Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski weather in May

In May, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 15.3 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 25% 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 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
3:52 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

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 Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 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 25°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)
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2187
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How May really feels in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski

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.

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 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°369.85.98.20.0
Feb / -3°349.25.59.70.0
Mar / -0°4310.13.211.51.0
Apr14° / 5010.31.213.54.0
May19° / 7212.7015.35.7
Jun22° / 12°7312.5016.26.2
Jul24° / 14°8612.9015.86.5
Aug24° / 13°6410.2014.36.9
Sep19° / 6410.1012.45.9
Oct13° / 478.80.410.43.6
Nov / 388.92.48.70.8
Dec / -2°359.24.67.80.0

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34555
44555
54555
64456
74456
84357
94357
104159
114159
124060
134060
143961
154159
164060
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224159
234159
244357
254357
264456
274555
284654
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304654
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski gets around 72 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
437
537
638
738
839
939
1040
1140
1241
1341
1441
1542
1642
1742
1842
1943
2043
2143
2243
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2542
2642
2742
2842
2942
3041
3141

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29730
39730
49730
59640
69640
79550
89460
99460
109370
119370
129280
139091
149091
1589101
1689101
1788111
1887121
1987121
2085132
2184142
2284142
2383152
2481163
2580173
2679183
2778193
2876204
2975214
3073225
3172235

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
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412calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 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 4:17 AM to 3:34 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:176:46
214.54:156:48
314.64:146:49
414.74:126:51
514.74:106:52
614.84:086:54
714.84:066:56
814.94:056:57
914.94:036:59
1015.04:017:00
1115.04:007:02
1215.13:587:03
1315.13:577:05
1415.23:557:06
1515.23:537:08
1615.33:527:09
1715.33:517:11
1815.43:497:12
1915.43:487:14
2015.53:467:15
2115.53:457:17
2215.63:447:18
2315.63:437:19
2415.73:427:21
2515.73:407:22
2615.73:397:23
2715.83:387:25
2815.83:377:26
2915.83:367:27
3015.93:357:28
3115.93:347:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski in May

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

In May, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 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 Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski peaks around June 23 at about 7 (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 7 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski?

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski sits at 50.9°N, 21.4°E, 176 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Starachowice, 25 km away.

Skarżysko-KamiennaStaszówTarnobrzegKielceRadomKraśnik

Topography around Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m.

The land around Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski is covered by trees (30%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), cropland (32%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
310 m
80 km
517 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Starachowice 25 km · Sandomierz 37 km · Skarżysko-Kamienna 41 km · Staszów 44 km · Tarnobrzeg 45 km · Kielce 54 km · Radom 55 km · Kraśnik 59 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 Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (50.9294°, 21.3852°, elevation 176 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).