Esbjerg weather in May

In May, Esbjerg sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 50 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Esbjerg's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esbjerg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:24 AM – 8:20 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Esbjerg is town in Denmark.

Founded
1868

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 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Esbjerg reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 20°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)
1127
2127
3127
4137
5137
6137
7137
8138
9138
10138
11138
12138
13148
14148
15148
16149
17149
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20149
21149
22159
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241510
251510
261510
271510
281510
291610
301610
311611

How May really feels in Esbjerg

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.

Esbjerg weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7013.42.67.50.0
Feb / 56112.69.20.0
Mar / 5311.21.911.40.4
Apr10° / 439.70.413.82.2
May14° / 5010.3015.94.0
Jun17° / 12°6610.9017.15.1
Jul19° / 14°7111.7016.65.9
Aug19° / 15°8814.4014.85.6
Sep16° / 12°8613.3012.54.6
Oct12° / 9114.5010.12.9
Nov / 7914.30.481.2
Dec / 7513.81.56.90.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34753
44852
54951
64951
75050
85050
95050
105050
114951
124951
135050
145050
155050
164951
174852
184852
194852
204753
214654
224654
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254654
264654
274654
284654
294555
304555
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Esbjerg gets around 50 mm of rain over 10.3 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
633
733
833
933
1033
1134
1234
1334
1434
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2134
2234
2334
2434
2533
2633
2733
2832
2932
3032
3132

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 98% 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
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
119910
129910
139910
149910
159910
169820
179820
189820
199820
209730
219730
229730
239730
249541
259541
269541
279451
289451
299361
309361
319271

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
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2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 4:02 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 8:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:557:52
215.04:537:54
315.14:517:56
415.24:487:58
515.24:468:00
615.34:448:02
715.44:428:04
815.44:408:05
915.54:388:07
1015.64:368:09
1115.64:348:11
1215.74:328:13
1315.84:308:15
1415.84:288:17
1515.94:268:19
1615.94:248:20
1716.04:238:22
1816.14:218:24
1916.14:198:26
2016.24:188:28
2116.24:168:29
2216.34:148:31
2316.34:138:33
2416.44:118:34
2516.44:108:36
2616.54:088:38
2716.54:078:39
2816.64:068:41
2916.64:058:42
3016.74:038:44
3116.74:028:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Esbjerg?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Esbjerg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Esbjerg in May

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

In May, Esbjerg sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Esbjerg 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Esbjerg 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 Esbjerg peaks around July 17 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 17UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Esbjerg?

Esbjerg sits at 55.5°N, 8.5°E, 17 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Kolding, 64 km away.

KoldingTønderHaderslevVejleAabenraaMiddelfartHerningFredericia

Topography around Esbjerg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esbjerg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m.

The land around Esbjerg is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (43%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
55 m
80 km
149 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kolding 64 km · Tønder 65 km · Haderslev 70 km · Vejle 73 km · Aabenraa 77 km · Middelfart 81 km · Herning 81 km · Fredericia 83 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 Esbjerg (55.4703°, 8.4519°, elevation 17 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).