Early May 1 May
65°F
Typical afternoon high
22% historical wet-day frequency
Poland · Countryside
Is May a good time?
May averages 69°F afternoons, with about 8 rain days. Later May is typically warmer.
Historical Lubuskie regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#3 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your May
Afternoons around 69°F (21°C): light layers; nights around 47°F (8°C): a warm coat. About 16 hours of daylight. About 8 rain days in a typical May.
The sun rises about 05:05 and sets about 20:44 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 47°F (8°C); afternoons reach about 69°F (21°C). Expect rain on about 8 days in a typical May.
Early, middle or late?
Late May is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 65°F on the 1st, versus 74°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency rises from 22% to 31% between those dates.
65°F
Typical afternoon high
22% historical wet-day frequency
69°F
Typical afternoon high
24% historical wet-day frequency
74°F
Typical afternoon high
31% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Public holidays · 2027: 1 May Labour Day; 3 May Constitution Day; 16 May Pentecost; 27 May Corpus Christi.
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165° | 265° | |||||
| 365° | 466° | 566° | 667° | 767° | 866° | 966° |
| 1067° | 1167° | 1267° | 1368° | 1469° | 1569° | 1670° |
| 1770° | 1870° | 1970° | 2070° | 2170° | 2271° | 2371° |
| 2472° | 2572° | 2672° | 2773° | 2873° | 2973° | 3073° |
| 3174° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons warm from about 66°F (19°C) in the first week to 73°F (23°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 22–31%.
School-holiday dates for May 2027 aren't available in our data yet. A day without a school marker doesn't mean schools are open. Public holidays: 1 May Labour Day; 3 May Constitution Day; 16 May Pentecost; 27 May Corpus Christi. Elsewhere in May 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 13%, Greece 29%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Visitor season
Moderate season. May averages 52% of July's overnight stays per day. More overnight stays than April.
Overnight stays across Lubuskie do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, quieter than most of Europe this month.
Hotel price season
About usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Year-to-year variation
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 64°F (18°C) and 76°F (24°C); in 7 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 69°F (21°C). Rain days ranged from 4 to 16; half the years had 6–11.
Rain days in each May
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 71°F | 6 |
| 2012 | 72°F | 7 |
| 2013 | 67°F | 11 |
| 2014 | 66°F | 14 |
| 2015 | 68°F | 5 |
| 2016 | 72°F | 8 |
| 2017 | 68°F | 9 |
| 2018 | 76°F | 6 |
| 2019 | 65°F | 10 |
| 2020 | 66°F | 7 |
| 2021 | 64°F | 16 |
| 2022 | 71°F | 6 |
| 2023 | 67°F | 4 |
| 2024 | 74°F | 11 |
| 2025 | 66°F | 8 |
Checked against official climate averages for Gorzow Wielkopolski and Zielona Gora. How we check
Compare dates
| Typical conditions | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 60°F | 69°F | 77°F |
| Rain days | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Overnight demand | 38% | 52% | 61% |
April: Cooler afternoons than May. Less overnight demand. April guide →
June: Warmer afternoons than May. More overnight demand. June guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. May stays as your reference.
No other scored month has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than May.
Your comparison
Overnight stays are 38% of the busiest month.
National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest about usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Read the April guide →| Typical conditions | May | April |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 69°F | 60°F |
| Nights | 47°F | 39°F |
| Rain days | 8 | 7 |
| Visitor season | Moderate season | Moderate season |
| Overall / 10 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| Month rank | #3 | #4 |
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.0 | #12 | 39°F | 29°F | 14 | 4.0 | Low season |
| February | 6.6 | #10 | 42°F | 28°F | 9 | 4.6 | Low season |
| March | 7.2 | #6 | 50°F | 32°F | 9 | 5.8 | Low season |
| April | 7.8 | #4 | 60°F | 39°F | 7 | 7.4 | Moderate season |
| May | 8.0 | #3 | 69°F | 47°F | 8 | 8.5 | Moderate season |
| June | 8.0 | #2 | 77°F | 55°F | 9 | 8.9 | Busy season |
| July | 6.7 | #8 | 79°F | 57°F | 10 | 8.6 | Peak season |
| August | 7.0 | #7 | 79°F | 57°F | 9 | 8.8 | Peak season |
| September | 8.1 | #1 | 70°F | 50°F | 8 | 8.8 | Moderate season |
| October | 7.3 | #5 | 59°F | 43°F | 8 | 6.8 | Moderate season |
| November | 6.7 | #9 | 48°F | 36°F | 9 | 5.1 | Moderate season |
| December | 6.3 | #11 | 42°F | 32°F | 11 | 4.3 | Low season |
Near here
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
Poznań & Greater Polandabout 80 miles
Balanced Overall 7.9 · Very good weather, 68°F (20°C) · Busy season · Cost moderate
BrandenburgGermany · about 80 miles
Balanced Overall 7.0 · Very good weather, 68°F (20°C) · Busy season · Cost pricey
BerlinGermany · about 80 miles
Balanced Overall 7.5 · Very good weather, 69°F (20°C) · Steady all year · Cost pricey
PragueCzechia · about 150 miles
Balanced Overall 7.9 · Very good weather, 68°F (20°C) · Steady all year · Cost cheap
Mecklenburg-VorpommernBaltic coast · Germany · about 160 miles
Balanced Overall 6.1 · Good weather, 66°F (19°C) · Moderate season · Cost pricey
Elsewhere in Europe
Lubusz's weather ranks 35 of 117 countryside regions this month. These countryside regions outside Poland have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Lubusz.
Castilla-La ManchaSpain · about 1230 miles
Excellent weather (9.7): 9°F warmer afternoons, 3 fewer rain days, busier for its season (busy season), cheaper
ExtremaduraSpain · about 1360 miles
Excellent weather (9.5): 11°F warmer afternoons, 4 fewer rain days, busier for its season (busy season), cheaper
AlentejoPortugal · about 1470 miles
Excellent weather (9.5): 10°F warmer afternoons, 3 fewer rain days, cheaper
It's moderate season, 52% of the busiest month and about average for the year. That means about 3,900 overnight visitors on a typical May night across the region, 75% of them from Poland itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 850 more: 22 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 78 |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Gorzow Wielkopolski and Zielona Gora from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.5°C), night lows within 1°F (0.7°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 4 |
| Busiest month here | July · 8 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 0.4% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 8th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 75% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 22 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 0.5% |
| National hotel-price season | Poland historical 2024–2025 index: About usual (0% vs its average month). Not a local room quote. |
| Population used | 944,000 |
| Statistical region | PL43 · Lubuskie |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.