Wałbrzych weather in May

In May, Wałbrzych sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 87 mm of precipitation across 14 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Wałbrzych's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wałbrzych's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
87 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:13 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
67%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Wałbrzych is city in Poland.

Density
1,503/km²
people per km²
Founded
~850 CE

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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Wałbrzych reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°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)
1156
2156
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4156
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7156
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10167
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31189

How May really feels in Wałbrzych

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.

Wałbrzych 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 / -5°4711.18.98.20.0
Feb / -4°399.77.59.70.0
Mar / -1°5612.66.711.50.4
Apr12° / 5211.32.213.52.8
May16° / 87140.115.24.6
Jun19° / 10°10114.3016.25.4
Jul22° / 12°11815.8015.85.7
Aug21° / 12°9112.7014.36.1
Sep17° / 7411.3012.45.0
Oct11° / 5510.60.810.42.7
Nov / 459.83.98.70.4
Dec / -3°4510.97.37.80.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43664
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63565
73466
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Wałbrzych gets around 87 mm of rain and snow over 14 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
343
443
544
644
744
844
944
1044
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1244
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3148

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
39910
49910
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209460
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229370
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249280
259091
2689101
2788111
2888111
2987121
3086131
3184142

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 4:38 AM to 3:56 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:387:06
214.54:367:08
314.64:347:09
414.64:337:11
514.74:317:12
614.74:297:14
714.84:277:16
814.94:267:17
914.94:247:19
1015.04:227:20
1115.04:217:22
1215.14:197:23
1315.14:177:25
1415.24:167:26
1515.24:147:28
1615.34:137:29
1715.34:127:31
1815.44:107:32
1915.44:097:34
2015.54:077:35
2115.54:067:36
2215.54:057:38
2315.64:047:39
2415.64:037:40
2515.74:017:42
2615.74:007:43
2715.73:597:44
2815.83:587:45
2915.83:577:47
3015.93:567:48
3115.93:567:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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54.9Bright
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305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Wałbrzych?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Wałbrzych for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wałbrzych in May

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

In May, Wałbrzych sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Wałbrzych in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wałbrzych peaks around June 19 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Wałbrzych 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 Wałbrzych is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1716 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Wałbrzych?

Wałbrzych sits at 50.8°N, 16.3°E, 495 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Boguszów-Gorce, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Wałbrzych

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wałbrzych has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 477 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,503 m.

The land around Wałbrzych is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (50%), grassland (24%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
266 m
16 km
756 m
80 km
1,503 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Boguszów-Gorce 6.0 km · Świebodzice 10 km · Świdnica 16 km · Kamienna Góra 18 km · Strzegom 22 km · Bielawa 25 km · Nowa Ruda 26 km · Dzierżoniów 26 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 Wałbrzych (50.7714°, 16.2843°, elevation 495 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).