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Poland · Countryside

Subcarpathia
in May.

Illustration of Bieszczady połonina grassland ridge
Bieszczady grassland ridgeDestination view, not month-specific.

Is May a good time?

Temperature unit

Mild days.
More overnight stays than April.

May averages 68°F afternoons, with about 11 rain days. Later May is typically warmer.

Afternoons
68°F
Rain days
11
Visitor demand
65%of August peak

Historical Podkarpackie regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Bieszczady; conditions vary within the region.

Overall match

7.7/10 · scores & priorities

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

#4 of 12 months here · Balanced mix

Weather8.1/10Very good
CrowdsBusy seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, quieter than most of Europe this month
CostModeratefor Europe; Poland-wide price level

Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.

Plan your May

What to expect.

What should I pack?

Afternoons around 68°F (20°C): light layers; nights around 47°F (8°C): a warm coat. Bring rain gear: about 11 days with at least 1 mm of rain. About 15 hours of daylight.

A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details

About 15 hours of daylight.

Sunrise 04:47Sunset 20:0847°F68°F00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

The sun rises about 04:47 and sets about 20:08 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 47°F (8°C); afternoons reach about 68°F (20°C). Expect rain on about 11 days in a typical May.

Typical afternoon
68°F (20°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Mays
Night low
47°F (8°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
15h 22m
on the 15th, computed from latitude

Early, middle or late?

Early or late May?

Late May is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 65°F on the 1st, versus 72°F on the 31st.

Early May 1 May

65°F

Typical afternoon high

34% historical wet-day frequency

Mid May 15 May

67°F

Typical afternoon high

30% historical wet-day frequency

Late May 31 May

72°F

Typical afternoon high

36% 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.

Daily calendar & holiday datesMay 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar

May 2027 calendar

Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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366°466°567°667°766°866°966°
1065°1165°1266°1366°1467°1567°1668°
1768°1868°1968°2068°2169°2269°2370°
2470°2571°2671°2771°2871°2972°3072°
3172°

Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event

Afternoons warm from about 66°F (19°C) in the first week to 71°F (22°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 30–40%.

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.)

Crowds and cost

Visitor season

Will it be busy?

Busy season. May averages 65% of August's overnight stays per day. More overnight stays than April.

Overnight stays across Podkarpackie do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, quieter than most of Europe this month.

Hotel price season

Will it be cheaper?

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.

Poland as a whole
Below EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 92 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.

Year-to-year variation

How much does May vary?

Across the recorded years

In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 63°F (17°C) and 75°F (24°C); in 10 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 68°F (20°C). Rain days ranged from 6 to 16; half the years had 8–13.

Rain days in each May

Historical rain days; exact figures in the table below. 2011: 8 rain days820112012: 9 rain days92013: 11 rain days112014: 16 rain days162015: 13 rain days132016: 10 rain days102017: 13 rain days132018: 9 rain days92019: 16 rain days162020: 13 rain days132021: 14 rain days142022: 7 rain days72023: 8 rain days82024: 6 rain days62025: 13 rain days132025
Rain days
11
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 15 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
6 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
0 of 15
no May in the last 15 years had a day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
22 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded MayHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
Historical monthly averages, not daily extremes.
YearAfternoon highRain days
201169°F8
201270°F9
201370°F11
201467°F16
201566°F13
201669°F10
201768°F13
201875°F9
201964°F16
202064°F13
202165°F14
202269°F7
202366°F8
202473°F6
202563°F13

Checked against official climate averages for Rzeszow-Jasionka. How we check

Compare dates

April, May
or June?

Historical regional averages. Overnight demand vs August peak, measured as average stays per day.
Typical conditionsAprMayJun
Afternoons60°F68°F76°F
Rain days10117
Overnight demand49%65%73%

April: Cooler afternoons than May. Less overnight demand. April guide →

June: Warmer afternoons and fewer rain days than May. More overnight demand. June guide →

Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.

Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with May Show comparisonHide comparison

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

May or April?

Overnight stays are 49% 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 →
May compared with another month
Typical conditionsMayApril
Afternoons68°F60°F
Nights47°F40°F
Rain days1110
Visitor seasonBusy seasonModerate season
Overall / 107.77.8
Month rank#4#2
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
All 12 months. Scores and ranks follow your priorities. Explore the whole year.
MonthOverallRankHighLowRain daysWeatherVisitor season
January5.7#1236°F26°F143.7Moderate season
February6.3#1040°F26°F94.3Moderate season
March7.1#649°F32°F95.5Moderate season
April7.8#260°F40°F107.1Moderate season
May7.7#468°F47°F118.1Busy season
June7.8#176°F56°F78.7Busy season
July6.8#879°F58°F128.2Peak season
August6.9#779°F57°F98.7Peak season
September7.7#369°F50°F98.4Busy season
October7.1#558°F43°F86.7Busy season
November6.7#947°F35°F95.0Moderate season
December6.0#1139°F29°F114.0Moderate season

Near here

Nearby places in May

Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.

Elsewhere in Europe

Better May weather than Subcarpathia

Subcarpathia's weather ranks 68 of 117 countryside regions this month. These countryside regions outside Poland have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Subcarpathia.

All of Poland in May · Everywhere in May

How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details

It's busy season, 65% of the busiest month and about average for the year. That means about 10,000 overnight visitors on a typical May night across the region, 90% of them from Poland itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 2,600 more: 26 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.

Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100)76
How our weather was checkedOfficial climate averages for Rzeszow-Jasionka from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.5°C), night lows within 2°F (1.1°C).
Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day5
Busiest month hereAugust · 8
Visitors as share of people present0.5%
Rank among Europe's regions this month11th percentile
Domestic share of nights90%
Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights26
Visitor share if every platform night were extra0.6%
National hotel-price seasonPoland historical 2024–2025 index: About usual (0% vs its average month). Not a local room quote.
Population used1.9 million
Statistical regionPL82 · Podkarpackie

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.