Wągrowiec weather in May

In May, Wągrowiec sees average daytime highs of 18°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 5th-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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Wągrowiec's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wągrowiec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:01 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Wągrowiec is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 28.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,438/km²
people per km²
Founded
1300

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 Wągrowiec 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)
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2177
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How May really feels in Wągrowiec

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.

Wągrowiec 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°4210.34.57.90.0
Feb / -2°348.84.49.50.0
Mar / 4710.82.811.51.0
Apr13° / 358.90.413.63.9
May18° / 5710.7015.55.8
Jun21° / 12°6210.8016.56.3
Jul24° / 14°8712.1016.16.6
Aug23° / 14°6510.5014.56.8
Sep18° / 10°509012.45.8
Oct13° / 439.40.210.33.4
Nov / 389.21.48.40.7
Dec / -1°429.73.57.50.0

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 (%)
14159
24159
34159
44060
54060
64159
74159
84060
94060
103961
114060
124060
133961
144060
154060
164159
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194159
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224060
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314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Wągrowiec 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 (%)
129
230
331
432
532
633
734
835
935
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1735
1835
1935
2034
2134
2234
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2433
2533
2633
2733
2833
2933
3034
3134

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
39910
49910
59820
69820
79730
89730
99730
109640
119640
129550
139460
149370
159370
169280
179190
189091
1989101
2088111
2188111
2287121
2386131
2484142
2583152
2683152
2782162
2881172
2980182
3080182
3178193

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
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1112light breeze
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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 12 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 4:29 AM to 3:42 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:297:08
214.74:277:10
314.84:257:12
414.84:237:13
514.94:217:15
615.04:197:17
715.04:177:19
815.14:157:20
915.14:137:22
1015.24:117:24
1115.34:107:25
1215.34:087:27
1315.44:067:29
1415.44:057:30
1515.54:037:32
1615.54:017:34
1715.64:007:35
1815.63:587:37
1915.73:577:38
2015.73:557:40
2115.83:547:41
2215.83:527:43
2315.93:517:44
2415.93:507:46
2516.03:497:47
2616.03:477:49
2716.13:467:50
2816.13:457:51
2916.13:447:53
3016.23:437:54
3116.23:427:55

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
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 Wągrowiec?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Wągrowiec for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wągrowiec in May

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

In May, Wągrowiec sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Wągrowiec 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 Wągrowiec 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 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 18UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wągrowiec?

Wągrowiec sits at 52.8°N, 17.2°E, 82 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Chodzież, 28 km away.

GnieznoSwarzędzNakło nad NoteciąSzamotułyPoznanPiła

Topography around Wągrowiec

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wągrowiec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m.

The land around Wągrowiec is covered by trees (39%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
64 m
80 km
204 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Chodzież 28 km · Oborniki 32 km · Gniezno 40 km · Swarzędz 45 km · Nakło nad Notecią 46 km · Szamotuły 47 km · Poznan 48 km · Piła 49 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 Wągrowiec (52.8084°, 17.1996°, elevation 82 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).