Krapkowice weather in May

In May, Krapkowice sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 69 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Krapkowice's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Krapkowice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:07 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Krapkowice is city, Krapkowice County, Poland.

Density
870/km²
people per km²
Founded
1284

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 Krapkowice 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 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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How May really feels in Krapkowice

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.

Krapkowice 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°4010.65.38.30.0
Feb / -2°359.14.89.70.0
Mar / 47112.911.51.5
Apr15° / 439.50.913.54.4
May19° / 6911.9015.25.9
Jun23° / 13°7511.3016.16.4
Jul25° / 15°8912.2015.86.6
Aug25° / 14°609.8014.36.9
Sep20° / 10°6410012.46.1
Oct14° / 499.30.310.44.0
Nov / 439.42.18.81.2
Dec / -1°42104.37.90.0

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34456
44456
54456
64456
74357
84357
94357
104159
114159
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Krapkowice gets around 69 mm of rain over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
234
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938
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1138
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1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1839
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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
29730
39730
49640
59640
69550
79550
89460
99370
109370
119370
129280
139280
149190
159190
1690100
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1989110
2087121
2187121
2286131
2385141
2484151
2583152
2682162
2781172
2879183
2978193
3076204
3176204

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 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 4:32 AM to 3:50 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:326:58
214.54:307:00
314.64:297:02
414.64:277:03
514.74:257:05
614.74:237:06
714.84:227:08
814.84:207:09
914.94:187:11
1014.94:177:12
1115.04:157:14
1215.04:137:15
1315.14:127:17
1415.14:107:18
1515.24:097:20
1615.24:077:21
1715.34:067:23
1815.34:057:24
1915.44:037:26
2015.44:027:27
2115.54:017:28
2215.53:597:30
2315.53:587:31
2415.63:577:32
2515.63:567:34
2615.73:557:35
2715.73:547:36
2815.73:537:37
2915.83:527:39
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3115.83:507:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Krapkowice?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Krapkowice for sightseeing.

What to pack for Krapkowice in May

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

In May, Krapkowice 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 Krapkowice 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 Krapkowice peaks around June 20 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 20UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Krapkowice 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 Krapkowice is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1518 µg/m³Dec 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Krapkowice?

Krapkowice sits at 50.5°N, 18.0°E, 176 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Opole, 22 km away.

NysaGłuchołazyRacibórzKrnov

Topography around Krapkowice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Krapkowice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,372 m.

The land around Krapkowice is covered by cropland (42%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
279 m
80 km
1,372 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Opole 22 km · Kędzierzyn-Koźle 23 km · Strzelce Opolskie 24 km · Prudnik 33 km · Nysa 45 km · Głuchołazy 45 km · Racibórz 46 km · Krnov 47 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 Krapkowice (50.4751°, 17.9654°, elevation 176 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).