Końskie weather in May

In May, Końskie sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 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 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Końskie's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Końskie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
3:55 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Końskie is city of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 23 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
581/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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Końskie 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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How May really feels in Końskie

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.

Końskie 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°4110.578.20.0
Feb / -3°389.86.29.60.0
Mar / -1°4610.63.811.50.8
Apr13° / 4910.31.413.53.8
May19° / 7512.90.115.35.6
Jun22° / 12°7612.7016.36.1
Jul24° / 14°9113.5015.96.4
Aug24° / 13°6710.7014.46.8
Sep18° / 6510.4012.45.7
Oct13° / 489.50.410.43.4
Nov / 419.52.38.70.7
Dec / -2°42104.97.70.0

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44654
54654
64654
74357
84357
94258
104258
114258
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Końskie gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
335
436
537
637
738
839
940
1040
1141
1242
1342
1443
1543
1643
1744
1844
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2144
2244
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2744
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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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59640
69640
79550
89550
99460
109460
119370
129370
139280
149280
159190
169091
1789101
1889101
1988111
2088111
2187121
2286131
2384142
2484142
2583152
2681163
2780173
2879183
2977194
3076204
3174215

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:21 AM to 3:37 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:216:51
214.64:196:52
314.64:176:54
414.74:156:56
514.74:136:57
614.84:116:59
714.84:107:00
814.94:087:02
915.04:067:04
1015.04:047:05
1115.14:037:07
1215.14:017:08
1315.23:597:10
1415.23:587:11
1515.33:567:13
1615.33:557:14
1715.43:537:16
1815.43:527:17
1915.53:517:19
2015.53:497:20
2115.63:487:22
2215.63:477:23
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2415.73:447:26
2515.73:437:27
2615.83:427:28
2715.83:417:30
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2915.93:397:32
3015.93:387:33
3116.03:377:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is May a good time to visit Końskie?

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
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Końskie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Końskie in May

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

In May, Końskie 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 Końskie 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 Końskie peaks around June 21 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 21UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Końskie 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 Końskie is worst in June — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Końskie's WHO annual average of 23 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1829 µg/m³Dec 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Końskie?

Końskie sits at 51.2°N, 20.4°E, 249 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Opoczno, 22 km away.

KielceTomaszów MazowieckiStarachowicePiotrków TrybunalskiRadomJędrzejów

Topography around Końskie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Końskie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 248 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 706 m.

The land around Końskie is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), cropland (31%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
192 m
80 km
706 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Opoczno 22 km · Skarżysko-Kamienna 34 km · Kielce 39 km · Tomaszów Mazowiecki 47 km · Starachowice 50 km · Piotrków Trybunalski 54 km · Radom 57 km · Jędrzejów 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 Końskie (51.1917°, 20.4061°, elevation 249 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).