Warsaw weather in May

In May, Warsaw sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 67 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Warsaw's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Warsaw's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
3:48 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Warsaw is capital and largest city of Poland.

Density
3,292/km²
people per km²
Founded
1313

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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Warsaw 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 13°C and 26°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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How May really feels in Warsaw

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.

Warsaw 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°4010.25.980.0
Feb / -3°379.75.79.50.0
Mar / -0°4210.2311.50.9
Apr14° / 469.80.713.63.9
May19° / 6712015.45.8
Jun22° / 12°6811.8016.46.3
Jul24° / 14°8412.70166.5
Aug24° / 14°6510.4014.56.8
Sep19° / 579.8012.45.8
Oct12° / 459.50.210.33.4
Nov / 409.22.28.50.6
Dec / -2°429.94.47.60.0

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 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44753
54753
64753
74555
84555
94555
104357
114357
124357
134159
144159
154159
164159
174060
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194159
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264456
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294555
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314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Warsaw gets around 67 mm of rain over 12 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
233
333
434
535
636
737
838
939
1039
1140
1241
1341
1441
1542
1642
1742
1841
1941
2041
2140
2240
2339
2439
2538
2638
2737
2837
2936
3036
3136

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59730
69730
79640
89550
99550
109460
119370
129280
139280
149190
1589101
1689101
1788111
1888111
1987121
2086122
2186122
2285132
2385132
2483143
2583143
2682153
2782153
2880164
2980164
3079174
3178175

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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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 06 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 4:15 AM to 3:30 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:156:51
214.74:136:53
314.74:116:55
414.84:096:56
514.84:076:58
614.94:067:00
715.04:047:01
815.04:027:03
915.14:007:05
1015.13:587:06
1115.23:577:08
1215.23:557:10
1315.33:537:11
1415.43:527:13
1515.43:507:14
1615.53:487:16
1715.53:477:18
1815.63:457:19
1915.63:447:21
2015.73:437:22
2115.73:417:24
2215.83:407:25
2315.83:397:26
2415.83:377:28
2515.93:367:29
2615.93:357:31
2716.03:347:32
2816.03:337:33
2916.03:327:35
3016.13:317:36
3116.13:307:37

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 5.49 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
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Warsaw?

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
2.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Warsaw for sightseeing.

What to pack for Warsaw in May

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

In May, Warsaw sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Warsaw 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 Warsaw peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 20UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Warsaw 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 Warsaw is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2216 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Warsaw?

Warsaw sits at 52.2°N, 21.0°E, 113 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Śródmieście, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Warsaw

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Warsaw has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m.

The land around Warsaw is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), cropland (32%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
175 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Śródmieście 0.0 km · Ochota 2.0 km · Praga Północ 3.0 km · Wola 4.0 km · Mokotów 4.0 km · Żoliborz 5.0 km · Praga Południe 5.0 km · Włochy 7.0 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 Warsaw (52.2298°, 21.0118°, elevation 113 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).