Gryfice weather in May

In May, Gryfice sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 57 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-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 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Gryfice's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gryfice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:05 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Gryfice is city of Poland.

Density
1,348/km²
people per km²
Founded
1262

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 Gryfice reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°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)
1157
2157
3167
4167
5167
6167
7167
8167
9167
10168
11168
12168
13178
14178
15178
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281810
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301910
311910

How May really feels in Gryfice

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.

Gryfice weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5111.747.70.0
Feb / -1°42104.39.40.0
Mar / 4910.22.911.50.9
Apr12° / 398.90.313.73.4
May17° / 5711.4015.75.3
Jun20° / 12°6811.9016.85.9
Jul22° / 14°8012.8016.36.3
Aug22° / 14°7613.4014.66.2
Sep18° / 11°6511.4012.55.5
Oct13° / 5811.7010.23.2
Nov / 4710.91.18.30.9
Dec / 5311.83.77.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34852
44852
54852
64852
74852
84852
94852
104852
114753
124753
134654
144654
154753
164753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gryfice gets around 57 mm of rain over 11.4 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
334
434
535
635
735
835
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3136

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 (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69820
79820
89820
99820
109820
119730
129730
139640
149640
159550
169550
179460
189460
199271
209181
219181
229091
2389101
2488111
2587112
2686122
2786122
2885132
2984133
3084133
3184133

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 14 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
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 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 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 3:44 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 8:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:337:20
214.84:317:21
314.94:297:23
415.04:277:25
515.04:257:27
615.14:237:29
715.24:217:31
815.24:197:32
915.34:177:34
1015.34:157:36
1115.44:137:38
1215.54:127:39
1315.54:107:41
1415.64:087:43
1515.64:067:45
1615.74:057:46
1715.84:037:48
1815.84:017:50
1915.94:007:51
2015.93:587:53
2116.03:577:55
2216.03:557:56
2316.13:547:58
2416.13:527:59
2516.23:518:01
2616.23:508:02
2716.23:498:04
2816.33:478:05
2916.33:468:06
3016.43:458:08
3116.43:448:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
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185.6Bright
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275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Gryfice?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Gryfice for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gryfice in May

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

In May, Gryfice sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Gryfice in May

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Gryfice 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 Gryfice peaks around June 17 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 17UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gryfice?

Gryfice sits at 53.9°N, 15.2°E, 17 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Nowogard, 27 km away.

KołobrzegŚwidwinGoleniówBiałogardPoliceŚwinoujścieStargard

Topography around Gryfice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gryfice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m.

The land around Gryfice is covered by cropland (37%), grassland (27%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (32%), water (31%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
246 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Nowogard 27 km · Kołobrzeg 38 km · Świdwin 41 km · Goleniów 46 km · Białogard 52 km · Police 58 km · Świnoujście 62 km · Stargard 65 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 Gryfice (53.9165°, 15.2003°, elevation 17 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).