Torhout weather in May

In May, Torhout sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 62 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°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 Torhout's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Torhout's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
5:05 AM – 8:23 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Torhout is town in Torhout 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 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Torhout 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 23°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)
1158
2168
3168
4168
5168
6168
7168
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10169
11169
12179
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311811

How May really feels in Torhout

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.

Torhout weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6012.40.98.20.7
Feb / 5110.60.99.61.0
Mar10° / 5110.90.711.52.3
Apr14° / 4811.1013.53.8
May17° / 6211.8015.35.1
Jun20° / 12°6311016.25.9
Jul22° / 14°6512.2015.96.3
Aug22° / 14°7211.4014.46.4
Sep19° / 12°5910.3012.45.9
Oct15° / 6411.8010.44.2
Nov10° / 6612.90.38.72.1
Dec / 7113.11.17.80.9

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43466
53466
63466
73565
83565
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103664
113664
123763
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313466

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Torhout gets around 62 mm of rain over 11.8 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
539
639
739
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1839
1939
2039
2139
2239
2339
2439
2539
2639
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69640
79640
89640
99550
109550
119550
129460
139460
149460
159460
169271
179271
189271
199181
209181
219091
2289101
2389101
2487112
2586122
2685132
2784142
2884142
2982153
3081163
3180173

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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1614light breeze
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1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
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3114light breeze

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 8:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:307:59
214.55:288:01
314.65:268:03
414.75:258:04
514.75:238:06
614.85:218:08
714.85:198:09
814.95:178:11
914.95:168:12
1015.05:148:14
1115.15:128:15
1215.15:118:17
1315.25:098:19
1415.25:088:20
1515.35:068:22
1615.35:058:23
1715.45:038:25
1815.45:028:26
1915.55:008:27
2015.54:598:29
2115.54:588:30
2215.64:568:32
2315.64:558:33
2415.74:548:34
2515.74:538:36
2615.84:528:37
2715.84:518:38
2815.84:508:39
2915.94:498:41
3015.94:488:42
3115.94:478:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
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245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Torhout?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Torhout for sightseeing.

What to pack for Torhout in May

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

In May, Torhout sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Torhout 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 34 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 Torhout 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 Torhout peaks around June 22 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 22UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Torhout?

Torhout sits at 51.1°N, 3.1°E, 22 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Zedelgem, 9.0 km away.

Sint-AndriesDiksmuideTieltBrugesAssebroek

Topography around Torhout

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torhout has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m.

The land around Torhout is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (29%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
89 m
80 km
320 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Zedelgem 9.0 km · Roeselare 13 km · Oostkamp 13 km · Sint-Andries 16 km · Diksmuide 17 km · Tielt 17 km · Bruges 18 km · Assebroek 18 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 Torhout (51.0656°, 3.1008°, elevation 22 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).