Środa Wielkopolska weather in May

In May, Środa Wielkopolska sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 53 mm of rain across 10.6 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 17°C in the first days to 21°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 Środa Wielkopolska's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Środa Wielkopolska's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:03 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

Środa Wielkopolska is city of Poland.

Density
1,210/km²
people per km²

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 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Środa Wielkopolska 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)
1177
2177
3177
4187
5187
6188
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10188
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13188
14188
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How May really feels in Środa Wielkopolska

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.

Środa Wielkopolska 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 / -3°4110.24.680.0
Feb / -2°348.94.29.50.0
Mar / 4510.52.711.51.2
Apr14° / 328.20.413.64.1
May19° / 5310.6015.45.9
Jun22° / 12°5911.3016.46.3
Jul24° / 14°8911.70166.6
Aug24° / 14°619.9014.56.8
Sep19° / 10°499.2012.46.0
Oct13° / 4190.210.33.6
Nov / 3991.58.50.9
Dec / -1°419.93.47.60.0

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34159
44159
54159
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
114159
124159
134060
144060
154159
164159
174159
184159
194060
204159
214159
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234159
244258
254258
264258
274357
284258
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304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Środa Wielkopolska gets around 53 mm of rain over 10.6 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 (%)
130
231
331
432
533
634
734
835
935
1036
1136
1236
1336
1435
1535
1635
1734
1834
1933
2033
2133
2233
2333
2433
2533
2633
2733
2834
2934
3035
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 (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59820
69730
79730
89730
99640
109640
119550
129550
139460
149460
159370
169370
179280
189181
199091
2089101
2189101
2288111
2387121
2485132
2584142
2683152
2782162
2882162
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
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light 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 4:30 AM to 3:45 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:307:06
214.74:287:08
314.74:267:10
414.84:247:11
514.84:227:13
614.94:207:15
715.04:197:16
815.04:177:18
915.14:157:20
1015.14:137:21
1115.24:127:23
1215.24:107:25
1315.34:087:26
1415.44:077:28
1515.44:057:29
1615.54:037:31
1715.54:027:32
1815.64:007:34
1915.63:597:36
2015.73:587:37
2115.73:567:38
2215.83:557:40
2315.83:537:41
2415.83:527:43
2515.93:517:44
2615.93:507:46
2716.03:497:47
2816.03:487:48
2916.03:477:49
3016.13:467:51
3116.13:457:52

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 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.19 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
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Środa Wielkopolska?

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
2.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Środa Wielkopolska for sightseeing.

What to pack for Środa Wielkopolska in May

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

In May, Środa Wielkopolska 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 Środa Wielkopolska 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 Środa Wielkopolska 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 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 18UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Środa Wielkopolska?

Środa Wielkopolska sits at 52.2°N, 17.3°E, 92 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Września, 22 km away.

GnieznoGostyń

Topography around Środa Wielkopolska

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Środa Wielkopolska has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m.

The land around Środa Wielkopolska is covered by cropland (58%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
173 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Września 22 km · Śrem 24 km · Swarzędz 24 km · Luboń 29 km · Poznan 31 km · Jarocin 32 km · Gniezno 40 km · Gostyń 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 Środa Wielkopolska (52.2284°, 17.2762°, elevation 92 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).