Przasnysz weather in May

In May, Przasnysz sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 68 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Przasnysz's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Przasnysz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
3:46 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Przasnysz is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Density
664/km²
people per km²
Founded
1250

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 Przasnysz reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°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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How May really feels in Przasnysz

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.

Przasnysz 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°39106.27.90.0
Feb / -4°3595.69.50.0
Mar / -1°4010.23.311.50.6
Apr13° / 459.8113.63.6
May18° / 6812015.55.7
Jun21° / 11°7111.8016.66.1
Jul24° / 14°8312.3016.26.5
Aug23° / 13°6111014.56.7
Sep18° / 569.5012.45.7
Oct12° / 4690.410.33.1
Nov / 389.22.28.40.4
Dec / -3°429.64.87.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44555
54456
64456
74357
84357
94258
104258
114258
124159
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Przasnysz gets around 68 mm of rain over 12 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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435
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737
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938
1039
1139
1240
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1440
1540
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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 91% 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
69820
79730
89730
99640
109640
119550
129550
139460
149370
159271
169181
179181
189091
199091
2089101
2188102
2288102
2387112
2487112
2585123
2685123
2785123
2884133
2984133
3082144
3182144

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 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 4:13 AM to 3:26 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:136:54
214.74:116:56
314.84:096:58
414.94:076:59
514.94:057:01
615.04:037:03
715.14:017:05
815.14:007:06
915.23:587:08
1015.23:567:10
1115.33:547:11
1215.33:527:13
1315.43:517:15
1415.53:497:16
1515.53:477:18
1615.63:467:20
1715.63:447:21
1815.73:437:23
1915.73:417:25
2015.83:407:26
2115.83:387:28
2215.93:377:29
2315.93:357:31
2416.03:347:32
2516.03:337:33
2616.13:327:35
2716.13:307:36
2816.13:297:38
2916.23:287:39
3016.23:277:40
3116.33:267:42

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 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 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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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Przasnysz?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Przasnysz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Przasnysz in May

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

In May, Przasnysz sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Przasnysz 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 Przasnysz peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Przasnysz?

Przasnysz sits at 53.0°N, 20.9°E, 119 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Ciechanów, 23 km away.

OstrołękaDziałdowoPłońskSzczytnoWyszków

Topography around Przasnysz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Przasnysz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 119 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Przasnysz is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), cropland (34%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Ciechanów 23 km · Mława 35 km · Pułtusk 38 km · Ostrołęka 47 km · Działdowo 53 km · Płońsk 56 km · Szczytno 61 km · Wyszków 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 Przasnysz (53.0191°, 20.8803°, elevation 119 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).