Międzyrzec Podlaski weather in May

In May, Międzyrzec Podlaski sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 15.4 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 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Międzyrzec Podlaski's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Międzyrzec Podlaski's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
3:42 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Międzyrzec Podlaski is city and urban gmina in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.

Density
857/km²
people per km²
Founded
1174

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 Międzyrzec Podlaski 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 13°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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How May really feels in Międzyrzec Podlaski

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.

Międzyrzec Podlaski 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 / -4°379.46.38.10.0
Feb / -4°349.15.99.60.0
Mar / -1°4110.2411.50.7
Apr13° / 469.8113.63.8
May19° / 6912.30.115.45.8
Jun22° / 12°7212016.46.2
Jul24° / 14°81130166.5
Aug24° / 13°6410014.46.8
Sep18° / 579.5012.45.8
Oct12° / 459.30.310.43.2
Nov / 389.138.60.5
Dec / -3°399.55.67.60.0

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34753
44654
54555
64555
74456
84258
94258
104159
114159
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Międzyrzec Podlaski gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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236
337
438
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739
840
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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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
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49820
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69730
79730
89640
99550
109550
119460
129370
139370
149181
159091
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2088111
2187121
2286122
2385132
2485132
2585132
2684142
2783143
2882153
2982153
3080164
3180164

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
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412light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 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 4:09 AM to 3:24 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 7:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:096:43
214.64:076:45
314.74:056:47
414.84:036:48
514.84:016:50
614.93:596:52
714.93:576:53
815.03:566:55
915.03:546:57
1015.13:526:58
1115.23:507:00
1215.23:497:02
1315.33:477:03
1415.33:457:05
1515.43:447:06
1615.43:427:08
1715.53:417:09
1815.53:397:11
1915.63:387:12
2015.63:377:14
2115.73:357:15
2215.73:347:17
2315.83:337:18
2415.83:317:20
2515.83:307:21
2615.93:297:22
2715.93:287:24
2816.03:277:25
2916.03:267:26
3016.03:257:27
3116.13:247:29

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 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.21 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 Międzyrzec Podlaski?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Międzyrzec Podlaski for sightseeing.

What to pack for Międzyrzec Podlaski in May

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

In May, Międzyrzec Podlaski sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Międzyrzec Podlaski 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 Międzyrzec Podlaski peaks around June 23 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
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Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Międzyrzec Podlaski?

Międzyrzec Podlaski sits at 52.0°N, 22.8°E, 148 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Biała Podlaska, 23 km away.

SiedlceSiemiatyczeSokołów PodlaskiLubartówBrest

Topography around Międzyrzec Podlaski

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Międzyrzec Podlaski has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m.

The land around Międzyrzec Podlaski is covered by cropland (37%), grassland (25%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), trees (32%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
59 m
80 km
145 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Biała Podlaska 23 km · Radzyń Podlaski 25 km · Łuków 28 km · Siedlce 39 km · Siemiatycze 49 km · Sokołów Podlaski 59 km · Lubartów 60 km · Brest 65 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 Międzyrzec Podlaski (51.9864°, 22.7825°, elevation 148 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).