:547:24
2415.53:537:25
2515.63:527:27
2615.63:517:28
2715.73:507:29
2815.73:497:30
2915.73:487:31
3015.83:477:33
3115.83:467:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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65.0Bright
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265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Chrzanów?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Chrzanów for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chrzanów in May

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

In May, Chrzanów 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 Chrzanów 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 Chrzanów peaks around June 22 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 22UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Chrzanów 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 Chrzanów is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1722 µg/m³Dec 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chrzanów?

Chrzanów sits at 50.1°N, 19.4°E, 273 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Trzebinia, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Chrzanów

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chrzanów has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 287 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,542 m.

The land around Chrzanów is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
287 m
80 km
1,542 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Trzebinia 6.0 km · Libiąż 7.0 km · Jaworzno 12 km · Auschwitz 18 km · Mysłowice 19 km · Lędziny 19 km · Olkusz 20 km · Bieruń 23 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 Chrzanów (50.1355°, 19.402°, elevation 273 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).