Pionki weather in May

In May, Pionki sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 71 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 Pionki's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pionki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
3:50 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Pionki is Place in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.

Density
1,089/km²
people per km²
Founded
1391

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 Pionki 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 Pionki

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.

Pionki weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°3910.35.88.10.0
Feb / -3°379.95.89.60.0
Mar / -0°4310.43.311.51.0
Apr14° / 4710.10.913.54.0
May19° / 7112.4015.35.8
Jun22° / 12°7012016.36.3
Jul25° / 14°8012.6015.96.5
Aug24° / 14°6310.2014.46.8
Sep19° / 10°6010.1012.45.9
Oct13° / 469.50.310.43.5
Nov / 399.22.68.60.8
Dec / -2°409.64.77.70.0

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
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44555
54456
64456
74357
84258
94258
104258
114159
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pionki gets around 71 mm of rain over 12.4 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69640
79640
89550
99460
109370
119370
129280
139091
1489101
1589101
1688111
1787121
1887121
1986131
2085132
2184142
2284142
2383152
2483152
2582162
2681163
2780173
2879183
2979183
3077194
3176204

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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

DaylightNight

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 4:16 AM to 3:32 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:166:47
214.64:146:49
314.64:126:51
414.74:106:52
514.84:086:54
614.84:066:55
714.94:046:57
814.94:036:59
915.04:017:00
1015.03:597:02
1115.13:587:03
1215.23:567:05
1315.23:547:07
1415.33:537:08
1515.33:517:10
1615.43:507:11
1715.43:487:13
1815.53:477:14
1915.53:457:16
2015.63:447:17
2115.63:437:19
2215.63:417:20
2315.73:407:21
2415.73:397:23
2515.83:387:24
2615.83:377:25
2715.93:367:27
2815.93:347:28
2915.93:337:29
3016.03:337:30
3116.03:327:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.15 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 Pionki?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pionki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pionki in May

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

In May, Pionki sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Pionki 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 Pionki peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pionki?

Pionki sits at 51.5°N, 21.4°E, 145 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Kozienice, 14 km away.

GarwolinStarachowiceSkarżysko-KamiennaOstrowiec Świętokrzyski

Topography around Pionki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pionki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 164 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 541 m.

The land around Pionki is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), cropland (32%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
541 m
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May weather nearby: Kozienice 14 km · Radom 23 km · Dęblin 29 km · Puławy 37 km · Garwolin 48 km · Starachowice 55 km · Skarżysko-Kamienna 57 km · Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 61 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 Pionki (51.476°, 21.45°, elevation 145 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).