Kwidzyn weather in May

In May, Kwidzyn sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kwidzyn's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kwidzyn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
3:51 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 20.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kwidzyn reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°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 24°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)
1166
2166
3166
4166
5166
6177
7177
8177
9177
10177
11177
12177
13177
14178
15178
16178
17188
18188
19188
20188
21188
22189
23189
24189
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
301910
311910

How May really feels in Kwidzyn

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.

Kwidzyn 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 / -3°3810.25.37.80.0
Feb / -3°338.84.99.40.0
Mar / -1°399.93.211.50.7
Apr13° / 419.70.813.73.5
May18° / 6311.6015.65.5
Jun20° / 11°7311.8016.76.0
Jul23° / 14°8813.1016.36.3
Aug23° / 13°6911014.66.6
Sep18° / 10°549012.55.7
Oct12° / 4710.10.110.33.2
Nov / 399.71.98.30.6
Dec / -2°4410.24.87.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44555
54555
64555
74456
84357
94357
104357
114258
124258
134159
144258
154258
164258
174258
184357
194258
204357
214456
224456
234456
244654
254654
264555
274654
284654
294654
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kwidzyn gets around 63 mm of rain over 11.6 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
332
433
534
634
735
836
937
1037
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3136

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59820
69820
79820
89730
99730
109730
119640
129640
139550
149460
159361
169271
179181
189181
199091
209091
2188102
2287112
2386122
2485132
2584142
2682153
2782153
2881163
2981163
3079174
3179174

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
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of May to 16 h 24 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 4:19 AM to 3:30 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:197:04
214.84:177:06
314.94:157:08
414.94:137:09
515.04:117:11
615.14:097:13
715.14:077:15
815.24:057:17
915.34:037:18
1015.34:017:20
1115.43:597:22
1215.43:577:24
1315.53:567:25
1415.63:547:27
1515.63:527:29
1615.73:517:31
1715.73:497:32
1815.83:477:34
1915.83:467:35
2015.93:447:37
2115.93:437:39
2216.03:417:40
2316.03:407:42
2416.13:397:43
2516.13:377:45
2616.23:367:46
2716.23:357:48
2816.33:347:49
2916.33:327:50
3016.33:317:52
3116.43:307:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.27 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
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kwidzyn?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kwidzyn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kwidzyn in May

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

In May, Kwidzyn sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kwidzyn 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 Kwidzyn 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 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kwidzyn?

Kwidzyn sits at 53.7°N, 18.9°E, 64 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Grudziądz, 29 km away.

Starogard GdańskiTczewIławaŚwiecieChełmnoElbląg

Topography around Kwidzyn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kwidzyn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m.

The land around Kwidzyn is covered by trees (34%), cropland (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
141 m
80 km
339 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Grudziądz 29 km · Malbork 35 km · Starogard Gdański 38 km · Tczew 42 km · Iława 44 km · Świecie 47 km · Chełmno 54 km · Elbląg 57 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 Kwidzyn (53.7249°, 18.9311°, elevation 64 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).