Solec Kujawski weather in May

In May, Solec Kujawski sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 59 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 25% 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 Solec Kujawski's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Solec Kujawski's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
3:56 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Solec Kujawski is city of Poland.

Density
810/km²
people per km²
Founded
1263

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 Solec Kujawski 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 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)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5177
6177
7177
8187
9188
10188
11188
12188
13188
14188
15188
16188
17188
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
23199
24199
251910
262010
272010
282010
292010
302010
312010

How May really feels in Solec Kujawski

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.

Solec Kujawski weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°389.74.47.90.0
Feb / -2°318.34.49.50.0
Mar / 4210.12.611.50.9
Apr13° / 358.80.513.63.8
May18° / 5911.1015.55.8
Jun21° / 12°6211.2016.66.2
Jul24° / 14°8311.9016.26.6
Aug23° / 14°6010.4014.56.8
Sep18° / 10°518.9012.45.9
Oct13° / 439.20.110.33.4
Nov / 3691.48.40.7
Dec / -1°399.53.77.40.0

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34456
44456
54456
64357
74456
84258
94258
104258
114258
124159
134060
144159
154060
164060
174060
184060
194159
204159
214159
224159
234258
244258
254258
264258
274258
284357
294357
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Solec Kujawski gets around 59 mm of rain over 11.1 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
230
331
432
533
634
735
836
936
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1736
1836
1936
2036
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
59820
69820
79730
89730
99730
109640
119640
129550
139460
149460
159370
169280
179181
189091
199091
2089101
2188111
2288111
2386122
2485132
2584142
2683152
2782162
2881163
2980173
3079183
3179183

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
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112calm
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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 4:24 AM to 3:37 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:247:05
214.74:227:07
314.84:207:08
414.94:187:10
514.94:167:12
615.04:147:14
715.14:127:15
815.14:107:17
915.24:087:19
1015.24:067:21
1115.34:057:22
1215.44:037:24
1315.44:017:26
1415.53:597:27
1515.53:587:29
1615.63:567:31
1715.63:547:32
1815.73:537:34
1915.73:517:35
2015.83:507:37
2115.83:497:39
2215.93:477:40
2315.93:467:42
2416.03:447:43
2516.03:437:44
2616.13:427:46
2716.13:417:47
2816.13:407:49
2916.23:397:50
3016.23:387:51
3116.33:377:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Solec Kujawski?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Solec Kujawski for sightseeing.

What to pack for Solec Kujawski in May

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

In May, Solec Kujawski sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Solec Kujawski 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 Solec Kujawski peaks around June 18 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 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Solec Kujawski?

Solec Kujawski sits at 53.1°N, 18.2°E, 36 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Fordon, 8.0 km away.

ŚwiecieNakło nad Notecią

Topography around Solec Kujawski

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Solec Kujawski has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m.

The land around Solec Kujawski is covered by trees (36%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
202 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Fordon 8.0 km · Bydgoszcz 15 km · Torun 26 km · Chełmża 28 km · Inowrocław 32 km · Chełmno 32 km · Świecie 39 km · Nakło nad Notecią 42 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 Solec Kujawski (53.0837°, 18.2257°, elevation 36 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).