Skierniewice weather in May

In May, Skierniewice sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.7 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 18°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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Skierniewice's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skierniewice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
3:53 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Skierniewice is city in central Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 29.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,362/km²
people per km²
Founded
1457

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 Skierniewice 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 Skierniewice

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.

Skierniewice 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°389.85.58.10.0
Feb / -3°379.55.39.60.0
Mar / -0°4210.33.211.50.9
Apr14° / 449.80.913.63.9
May19° / 6811.7015.45.8
Jun22° / 12°6611.4016.46.3
Jul24° / 14°8212.40166.5
Aug24° / 14°6210.2014.46.8
Sep19° / 10°5710.3012.45.8
Oct13° / 439.20.210.43.4
Nov / 399.228.60.7
Dec / -2°419.64.17.60.0

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
24753
34654
44555
54555
64555
74456
84456
94357
104159
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Skierniewice gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.7 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 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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434
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1038
1139
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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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59640
69640
79550
89550
99460
109370
119370
129280
139190
1489101
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1887121
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2085132
2185132
2284142
2383143
2482153
2581163
2681163
2779174
2878184
2977185
3076195
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
112calm
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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 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:19 AM to 3:34 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:196:54
214.64:176:55
314.74:156:57
414.84:146:59
514.84:127:01
614.94:107:02
714.94:087:04
815.04:067:05
915.04:047:07
1015.14:037:09
1115.24:017:10
1215.23:597:12
1315.33:587:14
1415.33:567:15
1515.43:547:17
1615.43:537:18
1715.53:517:20
1815.53:507:21
1915.63:497:23
2015.63:477:24
2115.73:467:26
2215.73:447:27
2315.83:437:29
2415.83:427:30
2515.83:417:31
2615.93:407:33
2715.93:387:34
2816.03:377:35
2916.03:367:37
3016.03:357:38
3116.13:347:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Skierniewice?

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
2.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Skierniewice for sightseeing.

What to pack for Skierniewice in May

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

In May, Skierniewice 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 Skierniewice 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 Skierniewice 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 Skierniewice?

Skierniewice sits at 52.0°N, 20.2°E, 128 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Rawa Mazowiecka, 22 km away.

MilanówekTomaszów Mazowiecki

Topography around Skierniewice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skierniewice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m.

The land around Skierniewice is covered by trees (34%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
134 m
80 km
316 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Rawa Mazowiecka 22 km · Żyrardów 22 km · Łowicz 22 km · Głowno 30 km · Sochaczew 31 km · Grodzisk Mazowiecki 36 km · Milanówek 40 km · Tomaszów Mazowiecki 48 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 Skierniewice (51.9549°, 20.1584°, elevation 128 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).