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Poland · Countryside

Wrocław & Lower Silesia
in May.

Illustration of Wrocław Rynek ornate townhouses
Wrocław Market Square townhousesDestination view, not month-specific.

Is May a good time?

Temperature unit

Mild days.
A steady visitor season.

May averages 67°F afternoons, with about 8 rain days. Later May is typically warmer.

Afternoons
67°F
Rain days
8
Visitor demand
69%of August peak

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

Overall match

7.6/10 · scores & priorities

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

#5 of 12 months here · Balanced mix

Weather8.2/10Very good
CrowdsSteady all yearsimilar all year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, typical for 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 67°F (20°C): light layers; nights around 46°F (8°C): a warm coat. About 16 hours of daylight. About 8 rain days in a typical May.

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

About 16 hours of daylight.

Sunrise 05:05Sunset 20:3646°F67°F00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

The sun rises about 05:05 and sets about 20:36 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 46°F (8°C); afternoons reach about 67°F (20°C). Expect rain on about 8 days in a typical May.

Typical afternoon
67°F (20°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Mays
Night low
46°F (8°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
15h 30m
on the 15th, computed from latitude

Early, middle or late?

Early or late May?

Late May is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 64°F on the 1st, versus 72°F on the 31st.

Early May 1 May

64°F

Typical afternoon high

29% historical wet-day frequency

Mid May 15 May

67°F

Typical afternoon high

25% historical wet-day frequency

Late May 31 May

72°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.

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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364°465°565°665°765°865°965°
1065°1165°1266°1366°1467°1567°1668°
1768°1868°1968°2068°2168°2269°2369°
2470°2570°2671°2771°2871°2971°3071°
3172°

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

Afternoons warm from about 65°F (18°C) in the first week to 71°F (22°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 25–31%.

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.)

Crowds and cost

Visitor season

Will it be busy?

Steady all year. May averages 69% of August's overnight stays per day. Overnight demand varies little across the year.

Overnight stays across Dolnośląskie do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, typical for 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 74°F (23°C); in 8 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 67°F (20°C). Rain days ranged from 5 to 14; half the years had 6–11.

Rain days in each May

Historical rain days; exact figures in the table below. 2011: 5 rain days520112012: 6 rain days62013: 11 rain days112014: 14 rain days142015: 6 rain days62016: 8 rain days82017: 8 rain days82018: 7 rain days72019: 11 rain days112020: 11 rain days112021: 14 rain days142022: 7 rain days72023: 5 rain days52024: 10 rain days102025: 11 rain days112025
Rain days
8
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 13 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
5 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°F5
201271°F6
201366°F11
201465°F14
201566°F6
201669°F8
201767°F8
201874°F7
201963°F11
202064°F11
202163°F14
202270°F7
202365°F5
202473°F10
202564°F11

Checked against official climate averages for Wroclaw. 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
Afternoons59°F67°F75°F
Rain days8810
Overnight demand54%69%72%

April: Cooler afternoons than May. April guide →

June: Warmer afternoons and more rain days than May. 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.

Hotel stays vary little through the year. No other scored month has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than May.

Your comparison

May or April?

Overnight stays vary little through the year.

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
Afternoons67°F59°F
Nights46°F39°F
Rain days88
Visitor seasonSteady all yearSteady all year
Overall / 107.67.1
Month rank#5#6
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
All 12 months. Scores and ranks follow your priorities. Explore the whole year.
MonthOverallRankHighLowRain daysWeatherVisitor season
January5.5#1238°F27°F124.0Steady all year
February5.8#1042°F27°F104.6Steady all year
March6.4#850°F32°F85.7Steady all year
April7.1#659°F39°F87.1Steady all year
May7.6#567°F46°F88.2Steady all year
June7.9#175°F54°F108.8Steady all year
July7.9#278°F56°F118.7Steady all year
August7.8#378°F56°F98.7Steady all year
September7.7#469°F49°F78.5Steady all year
October6.8#759°F43°F76.8Steady all year
November6.1#948°F35°F85.2Steady all year
December5.6#1141°F31°F104.4Steady all year

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 Wrocław & Lower Silesia

Wrocław & Lower Silesia's weather ranks 57 of 117 countryside regions this month. These countryside regions outside Poland have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Wrocław & Lower Silesia.

All of Poland in May · Everywhere in May

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

Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 69% of the busiest and about average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are. That means about 33,000 overnight visitors on a typical May night across the region, 83% of them from Poland itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 13,000 more: 39 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 Wroclaw from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.4°C), night lows within 1°F (0.6°C).
Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day12
Busiest month hereAugust · 17
Visitors as share of people present1.2%
Rank among Europe's regions this month38th percentile
Domestic share of nights83%
Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights39
Visitor share if every platform night were extra1.6%
National hotel-price seasonPoland historical 2024–2025 index: About usual (0% vs its average month). Not a local room quote.
Population used2.8 million
Statistical regionPL51 · Dolnośląskie

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.