Krasnystaw weather in May

In May, Krasnystaw sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 72 mm of rain across 13.1 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 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 Krasnystaw's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Krasnystaw's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
3:45 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Krasnystaw is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Density
847/km²
people per km²
Founded
1394

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 Krasnystaw 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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How May really feels in Krasnystaw

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.

Krasnystaw 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 / -5°389.96.68.20.0
Feb / -4°369.56.79.70.0
Mar / -1°4410.7411.50.7
Apr14° / 489.91.113.53.8
May19° / 7213.1015.35.6
Jun22° / 12°7812.3016.26.2
Jul24° / 14°8813.5015.86.4
Aug24° / 13°6610.2014.36.9
Sep18° / 659.3012.45.9
Oct12° / 489.50.510.43.4
Nov / 3992.88.70.6
Dec / -3°389.55.97.80.0

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44456
54456
64456
74357
84357
94159
104159
114159
124060
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314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Krasnystaw gets around 72 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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235
336
437
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638
739
839
940
1041
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1242
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3140

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 87% 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
119280
129190
1390100
1489110
1589110
1688120
1787130
1885141
1984151
2084151
2183161
2283161
2381172
2481172
2580182
2680182
2778193
2878193
2976204
3076204
3174215

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
112calm
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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 4:10 AM to 3:27 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:106:39
214.54:086:41
314.64:066:42
414.74:046:44
514.74:036:45
614.84:016:47
714.83:596:49
814.93:576:50
914.93:566:52
1015.03:546:53
1115.03:526:55
1215.13:516:56
1315.13:496:58
1415.23:486:59
1515.23:467:01
1615.33:457:02
1715.33:437:04
1815.43:427:05
1915.43:407:07
2015.53:397:08
2115.53:387:10
2215.63:377:11
2315.63:357:12
2415.73:347:14
2515.73:337:15
2615.73:327:16
2715.83:317:18
2815.83:307:19
2915.93:297:20
3015.93:287:21
3115.93:277:22

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Krasnystaw?

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
2.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Krasnystaw for sightseeing.

What to pack for Krasnystaw in May

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

In May, Krasnystaw 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 Krasnystaw 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 Krasnystaw peaks around July 17 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Krasnystaw?

Krasnystaw sits at 51.0°N, 23.2°E, 184 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Chełm, 27 km away.

ŁęcznaŚwidnikLublinHrubieszówBiłgorajTomaszów Lubelski

Topography around Krasnystaw

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Krasnystaw has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m.

The land around Krasnystaw is covered by cropland (34%), trees (28%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
142 m
80 km
272 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Chełm 27 km · Zamość 30 km · Łęczna 41 km · Świdnik 42 km · Lublin 52 km · Hrubieszów 54 km · Biłgoraj 59 km · Tomaszów Lubelski 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 Krasnystaw (50.9846°, 23.1742°, elevation 184 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).