Śrem weather in May

In May, Śrem sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 54 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Śrem's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Śrem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:05 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Śrem is city of Poland.

Density
2,458/km²
people per km²
Founded
1050

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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Śrem 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 26°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 Śrem

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.

Śrem weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°4210.84.480.0
Feb / -2°3594.19.60.0
Mar / 4610.62.611.51.2
Apr14° / 3380.413.64.2
May19° / 5410.9015.45.9
Jun22° / 12°6011.3016.46.4
Jul24° / 14°9011.90166.6
Aug24° / 14°6310.2014.46.8
Sep19° / 10°499.3012.46.0
Oct13° / 4390.210.43.7
Nov / 3991.38.50.9
Dec / -1°42103.37.60.0

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34060
44060
54060
63862
73961
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Śrem gets around 54 mm of rain over 10.9 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3135

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69730
79640
89640
99640
109550
119550
129460
139460
149370
159370
169280
179280
189091
199091
2089101
2189101
2287112
2386122
2486122
2585132
2683143
2782153
2881163
2981163
3079174
3178184

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
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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 4:32 AM to 3:46 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:327:07
214.64:307:08
314.74:287:10
414.84:267:12
514.84:247:14
614.94:227:15
714.94:207:17
815.04:187:19
915.14:177:20
1015.14:157:22
1115.24:137:23
1215.24:117:25
1315.34:107:27
1415.34:087:28
1515.44:077:30
1615.44:057:31
1715.54:037:33
1815.54:027:34
1915.64:017:36
2015.63:597:37
2115.73:587:39
2215.73:567:40
2315.83:557:42
2415.83:547:43
2515.93:537:45
2615.93:527:46
2715.93:507:47
2816.03:497:49
2916.03:487:50
3016.13:477:51
3116.13:467:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Śrem?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Śrem for sightseeing.

What to pack for Śrem in May

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

In May, Śrem sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Śrem 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 Śrem peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 18UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Śrem?

Śrem sits at 52.1°N, 17.0°E, 79 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Gostyń, 23 km away.

Leszno

Topography around Śrem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Śrem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m.

The land around Śrem is covered by grassland (28%), cropland (27%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
216 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Gostyń 23 km · Środa Wielkopolska 24 km · Kościan 25 km · Luboń 30 km · Jarocin 36 km · Poznan 36 km · Swarzędz 36 km · Leszno 41 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 Śrem (52.0887°, 17.0151°, elevation 79 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).