Izegem weather in May

In May, Izegem sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 67 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 19% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Izegem's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Izegem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
5:05 AM – 8:22 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Izegem is city in Izegem municipality, 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 Izegem reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°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 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1168
2168
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How May really feels in Izegem

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.

Izegem weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6212.30.98.20.6
Feb / 5410.61.39.70.9
Mar10° / 5511.30.711.52.4
Apr14° / 5411.7013.53.9
May17° / 6712.5015.35.2
Jun20° / 12°6711.3016.25.9
Jul22° / 14°7612.7015.86.2
Aug22° / 14°8012014.36.3
Sep19° / 12°6310.7012.45.8
Oct15° / 6411.9010.44.2
Nov10° / 6512.70.38.72.1
Dec / 7313.11.17.80.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43367
53367
63367
73367
83367
93565
103565
113466
123565
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203565
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283466
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Izegem gets around 67 mm of rain over 12.5 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
542
642
742
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
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2140
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2740
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3140

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69640
79640
89640
99550
109550
119550
129550
139460
149460
159460
169460
179370
189370
199181
209181
219091
229091
2389101
2487112
2587112
2686122
2785132
2883143
2982153
3081163
3180173

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 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 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 4:47 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 8:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:307:59
214.55:288:00
314.65:268:02
414.65:258:03
514.75:238:05
614.85:218:07
714.85:198:08
814.95:178:10
914.95:168:11
1015.05:148:13
1115.05:128:14
1215.15:118:16
1315.15:098:18
1415.25:088:19
1515.25:068:21
1615.35:058:22
1715.35:038:24
1815.45:028:25
1915.45:018:26
2015.54:598:28
2115.54:588:29
2215.64:578:31
2315.64:558:32
2415.74:548:33
2515.74:538:35
2615.74:528:36
2715.84:518:37
2815.84:508:38
2915.84:498:40
3015.94:488:41
3115.94:478:42

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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95.0Bright
105.1Bright
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265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Izegem?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Izegem for sightseeing.

What to pack for Izegem in May

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

In May, Izegem 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

Sea temperature near Izegem in May

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 47 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Izegem 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 Izegem peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Izegem?

Izegem sits at 50.9°N, 3.2°E, 18 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Roeselare, 7.0 km away.

Waregem

Topography around Izegem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Izegem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m.

The land around Izegem is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), cropland (28%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
69 m
80 km
320 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Roeselare 7.0 km · Harelbeke 10 km · Kortrijk 10 km · Tielt 12 km · Wevelgem 13 km · Zwevegem 14 km · Menen 14 km · Waregem 15 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 Izegem (50.914°, 3.2138°, elevation 18 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).