Starachowice weather in May

In May, Starachowice sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 78 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-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 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Starachowice's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Starachowice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
3:53 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Starachowice is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 19.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,687/km²
people per km²
Founded
1450

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 Starachowice reaches about 18°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 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
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4177
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How May really feels in Starachowice

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.

Starachowice weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°3910.178.20.0
Feb / -4°379.56.79.60.0
Mar / -1°4510.83.911.50.7
Apr13° / 5411.11.513.53.6
May18° / 7813.7015.35.4
Jun22° / 12°8113.1016.26.0
Jul24° / 14°9514015.86.3
Aug23° / 13°6911014.46.7
Sep18° / 6710.7012.45.6
Oct12° / 499.30.610.43.3
Nov / 399.42.88.70.7
Dec / -3°399.65.47.80.0

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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34456
44555
54456
64357
74258
84258
94159
104159
114159
124060
133961
143961
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193961
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264258
274357
284456
294555
304555
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Starachowice gets around 78 mm of rain over 13.7 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
239
339
440
541
641
742
843
943
1044
1144
1244
1345
1445
1545
1646
1746
1846
1946
2046
2146
2245
2345
2445
2545
2645
2745
2845
2945
3044
3144

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 90% 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
69640
79640
89640
99550
109550
119460
129460
139370
149271
159181
169181
179091
189091
1989101
2088111
2188111
2287121
2386131
2484142
2583152
2682162
2781172
2879183
2978193
3076204
3175214

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
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412light breeze
512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:18 AM to 3:35 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:186:48
214.54:166:49
314.64:156:51
414.74:136:52
514.74:116:54
614.84:096:56
714.84:076:57
814.94:066:59
914.94:047:00
1015.04:027:02
1115.04:017:03
1215.13:597:05
1315.23:577:07
1415.23:567:08
1515.33:547:10
1615.33:537:11
1715.43:517:13
1815.43:507:14
1915.43:497:15
2015.53:477:17
2115.53:467:18
2215.63:457:20
2315.63:437:21
2415.73:427:22
2515.73:417:24
2615.73:407:25
2715.83:397:26
2815.83:387:27
2915.93:377:29
3015.93:367:30
3115.93:357:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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245.3Bright
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Starachowice?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Starachowice for sightseeing.

What to pack for Starachowice in May

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

In May, Starachowice sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Starachowice 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 Starachowice peaks around June 22 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 22UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Starachowice in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Starachowice is worst in June — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Starachowice's WHO annual average of 19.2 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1724 µg/m³Dec 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Starachowice?

Starachowice sits at 51.0°N, 21.1°E, 210 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Skarżysko-Kamienna, 16 km away.

RadomKońskieStaszówPionkiSandomierz

Topography around Starachowice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Starachowice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 242 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 520 m.

The land around Starachowice is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), cropland (30%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
264 m
80 km
520 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Skarżysko-Kamienna 16 km · Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 25 km · Kielce 36 km · Radom 41 km · Końskie 50 km · Staszów 53 km · Pionki 55 km · Sandomierz 62 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 Starachowice (51.0374°, 21.0713°, elevation 210 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).