Rzeszów weather in May

In May, Rzeszów sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 92 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 15.1 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 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Rzeszów's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rzeszów's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
3:53 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Rzeszów is city in Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,710/km²
people per km²
Founded
1354

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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Rzeszów 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)
1187
2187
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How May really feels in Rzeszów

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.

Rzeszów 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°4811.78.48.30.0
Feb / -3°47117.89.70.0
Mar / 5111.34.311.51.0
Apr14° / 5911.31.213.54.0
May19° / 9214.5015.15.5
Jun22° / 12°8813.6016.16.1
Jul24° / 14°10515015.76.2
Aug24° / 14°7111.7014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°7810.8012.45.8
Oct13° / 5910.20.410.53.7
Nov / 50103.18.80.9
Dec / -2°4610.76.17.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44456
54555
64456
74456
84357
94357
104357
114258
124258
134258
144258
154258
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284456
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314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Rzeszów gets around 92 mm of rain over 14.5 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
241
341
442
543
643
744
844
945
1045
1146
1246
1346
1447
1547
1648
1748
1848
1948
2048
2149
2249
2349
2449
2549
2649
2749
2849
2948
3048
3148

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 (%)
19730
29730
39640
49640
59550
69550
79460
89460
99370
109370
119280
129190
139190
1490100
1590100
1688111
1787121
1887121
1986131
2085141
2183152
2283152
2382162
2481172
2579183
2678193
2777203
2875214
2974224
3072235
3171245

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
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 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 3:36 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:176:41
214.54:156:43
314.54:146:44
414.64:126:46
514.64:106:47
614.74:086:49
714.74:076:50
814.84:056:52
914.84:036:53
1014.94:026:55
1114.94:006:56
1215.03:596:58
1315.03:576:59
1415.13:567:01
1515.13:547:02
1615.23:537:04
1715.23:517:05
1815.33:507:07
1915.33:497:08
2015.43:477:09
2115.43:467:11
2215.43:457:12
2315.53:447:13
2415.53:437:15
2515.63:427:16
2615.63:417:17
2715.63:407:18
2815.73:397:19
2915.73:387:21
3015.73:377:22
3115.83:367:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Rzeszów?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Rzeszów for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rzeszów in May

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

In May, Rzeszów sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Rzeszów 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 Rzeszów peaks around June 21 at about 7 (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 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Rzeszów in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Rzeszów is worst in June — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Rzeszów's WHO annual average of 18.4 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2123 µg/m³Dec 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rzeszów?

Rzeszów sits at 50.0°N, 22.0°E, 209 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Łańcut, 17 km away.

DębicaKrosnoJarosławMielecJasło

Topography around Rzeszów

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rzeszów has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 729 m.

The land around Rzeszów is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (29%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
729 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Łańcut 17 km · Ropczyce 28 km · Przeworsk 35 km · Dębica 42 km · Krosno 42 km · Jarosław 49 km · Mielec 49 km · Jasło 50 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 Rzeszów (50.0413°, 21.999°, elevation 209 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).