Żory weather in May

In May, Żory sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 90 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Żory's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Żory's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:06 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Żory is city with powiat rights of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 24.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
972/km²
people per km²
Founded
1272

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 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Żory 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 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)
1187
2188
3188
4188
5188
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How May really feels in Żory

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.

Żory 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 / -3°5211.97.78.30.0
Feb / -3°4911.26.79.70.0
Mar / 5712.44.211.51.3
Apr14° / 5610.31.213.54.1
May19° / 9014.2015.15.5
Jun22° / 12°9413.2016.16.1
Jul24° / 14°11214.4015.76.3
Aug24° / 14°8011.6014.36.6
Sep19° / 10°8111.2012.45.9
Oct14° / 6210.70.410.53.9
Nov / 5510.92.98.81.2
Dec / -2°5111.15.87.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44357
54357
64357
74357
84258
94258
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154357
164456
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Żory gets around 90 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 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
240
341
441
542
643
744
845
945
1046
1146
1247
1347
1448
1548
1648
1748
1847
1947
2047
2146
2246
2346
2446
2546
2646
2746
2846
2946
3045
3145

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59640
69640
79550
89550
99460
109370
119370
129280
139280
149190
159190
1689101
1789101
1888111
1987121
2086122
2185132
2284142
2383152
2481163
2580173
2678184
2777194
2876204
2974215
3072226
3170246

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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
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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 4:30 AM to 3:49 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:306:54
214.54:296:56
314.54:276:57
414.64:256:59
514.64:237:01
614.74:227:02
714.74:207:04
814.84:187:05
914.84:177:07
1014.94:157:08
1114.94:137:10
1215.04:127:11
1315.04:107:13
1415.14:097:14
1515.14:077:15
1615.24:067:17
1715.24:057:18
1815.34:037:20
1915.34:027:21
2015.44:017:22
2115.43:597:24
2215.43:587:25
2315.53:577:26
2415.53:567:28
2515.63:557:29
2615.63:547:30
2715.63:537:31
2815.73:527:33
2915.73:517:34
3015.73:507:35
3115.83:497:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
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85.0Bright
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265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Żory?

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
2.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Żory for sightseeing.

What to pack for Żory in May

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

In May, Żory sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Żory 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 Żory peaks around June 21 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 21UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Żory 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 Żory is worst in June — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Żory's WHO annual average of 24.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1628 µg/m³Dec 1621 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Żory?

Żory sits at 50.0°N, 18.7°E, 251 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Czerwionka-Leszczyny, 12 km away.

Topography around Żory

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Żory has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 265 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,561 m.

The land around Żory is covered by trees (39%), grassland (21%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
175 m
80 km
1,561 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Czerwionka-Leszczyny 12 km · Rybnik 13 km · Jastrzębie Zdrój 13 km · Orzesze 14 km · Łaziska Górne 15 km · Radlin 16 km · Wodzisław Śląski 17 km · Pszczyna 19 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 Żory (50.0452°, 18.7006°, elevation 251 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).