Huy weather in May

In May, Huy sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 66 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Huy's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:58 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Huy is town and sub-municipality in Belgium.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Huy reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
2167
3167
4167
5167
6168
7168
8168
9168
10178
11178
12178
13178
14178
15178
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301910
311910

How May really feels in Huy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Huy weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7513.62.68.30.0
Feb / 6812.23.69.70.4
Mar10° / 6913.81.711.51.9
Apr14° / 5612.30.213.53.6
May17° / 6613.1015.25.0
Jun20° / 11°7412.6016.15.7
Jul22° / 13°7713.1015.86.2
Aug22° / 13°8112.9014.36.2
Sep18° / 10°6411.2012.45.6
Oct14° / 6512.5010.43.7
Nov / 7113.40.98.71.5
Dec / 881537.90.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32872
42773
52872
62872
72872
82773
92872
102872
112872
122872
132971
142971
152971
163070
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253070
263169
273070
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293070
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Huy gets around 66 mm of rain over 13.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
343
443
543
642
742
842
942
1042
1142
1242
1343
1443
1543
1643
1743
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2643
2743
2843
2943
3044
3144

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29820
39820
49820
59730
69730
79640
89640
99640
109550
119550
129550
139550
149460
159460
169370
179370
189280
199181
209091
2189101
2289101
2387112
2486122
2585132
2683143
2782153
2880173
2978184
3077194
3176195

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:23 AM to 4:41 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 8:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:237:49
214.55:217:51
314.65:197:53
414.65:187:54
514.75:167:56
614.75:147:57
714.85:127:59
814.85:118:00
914.95:098:02
1014.95:078:04
1115.05:068:05
1215.05:048:07
1315.15:038:08
1415.15:018:10
1515.25:008:11
1615.24:588:12
1715.34:578:14
1815.34:558:15
1915.44:548:17
2015.44:538:18
2115.54:518:20
2215.54:508:21
2315.64:498:22
2415.64:488:24
2515.64:478:25
2615.74:468:26
2715.74:458:27
2815.74:448:29
2915.84:438:30
3015.84:428:31
3115.94:418:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Huy?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Huy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Huy in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Huy sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Huy in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Huy peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Huy in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Huy is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1218 µg/m³Dec 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Huy?

Huy sits at 50.5°N, 5.2°E, 75 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Andenne, 10 km away.

Flémalle-HauteSeraingSaint-NicolasAnsJambesNamurLiège

Topography around Huy

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Huy.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 777 m.

The land around Huy is covered by trees (51%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), grassland (26%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
208 m
16 km
296 m
80 km
777 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Andenne 10 km · Flémalle-Haute 17 km · Seraing 20 km · Saint-Nicolas 24 km · Ans 26 km · Jambes 26 km · Namur 26 km · Liège 27 km

Belgium travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 81% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,750
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
5.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 608
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%nonbeliever/agnostic 20%atheist 9%Muslim 7%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Huy (50.5189°, 5.2328°, elevation 75 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).