Katowice Weather in May
Katowice in May
The short of it: Katowice in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 15 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 8° · rain 85 mm · daylight 15 h 25 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & April
May in Katowice brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 8°, with about 85 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 20°; nights run about 8°. Wet spells are common — about 85 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 25 min in mid-May, 103 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and April.
Against its neighbours, Katowice runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Chorzów, 6 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Katowice, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 40 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChorzówSilesia | 6 km NNW | 20° | 8° | 85 mm |
| SosnowiecSilesia | 7 km ENE | 20° | 8° | 85 mm |
| CzeladźSilesia | 7 km NNE | 20° | 8° | 83 mm |
| Siemianowice ŚląskieSilesia | 8 km N | 20° | 8° | 84 mm |
| ŚwiętochłowiceSilesia | 8 km WNW | 20° | 8° | 84 mm |
| BędzinSilesia | 10 km NE | 20° | 8° | 83 mm |
| BytomSilesia | 12 km NNW | 20° | 8° | 83 mm |
| Ruda ŚląskaSilesia | 12 km W | 20° | 8° | 83 mm |