Działdowo weather in May

In May, Działdowo sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-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 25% 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 Działdowo's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Działdowo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
3:48 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Działdowo is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Density
1,583/km²
people per km²
Founded
1344

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 Działdowo 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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How May really feels in Działdowo

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.

Działdowo 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-0° / -4°4410.76.97.90.0
Feb / -4°379.35.59.40.0
Mar / -1°4310.33.711.50.5
Apr12° / 439.7113.63.4
May18° / 7112.20.115.65.4
Jun21° / 11°7112016.65.9
Jul23° / 13°8713016.26.3
Aug22° / 13°6310.6014.66.6
Sep18° / 589.4012.45.5
Oct11° / 489.50.310.32.9
Nov / 399.42.48.40.4
Dec / -3°4610.45.77.40.0

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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34654
44654
54555
64456
74456
84357
94357
104258
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Działdowo gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
132
233
333
434
535
636
737
838
938
1039
1140
1240
1340
1441
1541
1641
1741
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2041
2141
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2739
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3038
3138

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
59910
69910
79820
89820
99730
109730
119640
129550
139550
149460
159370
169280
179280
189091
1989101
2089101
2188111
2287121
2387121
2485132
2584142
2684142
2783152
2882153
2981163
3081163
3179174

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
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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 4:15 AM to 3:28 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:156:58
214.84:136:59
314.84:117:01
414.94:097:03
515.04:077:05
615.04:057:06
715.14:047:08
815.14:027:10
915.24:007:12
1015.33:587:13
1115.33:567:15
1215.43:547:17
1315.43:537:19
1415.53:517:20
1515.53:497:22
1615.63:487:23
1715.73:467:25
1815.73:447:27
1915.83:437:28
2015.83:417:30
2115.93:407:31
2215.93:397:33
2316.03:377:34
2416.03:367:36
2516.03:357:37
2616.13:337:39
2716.13:327:40
2816.23:317:42
2916.23:307:43
3016.33:297:44
3116.33:287:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Działdowo?

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
1.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Działdowo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Działdowo in May

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

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

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Działdowo 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 Działdowo peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 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 20UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Działdowo?

Działdowo sits at 53.2°N, 20.2°E, 161 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Mława, 20 km away.

CiechanówBrodnicaOstródaPrzasnyszSierpcRypinIława

Topography around Działdowo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Działdowo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 162 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m.

The land around Działdowo is covered by cropland (38%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
278 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Mława 20 km · Ciechanów 50 km · Brodnica 52 km · Ostróda 53 km · Przasnysz 53 km · Sierpc 54 km · Rypin 54 km · Iława 56 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 Działdowo (53.2396°, 20.17°, elevation 161 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).