Sanok weather in May

In May, Sanok sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 107 mm of precipitation across 16 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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sanok's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
107 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
3:54 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Sanok is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 24.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,033/km²
people per km²
Founded
1150

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 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sanok reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°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)
1176
2176
3177
4177
5177
6177
7177
8177
9177
10177
11177
12177
13178
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29199
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311910

How May really feels in Sanok

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.

Sanok 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-1° / -5°5212.110.38.40.0
Feb / -5°5511.49.39.80.0
Mar / -1°5711.86.111.50.6
Apr13° / 6913.5213.43.3
May18° / 107160.115.15.0
Jun21° / 11°10415.50165.6
Jul23° / 13°13116.4015.65.8
Aug23° / 12°8912.7014.26.4
Sep18° / 8711.9012.45.3
Oct12° / 7011110.53.2
Nov / 5711.24.98.90.6
Dec / -4°5512.39.480.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34555
44456
54456
64357
74357
84357
94159
104159
114060
124060
134060
144060
153961
163961
173961
183862
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203862
213961
223862
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284060
294060
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sanok gets around 107 mm of rain and snow over 16 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 51% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
246
347
447
548
648
749
849
950
1050
1151
1251
1351
1452
1552
1652
1752
1852
1952
2053
2153
2253
2353
2453
2554
2654
2754
2854
2954
3053
3153

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
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79640
89640
99550
109550
119460
129370
139370
149280
159190
1690100
1789110
1889110
1988120
2087130
2186140
2285150
2383161
2482171
2581181
2680191
2779201
2877221
2975232
3074242
3172253

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:18 AM to 3:37 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:186:39
214.44:166:41
314.54:146:42
414.54:126:44
514.64:116:45
614.64:096:47
714.74:076:48
814.74:066:50
914.84:046:51
1014.84:036:53
1114.94:016:54
1214.93:596:55
1315.03:586:57
1415.03:576:58
1515.13:557:00
1615.13:547:01
1715.23:527:03
1815.23:517:04
1915.33:507:05
2015.33:487:07
2115.33:477:08
2215.43:467:09
2315.43:457:10
2415.53:447:12
2515.53:437:13
2615.53:427:14
2715.63:417:15
2815.63:407:17
2915.63:397:18
3015.73:387:19
3115.73:377:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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215.0Bright
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235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sanok?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Sanok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sanok in May

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

In May, Sanok sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Sanok in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sanok peaks around June 22 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sanok?

Sanok sits at 49.6°N, 22.2°E, 289 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Krosno, 35 km away.

PrzemyślRzeszówJasłoŁańcutPrzeworskJarosławSnina

Topography around Sanok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m.

The land around Sanok is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
224 m
16 km
436 m
80 km
1,206 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Krosno 35 km · Przemyśl 48 km · Rzeszów 56 km · Jasło 57 km · Łańcut 57 km · Przeworsk 60 km · Jarosław 61 km · Snina 63 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 Sanok (49.5557°, 22.2056°, elevation 289 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).