Inowrocław weather in May

In May, Inowrocław sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 58 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 15.5 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Inowrocław's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Inowrocław's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
3:57 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Inowrocław is city in north-central Poland.

Density
2,551/km²
people per km²
Founded
1120

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 Inowrocław reaches about 18°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)
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2177
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How May really feels in Inowrocław

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.

Inowrocław 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°389.94.67.90.0
Feb / -2°328.24.39.50.0
Mar / 4310.32.811.50.9
Apr13° / 358.80.513.63.8
May18° / 5811.5015.55.7
Jun21° / 12°6211.2016.56.2
Jul24° / 14°8311.9016.16.6
Aug23° / 14°5910.3014.56.8
Sep18° / 10°508.7012.45.9
Oct13° / 429.10.210.33.4
Nov / 379.11.78.40.7
Dec / -2°409.53.67.50.0

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34555
44456
54456
64357
74258
84357
94258
104258
114258
124159
134060
144060
153961
164060
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194060
204060
214060
224060
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244159
254258
264357
274357
284456
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304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Inowrocław gets around 58 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 (%)
131
232
333
434
535
636
737
837
938
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1538
1638
1737
1837
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
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
49820
59820
69820
79730
89730
99640
109640
119550
129550
139460
149370
159370
169280
179091
189091
1989101
2088111
2187121
2287121
2385132
2484142
2583152
2682162
2780173
2880173
2979183
3079183
3177194

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light 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 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:24 AM to 3:38 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:247:04
214.74:227:06
314.84:207:07
414.84:187:09
514.94:177:11
615.04:157:13
715.04:137:14
815.14:117:16
915.14:097:18
1015.24:077:19
1115.34:057:21
1215.34:047:23
1315.44:027:24
1415.44:007:26
1515.53:597:28
1615.53:577:29
1715.63:567:31
1815.63:547:32
1915.73:537:34
2015.73:517:36
2115.83:507:37
2215.83:487:39
2315.93:477:40
2415.93:467:41
2516.03:447:43
2616.03:437:44
2716.13:427:46
2816.13:417:47
2916.13:407:48
3016.23:397:50
3116.23:387:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.21 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
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Inowrocław?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Inowrocław for sightseeing.

What to pack for Inowrocław in May

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

In May, Inowrocław sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Inowrocław 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 Inowrocław 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 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Inowrocław?

Inowrocław sits at 52.8°N, 18.3°E, 98 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Solec Kujawski, 32 km away.

FordonBydgoszczChełmżaGnieznoWłocławekNakło nad Notecią

Topography around Inowrocław

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Inowrocław has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m.

The land around Inowrocław is covered by cropland (45%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
60 m
80 km
203 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Solec Kujawski 32 km · Torun 33 km · Fordon 39 km · Bydgoszcz 40 km · Chełmża 49 km · Gniezno 55 km · Włocławek 57 km · Nakło nad Notecią 58 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 Inowrocław (52.7989°, 18.2639°, elevation 98 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).