Wałcz weather in May

In May, Wałcz sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 59 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Wałcz's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wałcz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:02 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Wałcz is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Density
681/km²
people per km²
Founded
1303

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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Wałcz reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°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 24°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)
1166
2166
3167
4177
5177
6177
7177
8177
9177
10177
11177
12178
13178
14188
15188
16188
17188
18188
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20189
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22199
23199
24199
25199
26199
271910
281910
292010
302010
312010

How May really feels in Wałcz

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.

Wałcz 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°4710.64.67.80.0
Feb / -2°378.84.89.40.0
Mar / -0°4810.52.711.50.8
Apr13° / 369.10.513.73.6
May18° / 5911.5015.65.5
Jun21° / 11°6211.8016.66.0
Jul23° / 14°8912.6016.26.4
Aug23° / 13°6911.7014.66.5
Sep18° / 10°529.2012.45.6
Oct12° / 4610.20.210.33.1
Nov / 3891.78.40.6
Dec / -1°4610.74.57.40.0

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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44258
54258
64159
74159
84159
94159
104060
114060
124060
134060
144060
153961
163961
173961
183961
194060
204060
214060
224159
234159
244159
254159
264258
274357
284357
294456
304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Wałcz gets around 59 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
232
333
434
535
636
737
837
938
1038
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1638
1738
1838
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 93% 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
79820
89820
99820
109730
119730
129730
139640
149640
159640
169550
179550
189361
199361
209271
219181
229091
239091
2488102
2587112
2686122
2785132
2885132
2984142
3083143
3182153

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
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
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1612light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 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 4:30 AM to 3:43 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 8:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:307:12
214.84:287:14
314.84:267:16
414.94:247:18
515.04:227:20
615.04:207:21
715.14:187:23
815.14:167:25
915.24:147:27
1015.34:137:28
1115.34:117:30
1215.44:097:32
1315.44:077:33
1415.54:067:35
1515.54:047:37
1615.64:027:38
1715.74:017:40
1815.73:597:42
1915.83:587:43
2015.83:567:45
2115.93:557:46
2215.93:537:48
2316.03:527:49
2416.03:517:51
2516.13:497:52
2616.13:487:54
2716.13:477:55
2816.23:467:57
2916.23:457:58
3016.33:447:59
3116.33:438:00

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Wałcz?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Wałcz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wałcz in May

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

In May, Wałcz sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Wałcz 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 Wałcz 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 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wałcz?

Wałcz sits at 53.3°N, 16.5°E, 112 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Piła, 23 km away.

ZłotówChodzieżSzczecinekChoszcznoWągrowiecŚwidwin

Topography around Wałcz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wałcz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 117 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m.

The land around Wałcz is covered by trees (43%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
241 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Piła 23 km · Trzcianka 26 km · Złotów 39 km · Chodzież 43 km · Szczecinek 50 km · Choszczno 71 km · Wągrowiec 71 km · Świdwin 72 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 Wałcz (53.2779°, 16.4712°, elevation 112 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).