Łapy weather in May

In May, Łapy sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 15.5 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 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Łapy's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Łapy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
3:38 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Łapy is city of Poland.

Density
1,354/km²
people per km²
Founded
1925

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 Łapy reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°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 6°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1176
2176
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4176
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How May really feels in Łapy

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.

Łapy 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-0° / -5°399.977.90.0
Feb / -4°379.26.39.50.0
Mar / -2°4110.33.711.50.5
Apr13° / 469.71.213.63.5
May19° / 6812.20.115.55.6
Jun22° / 11°7412.2016.66.1
Jul24° / 14°8212.3016.26.5
Aug23° / 13°6610.7014.56.7
Sep18° / 589.3012.45.6
Oct11° / 489.70.510.32.9
Nov / 399.638.40.4
Dec / -3°4310.45.87.40.0

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 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34753
44654
54753
64654
74555
84555
94357
104258
114258
124159
134159
144159
154159
164060
174159
184159
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204159
214258
224258
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244357
254456
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274456
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294654
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Łapy gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
133
234
335
436
536
637
738
839
939
1040
1141
1241
1342
1442
1542
1643
1742
1842
1942
2042
2141
2241
2340
2440
2539
2639
2738
2838
2937
3037
3137

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
49820
59820
69730
79730
89640
99640
109550
119460
129460
139370
149181
159181
169091
179091
1889101
1989101
2088102
2188102
2287112
2387112
2486113
2585123
2685123
2785123
2883134
2983134
3082144
3181145

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
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
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812calm
912calm
1012calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 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 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:05 AM to 3:18 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:056:46
214.74:036:48
314.84:016:49
414.93:596:51
514.93:576:53
615.03:556:55
715.03:546:56
815.13:526:58
915.23:507:00
1015.23:487:02
1115.33:467:03
1215.33:447:05
1315.43:437:07
1415.53:417:08
1515.53:397:10
1615.63:387:12
1715.63:367:13
1815.73:357:15
1915.73:337:16
2015.83:327:18
2115.83:307:19
2215.93:297:21
2315.93:287:22
2416.03:267:24
2516.03:257:25
2616.03:247:27
2716.13:237:28
2816.13:217:29
2916.23:207:31
3016.23:197:32
3116.23:187:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
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135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
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185.2Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Łapy?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Łapy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Łapy in May

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

In May, Łapy sees daytime highs around 19°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 Łapy 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 Łapy peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Łapy?

Łapy sits at 53.0°N, 22.9°E, 120 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Białystok, 25 km away.

ZambrówHajnówkaŁomżaSokółkaSiemiatyczeOstrów Mazowiecka

Topography around Łapy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Łapy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m.

The land around Łapy is covered by grassland (39%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), trees (30%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), cropland (36%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
164 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Białystok 25 km · Bielsk Podlaski 32 km · Zambrów 43 km · Hajnówka 54 km · Łomża 59 km · Sokółka 62 km · Siemiatycze 63 km · Ostrów Mazowiecka 70 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 Łapy (52.9911°, 22.8842°, elevation 120 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).