Ostrów Wielkopolski weather in May

In May, Ostrów Wielkopolski sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 56 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°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 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ostrów Wielkopolski's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ostrów Wielkopolski's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:04 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Ostrów Wielkopolski is city in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 31.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,740/km²
people per km²
Founded
1711

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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ostrów Wielkopolski 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 26°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 Ostrów Wielkopolski

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.

Ostrów Wielkopolski 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°4110.55.28.10.0
Feb / -2°369.44.19.60.0
Mar / 4610.82.811.51.2
Apr14° / 348.50.613.64.2
May19° / 5611.2015.35.9
Jun22° / 12°6811.6016.36.3
Jul24° / 14°9312.3015.96.6
Aug24° / 14°6110.2014.46.8
Sep19° / 10°519.5012.46.0
Oct13° / 438.70.210.43.7
Nov / 398.91.68.60.9
Dec / -1°429.94.17.70.0

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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34357
44258
54258
64258
74159
84159
94159
103961
113961
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134060
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154159
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ostrów Wielkopolski gets around 56 mm of rain over 11.2 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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334
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79640
89640
99640
109550
119550
129550
139460
149460
159460
169370
179271
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199181
209181
219091
229091
2388102
2488102
2587112
2686122
2784133
2884133
2983143
3082153
3180164

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:30 AM to 3:45 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:307:02
214.64:287:04
314.74:267:06
414.74:247:07
514.84:227:09
614.84:207:11
714.94:187:12
815.04:177:14
915.04:157:15
1015.14:137:17
1115.14:117:19
1215.24:107:20
1315.24:087:22
1415.34:077:23
1515.34:057:25
1615.44:047:27
1715.44:027:28
1815.54:017:30
1915.53:597:31
2015.63:587:32
2115.63:567:34
2215.73:557:35
2315.73:547:37
2415.83:537:38
2515.83:527:39
2615.83:507:41
2715.93:497:42
2815.93:487:43
2916.03:477:45
3016.03:467:46
3116.03:457:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.18 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 Ostrów Wielkopolski?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ostrów Wielkopolski for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ostrów Wielkopolski in May

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

In May, Ostrów Wielkopolski sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ostrów Wielkopolski 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 Ostrów Wielkopolski peaks around June 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ostrów Wielkopolski?

Ostrów Wielkopolski sits at 51.7°N, 17.8°E, 130 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Kalisz, 23 km away.

JarocinOleśnicaGostyńTurekSieradz

Topography around Ostrów Wielkopolski

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ostrów Wielkopolski has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m.

The land around Ostrów Wielkopolski is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
233 m
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May weather nearby: Kalisz 23 km · Krotoszyn 26 km · Pleszew 27 km · Jarocin 41 km · Oleśnica 57 km · Gostyń 60 km · Turek 62 km · Sieradz 64 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 Ostrów Wielkopolski (51.655°, 17.8069°, elevation 130 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).