Płock weather in May

In May, Płock sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-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 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Płock's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Płock's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
3:52 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Płock is city with powiat rights of Poland.

Density
1,449/km²
people per km²
Founded
1237

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 Płock 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)
1177
2177
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4177
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How May really feels in Płock

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.

Płock 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 / -3°399.65.480.0
Feb / -3°359.24.99.50.0
Mar / -0°41103.111.50.9
Apr13° / 409.60.713.63.8
May19° / 6411.8015.55.8
Jun22° / 12°6211.7016.56.2
Jul24° / 14°7611.9016.16.6
Aug24° / 14°5810014.56.9
Sep19° / 10°519.1012.45.9
Oct12° / 428.70.110.33.4
Nov / 3792.18.50.6
Dec / -2°419.54.27.50.0

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 (%)
14753
24654
34654
44555
54456
64456
74456
84159
94159
104159
114060
124060
133961
143961
153961
163862
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194060
204060
214060
224258
234258
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264456
274456
284555
294555
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Płock gets around 64 mm of rain over 11.8 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
232
333
434
535
635
736
837
937
1038
1138
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1839
1939
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
59820
69730
79730
89640
99640
109550
119460
129460
139370
149181
159091
1689101
1789101
1888111
1988111
2086122
2186122
2285132
2384142
2482153
2582153
2681163
2779174
2879174
2978184
3077185
3176195

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:19 AM to 3:33 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:196:57
214.74:176:59
314.84:157:01
414.84:147:03
514.94:127:04
614.94:107:06
715.04:087:08
815.14:067:09
915.14:047:11
1015.24:027:13
1115.24:017:14
1215.33:597:16
1315.33:577:18
1415.43:567:19
1515.43:547:21
1615.53:527:22
1715.63:517:24
1815.63:497:26
1915.73:487:27
2015.73:467:29
2115.83:457:30
2215.83:447:32
2315.83:427:33
2415.93:417:35
2515.93:407:36
2616.03:397:37
2716.03:377:39
2816.13:367:40
2916.13:357:41
3016.13:347:43
3116.23:337:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.0Bright
55.0Bright
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115.1Bright
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135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Płock?

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
2.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Płock for sightseeing.

What to pack for Płock in May

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

In May, Płock 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 Płock 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 Płock peaks around June 19 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Płock?

Płock sits at 52.5°N, 19.7°E, 103 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Gostynin, 21 km away.

KutnoWłocławekPłońskSochaczewŁowiczRypin

Topography around Płock

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Płock has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m.

The land around Płock is covered by trees (32%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
240 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Gostynin 21 km · Sierpc 35 km · Kutno 42 km · Włocławek 45 km · Płońsk 46 km · Sochaczew 50 km · Łowicz 52 km · Rypin 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 Płock (52.5468°, 19.7064°, elevation 103 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).