Rawa Mazowiecka weather in May

In May, Rawa Mazowiecka sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 15.4 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 24% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Rawa Mazowiecka's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rawa Mazowiecka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
3:53 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Rawa Mazowiecka is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 27.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,300/km²
people per km²
Founded
1228

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 Rawa Mazowiecka 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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How May really feels in Rawa Mazowiecka

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.

Rawa Mazowiecka 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°3810.15.88.10.0
Feb / -3°369.55.59.60.0
Mar / -1°4210.13.211.50.9
Apr14° / 449.7113.63.9
May19° / 7011.8015.45.8
Jun22° / 12°6712016.46.2
Jul24° / 14°8412.50166.5
Aug24° / 13°6310.4014.46.8
Sep19° / 5810.2012.45.8
Oct13° / 439.10.310.43.4
Nov / 389.12.48.60.7
Dec / -2°409.74.27.60.0

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 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34555
44555
54456
64456
74357
84357
94258
104159
114159
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Rawa Mazowiecka gets around 70 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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735
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3138

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 (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69640
79640
89550
99550
109460
119370
129370
139280
149190
1590100
1690100
1788111
1888111
1987121
2086131
2186131
2284142
2383152
2483152
2582162
2681172
2780173
2879183
2977194
3077194
3175205

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 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 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:20 AM to 3:35 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:206:53
214.64:186:55
314.74:166:56
414.74:146:58
514.84:127:00
614.94:107:01
714.94:087:03
815.04:067:04
915.04:057:06
1015.14:037:08
1115.14:017:09
1215.24:007:11
1315.23:587:12
1415.33:567:14
1515.33:557:16
1615.43:537:17
1715.43:527:19
1815.53:507:20
1915.53:497:22
2015.63:487:23
2115.63:467:25
2215.73:457:26
2315.73:447:27
2415.83:427:29
2515.83:417:30
2615.93:407:31
2715.93:397:33
2815.93:387:34
2916.03:377:35
3016.03:367:37
3116.03:357:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.2 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 Rawa Mazowiecka?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Rawa Mazowiecka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rawa Mazowiecka in May

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

In May, Rawa Mazowiecka 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 Rawa Mazowiecka 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 Rawa Mazowiecka 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 Rawa Mazowiecka?

Rawa Mazowiecka sits at 51.8°N, 20.3°E, 138 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Skierniewice, 22 km away.

GłownoOpocznoŁowiczGrodzisk MazowieckiMilanówek

Topography around Rawa Mazowiecka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rawa Mazowiecka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m.

The land around Rawa Mazowiecka is covered by cropland (30%), trees (27%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), cropland (34%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
368 m
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May weather nearby: Skierniewice 22 km · Tomaszów Mazowiecki 31 km · Żyrardów 34 km · Głowno 43 km · Opoczno 43 km · Łowicz 44 km · Grodzisk Mazowiecki 46 km · Milanówek 49 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 Rawa Mazowiecka (51.7644°, 20.2549°, elevation 138 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).