Szamotuły weather in May

In May, Szamotuły sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 57 mm of rain across 10.7 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 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Szamotuły's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Szamotuły's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:05 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Szamotuły is city of Poland.

Density
1,678/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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Szamotuły 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 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)
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2177
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4177
5188
6188
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How May really feels in Szamotuły

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.

Szamotuły 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 / -2°4510.54.480.0
Feb / -2°368.74.39.50.0
Mar / 4810.72.511.51.2
Apr14° / 348.50.413.64.1
May19° / 5710.7015.55.9
Jun22° / 12°6011.6016.56.2
Jul24° / 14°8912.3016.16.6
Aug24° / 14°6610.8014.56.7
Sep19° / 10°499012.45.9
Oct13° / 439.30.210.33.5
Nov / 408.91.38.50.8
Dec / -1°43103.57.50.0

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
34159
44060
54060
63961
73961
83961
93961
103862
113862
123961
133961
143862
153862
163961
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193961
203961
214060
224060
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304159
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Szamotuły gets around 57 mm of rain over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
231
332
432
533
634
734
835
935
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1635
1735
1835
1934
2034
2134
2234
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2433
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2633
2733
2834
2934
3034
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
49820
59730
69730
79730
89640
99640
109640
119550
129550
139460
149460
159370
169271
179271
189181
199091
209091
2189101
2288111
2387112
2486122
2585132
2685132
2783143
2882153
2982153
3081163
3181163

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
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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1912light 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 12 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 4:32 AM to 3:46 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:327:10
214.74:307:12
314.84:287:13
414.84:267:15
514.94:247:17
614.94:227:19
715.04:207:20
815.14:187:22
915.14:167:24
1015.24:157:25
1115.24:137:27
1215.34:117:29
1315.34:097:30
1415.44:087:32
1515.54:067:34
1615.54:057:35
1715.64:037:37
1815.64:027:38
1915.74:007:40
2015.73:597:41
2115.83:577:43
2215.83:567:44
2315.93:557:46
2415.93:537:47
2515.93:527:49
2616.03:517:50
2716.03:507:51
2816.13:497:53
2916.13:487:54
3016.13:467:55
3116.23:467:57

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 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 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
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
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 Szamotuły?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Szamotuły for sightseeing.

What to pack for Szamotuły in May

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

In May, Szamotuły 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 Szamotuły 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 Szamotuły peaks around June 17 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Szamotuły?

Szamotuły sits at 52.6°N, 16.6°E, 71 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Oborniki, 16 km away.

SwarzędzNowy TomyślWągrowiecTrzciankaChodzież

Topography around Szamotuły

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Szamotuły has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m.

The land around Szamotuły is covered by cropland (52%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
197 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Oborniki 16 km · Poznan 33 km · Luboń 36 km · Swarzędz 41 km · Nowy Tomyśl 45 km · Wągrowiec 47 km · Trzcianka 48 km · Chodzież 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 Szamotuły (52.612°, 16.5779°, elevation 71 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).