Kostrzyn nad Odrą weather in May

In May, Kostrzyn nad Odrą sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 53 mm of rain across 10.4 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 18°C in the first days to 21°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 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kostrzyn nad Odrą's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kostrzyn nad Odrą's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:12 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Kostrzyn nad Odrą is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Density
385/km²
people per km²
Founded
1201

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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kostrzyn nad Odrą 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 26°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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How May really feels in Kostrzyn nad Odrą

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.

Kostrzyn nad Odrą 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 / -2°4811.13.780.0
Feb / -1°379.13.59.50.0
Mar / 4710.42.211.51.4
Apr14° / 378.80.313.64.2
May19° / 5310.4015.56.0
Jun22° / 12°5510.6016.56.4
Jul24° / 14°8111.8016.16.6
Aug24° / 14°6410.8014.56.7
Sep19° / 10°509.7012.46.0
Oct13° / 459.50.110.33.7
Nov / 439.818.51.0
Dec / -0°4610.93.47.50.0

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34159
44159
54159
64060
74060
84060
93961
103961
113961
123961
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284258
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314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kostrzyn nad Odrą gets around 53 mm of rain over 10.4 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
331
431
532
632
733
833
933
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
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2434
2534
2634
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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 92% 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
79730
89730
99730
109640
119640
129640
139550
149550
159550
169460
179460
189370
199271
209181
219091
229091
2389101
2487112
2586122
2686122
2785132
2884142
2984142
3083143
3182153

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
112calm
212calm
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412calm
512calm
612calm
712light 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 12 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 4:40 AM to 3:53 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 8:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:407:18
214.74:387:19
314.84:367:21
414.84:347:23
514.94:327:25
614.94:307:26
715.04:287:28
815.14:267:30
915.14:247:31
1015.24:227:33
1115.24:217:35
1215.34:197:36
1315.34:177:38
1415.44:167:40
1515.54:147:41
1615.54:127:43
1715.64:117:44
1815.64:097:46
1915.74:087:48
2015.74:067:49
2115.84:057:51
2215.84:047:52
2315.94:027:54
2415.94:017:55
2515.94:007:56
2616.03:597:58
2716.03:587:59
2816.13:568:00
2916.13:558:02
3016.13:548:03
3116.23:538:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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65.0Bright
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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 Kostrzyn nad Odrą?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kostrzyn nad Odrą for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kostrzyn nad Odrą in May

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

In May, Kostrzyn nad Odrą sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kostrzyn nad Odrą in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kostrzyn nad Odrą peaks around June 17 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 17UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kostrzyn nad Odrą?

Kostrzyn nad Odrą sits at 52.6°N, 14.6°E, 16 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Słubice, 27 km away.

Gorzów WielkopolskiFürstenwaldeEisenhüttenstadtStrausbergSchwedt (Oder)Eberswalde

Topography around Kostrzyn nad Odrą

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kostrzyn nad Odrą has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m.

The land around Kostrzyn nad Odrą is covered by grassland (34%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), trees (29%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
289 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Słubice 27 km · Frankfurt (Oder) 28 km · Gorzów Wielkopolski 42 km · Fürstenwalde 47 km · Eisenhüttenstadt 49 km · Strausberg 51 km · Schwedt (Oder) 58 km · Eberswalde 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 Kostrzyn nad Odrą (52.5871°, 14.6495°, elevation 16 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).