Aabenraa weather in May

In May, Aabenraa sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 59 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Aabenraa's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aabenraa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:23 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Aabenraa is city in Denmark.

Density
1,693/km²
people per km²
Founded
1231

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 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Aabenraa reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 21°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)
1146
2146
3146
4146
5146
6156
7156
8157
9157
10157
11157
12157
13157
14157
15167
16168
17168
18168
19168
20168
21168
22168
23178
24179
25179
26179
27179
28179
29179
30179
31189

How May really feels in Aabenraa

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.

Aabenraa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°6012.337.50.0
Feb / -0°4910.23.39.30.0
Mar / 5210.72.111.40.8
Apr11° / 4510.10.513.82.9
May16° / 5910.9015.84.8
Jun19° / 11°7311.70175.6
Jul21° / 13°8012.8016.56.0
Aug21° / 13°8313.7014.75.8
Sep17° / 11°6511.6012.55.1
Oct12° / 6512.7010.23.0
Nov / 5511.50.68.11.1
Dec / 6112.22.370.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44456
54456
64456
74456
84456
94555
104654
114654
124555
134555
144555
154456
164357
174456
184258
194258
204159
214258
224258
234159
244159
254159
264159
274258
284258
294258
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Aabenraa gets around 59 mm of rain over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
335
435
535
634
734
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129820
139820
149730
159730
169640
179640
189550
199550
209460
219460
229370
239370
249370
259181
269181
279181
289091
299091
3089101
3188102

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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:53 AM to 4:01 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 8:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:537:46
215.04:507:48
315.04:487:50
415.14:467:52
515.24:447:54
615.24:427:56
715.34:407:58
815.44:388:00
915.44:368:02
1015.54:348:04
1115.64:328:05
1215.64:308:07
1315.74:288:09
1415.74:268:11
1515.84:248:13
1615.94:238:15
1715.94:218:16
1816.04:198:18
1916.04:178:20
2016.14:168:22
2116.14:148:23
2216.24:138:25
2316.34:118:27
2416.34:108:28
2516.44:088:30
2616.44:078:31
2716.54:068:33
2816.54:048:34
2916.54:038:36
3016.64:028:37
3116.64:018:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Aabenraa?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Aabenraa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aabenraa in May

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

In May, Aabenraa sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Aabenraa in May

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Aabenraa in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aabenraa peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aabenraa?

Aabenraa sits at 55.0°N, 9.4°E, 16 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Haderslev, 23 km away.

SønderborgFlensburgTønderKoldingMiddelfartSchleswigFredericia

Topography around Aabenraa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aabenraa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m.

The land around Aabenraa is covered by trees (43%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
146 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Haderslev 23 km · Sønderborg 28 km · Flensburg 29 km · Tønder 37 km · Kolding 50 km · Middelfart 55 km · Schleswig 59 km · Fredericia 62 km

Denmark travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 92% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$76,970
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 611
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 71%other/none/unspecified 24%Muslim 4%

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 Aabenraa (55.0443°, 9.4174°, elevation 16 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).