Sosnowiec Weather in May
Sosnowiec in May
The short of it: Sosnowiec 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 26 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 26 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & April
Thirty years of records give Sosnowiec an average May high of 20°, a low of 8° and some 85 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 20°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 85 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 26 min in mid-May, 103 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, 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, Sosnowiec runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Czeladź, 4 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Sosnowiec, 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 26 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CzeladźSilesia | 4 km NNW | 20° | 8° | 83 mm |
| BędzinSilesia | 5 km NNE | 20° | 8° | 83 mm |
| KatowiceSilesia | 7 km WSW | 20° | 8° | 85 mm |
| Siemianowice ŚląskieSilesia | 7 km NW | 20° | 8° | 84 mm |
| Dąbrowa GórniczaSilesia | 9 km NE | 20° | 8° | 81 mm |
| ChorzówSilesia | 9 km WNW | 20° | 8° | 85 mm |
| MysłowiceSilesia | 10 km SSE | 20° | 8° | 85 mm |
| ŚwiętochłowiceSilesia | 13 km W | 20° | 8° | 84 mm |