Zawiercie weather in May

In May, Zawiercie sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 87 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Zawiercie's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zawiercie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:02 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Zawiercie is city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 39.6 µg/m³ · 2017
Density
624/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 Zawiercie 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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How May really feels in Zawiercie

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.

Zawiercie weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-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°4611.67.98.30.0
Feb / -4°4410.77.49.70.0
Mar / -0°5411.84.711.50.8
Apr13° / 5611.21.613.53.6
May18° / 8714.2015.25.3
Jun21° / 12°9014016.15.8
Jul23° / 14°10814.5015.86.2
Aug23° / 13°8211.9014.36.6
Sep18° / 10°7311.3012.45.6
Oct13° / 5710.20.510.43.4
Nov / 4910.538.70.8
Dec / -3°4510.76.27.90.0

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 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44258
54258
64258
74060
83961
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Zawiercie gets around 87 mm of rain over 14.2 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
340
441
542
642
743
844
944
1045
1145
1246
1346
1447
1547
1647
1747
1847
1947
2047
2147
2247
2347
2447
2547
2647
2746
2846
2946
3046
3146

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
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79640
89640
99550
109550
119550
129460
139460
149460
159370
169370
179280
189280
199190
2090100
2189110
2287121
2387121
2486131
2585141
2683152
2781172
2880182
2978193
3077203
3175214

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 48 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 4:26 AM to 3:44 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:266:53
214.54:256:54
314.64:236:56
414.64:216:57
514.74:196:59
614.74:177:01
714.84:167:02
814.84:147:04
914.94:127:05
1014.94:117:07
1115.04:097:08
1215.04:077:10
1315.14:067:11
1415.14:047:13
1515.24:037:14
1615.24:027:16
1715.34:007:17
1815.33:597:19
1915.43:577:20
2015.43:567:21
2115.53:557:23
2215.53:547:24
2315.53:527:25
2415.63:517:27
2515.63:507:28
2615.73:497:29
2715.73:487:30
2815.73:477:32
2915.83:467:33
3015.83:457:34
3115.83:447:35

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 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 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
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275.3Bright
285.3Bright
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305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Zawiercie?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Zawiercie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zawiercie in May

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

In May, Zawiercie sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Zawiercie 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 Zawiercie peaks around June 22 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 22UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zawiercie 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 Zawiercie is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1722 µg/m³Dec 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zawiercie?

Zawiercie sits at 50.5°N, 19.4°E, 332 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Myszków, 12 km away.

Topography around Zawiercie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zawiercie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 336 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 750 m.

The land around Zawiercie is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
226 m
80 km
750 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Myszków 12 km · Dąbrowa Górnicza 23 km · Olkusz 25 km · Będzin 27 km · Czeladź 31 km · Sosnowiec 31 km · Siemianowice Śląskie 33 km · Jaworzno 33 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 Zawiercie (50.4877°, 19.4168°, elevation 332 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).