Nysa weather in May

In May, Nysa sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 12.5 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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Nysa's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nysa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:10 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Nysa is city of Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 27.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,719/km²
people per km²
Founded
~950 CE

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 Nysa reaches about 18°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 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)
1177
2177
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4177
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6178
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10178
11188
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How May really feels in Nysa

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.

Nysa 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°4410.978.30.0
Feb / -2°389.66.59.70.0
Mar / 5311.84.711.51.1
Apr13° / 48101.413.53.8
May18° / 7612.50.115.25.5
Jun21° / 12°8612.4016.16.1
Jul23° / 14°10213.1015.86.5
Aug23° / 13°7010.3014.36.8
Sep18° / 10°7310.3012.45.8
Oct13° / 5210.20.410.43.5
Nov / 46102.68.80.9
Dec / -2°4510.15.47.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34159
44159
54159
64159
74060
84060
93961
103961
113961
124060
134060
144060
154060
164060
174258
184258
194258
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234357
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284555
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314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nysa gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
336
437
538
639
739
840
941
1041
1141
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
1741
1841
1941
2041
2140
2240
2340
2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040
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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59730
69640
79640
89550
99550
109550
119460
129460
139460
149370
159370
169280
179280
189190
1990100
2090100
2189110
2288120
2386131
2485141
2584151
2683161
2782171
2879192
2978202
3077212
3175223

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 4:35 AM to 3:53 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:357:01
214.54:337:03
314.54:317:04
414.64:297:06
514.74:287:07
614.74:267:09
714.84:247:10
814.84:227:12
914.94:217:13
1014.94:197:15
1115.04:177:17
1215.04:167:18
1315.14:147:20
1415.14:137:21
1515.24:117:22
1615.24:107:24
1715.34:087:25
1815.34:077:27
1915.44:067:28
2015.44:047:30
2115.54:037:31
2215.54:027:32
2315.54:017:34
2415.64:007:35
2515.63:587:36
2615.73:577:37
2715.73:567:39
2815.73:557:40
2915.83:547:41
3015.83:547:42
3115.83:537:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
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235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Nysa?

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
1.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Nysa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nysa in May

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

In May, Nysa sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Nysa 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 Nysa 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 21 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 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Nysa 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 Nysa is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1516 µg/m³Dec 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nysa?

Nysa sits at 50.5°N, 17.3°E, 191 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Głuchołazy, 18 km away.

BrzegKrapkowiceOpoleKłodzkoKrnov

Topography around Nysa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nysa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 199 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,377 m.

The land around Nysa is covered by trees (31%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
213 m
80 km
1,377 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Głuchołazy 18 km · Prudnik 24 km · Ząbkowice Śląskie 39 km · Brzeg 44 km · Krapkowice 45 km · Opole 47 km · Kłodzko 48 km · Krnov 50 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 Nysa (50.4738°, 17.3344°, elevation 191 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).