Kielce weather in May

In May, Kielce sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 74 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kielce's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kielce's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
3:55 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Kielce is city and capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in south-central Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,766/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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kielce 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
4187
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How May really feels in Kielce

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.

Kielce 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 / -4°3910.26.98.20.0
Feb / -4°369.25.99.70.0
Mar / -1°4410.53.711.50.9
Apr14° / 5010.31.313.53.8
May19° / 7413.1015.25.6
Jun22° / 12°7712.9016.26.1
Jul24° / 14°9013.6015.86.4
Aug24° / 13°6510.4014.36.8
Sep19° / 6310.2012.45.8
Oct13° / 4990.510.43.5
Nov / 399.52.58.70.8
Dec / -3°389.35.17.80.0

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34555
44555
54456
64357
74357
84258
94258
104159
114060
124060
134060
144060
154060
163961
174060
184159
194159
204258
214258
224159
234258
244258
254357
264357
274357
284456
294654
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kielce gets around 74 mm of rain over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
236
337
438
539
639
740
841
941
1042
1142
1242
1343
1443
1543
1644
1744
1844
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2643
2743
2843
2943
3043
3143

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69640
79640
89550
99550
109460
119460
129460
139370
149370
159280
169181
179091
189091
1989101
2089101
2188111
2287121
2385132
2484142
2583152
2682162
2781172
2879183
2978193
3075214
3174224

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 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 4:21 AM to 3:38 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:216:49
214.54:196:50
314.64:176:52
414.64:156:54
514.74:136:55
614.84:116:57
714.84:106:58
814.94:087:00
914.94:067:02
1015.04:057:03
1115.04:037:05
1215.14:017:06
1315.14:007:08
1415.23:587:09
1515.23:577:11
1615.33:557:12
1715.33:547:14
1815.43:527:15
1915.43:517:17
2015.53:507:18
2115.53:487:19
2215.63:477:21
2315.63:467:22
2415.63:457:23
2515.73:447:25
2615.73:437:26
2715.83:417:27
2815.83:407:29
2915.83:407:30
3015.93:397:31
3115.93:387:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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115.1Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kielce?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kielce for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kielce in May

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

In May, Kielce sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kielce 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 Kielce peaks around June 23 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 23UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kielce 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 Kielce is worst in June — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kielce's WHO annual average of 18.7 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1723 µg/m³Dec 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kielce?

Kielce sits at 50.9°N, 20.6°E, 267 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Skarżysko-Kamienna, 32 km away.

KońskieBusko-ZdrójStaszówOstrowiec ŚwiętokrzyskiOpoczno

Topography around Kielce

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kielce has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 281 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 493 m.

The land around Kielce is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
298 m
80 km
493 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Skarżysko-Kamienna 32 km · Jędrzejów 34 km · Starachowice 36 km · Końskie 39 km · Busko-Zdrój 45 km · Staszów 51 km · Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 54 km · Opoczno 61 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 Kielce (50.8703°, 20.6275°, elevation 267 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).