Koło weather in May

In May, Koło sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 60 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Koło's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koło's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
3:58 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Koło is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Density
1,696/km²
people per km²
Founded
1250

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 Koło 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 13°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
3177
4187
5187
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9188
10188
11188
12188
13188
14188
15188
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How May really feels in Koło

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.

Koło 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 / -3°399.94.980.0
Feb / -3°358.74.69.50.0
Mar / -0°4310.12.711.51.0
Apr14° / 3790.613.64.0
May19° / 6011.8015.45.8
Jun22° / 12°6611.9016.46.2
Jul24° / 14°8212.40166.5
Aug24° / 14°5610.2014.56.8
Sep19° / 10°529.3012.45.9
Oct13° / 428.90.210.33.5
Nov / 389.11.88.50.8
Dec / -2°419.93.97.60.0

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24555
34555
44555
54555
64357
74258
84258
94159
104159
114159
124060
134060
144060
154159
164060
173961
183961
194159
204159
214159
224159
234258
244357
254357
264357
274555
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Koło gets around 60 mm of rain over 11.8 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
232
333
434
535
636
737
838
938
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1738
1838
1938
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
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
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79640
89640
99640
109550
119550
129460
139460
149370
159370
169181
179181
189091
199091
2089101
2187112
2287112
2386122
2485132
2583143
2682153
2781163
2881163
2979174
3078184
3177194

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
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 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 4:25 AM to 3:39 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:257:01
214.74:237:02
314.74:217:04
414.84:197:06
514.84:177:07
614.94:157:09
715.04:137:11
815.04:117:12
915.14:107:14
1015.14:087:16
1115.24:067:17
1215.24:047:19
1315.34:037:21
1415.34:017:22
1515.44:007:24
1615.53:587:25
1715.53:577:27
1815.63:557:28
1915.63:547:30
2015.73:527:31
2115.73:517:33
2215.73:497:34
2315.83:487:36
2415.83:477:37
2515.93:467:39
2615.93:457:40
2716.03:437:41
2816.03:427:43
2916.03:417:44
3016.13:407:45
3116.13:397:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
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205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Koło?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Koło for sightseeing.

What to pack for Koło in May

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

In May, Koło sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Koło 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 Koło peaks around June 19 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Koło?

Koło sits at 52.2°N, 18.6°E, 96 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Turek, 23 km away.

ŁęczycaKutnoOzorkówWłocławekGostyninKalisz

Topography around Koło

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koło has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m.

The land around Koło is covered by grassland (33%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (47%), grassland (25%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
127 m
80 km
278 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Turek 23 km · Konin 27 km · Łęczyca 41 km · Kutno 50 km · Ozorków 52 km · Włocławek 58 km · Gostynin 61 km · Kalisz 62 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 Koło (52.2002°, 18.6386°, elevation 96 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).