Holbæk weather in May

In May, Holbæk sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 53 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-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 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Holbæk's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Holbæk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:10 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Holbæk is town in Denmark.

Founded
1236

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 Holbæk reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°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 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1145
2146
3146
4146
5146
6146
7156
8156
9156
10156
11157
12157
13157
14157
15157
16167
17167
18168
19168
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21168
22168
23178
24178
25179
26179
27179
28179
29179
30189
31189

How May really feels in Holbæk

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.

Holbæk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°4711.23.87.40.0
Feb / -1°3893.89.20.0
Mar / 419.62.511.40.6
Apr11° / 409.30.313.82.8
May16° / 5311015.94.8
Jun19° / 11°6811.2017.15.8
Jul21° / 13°7111.5016.76.3
Aug21° / 13°7212.6014.86.1
Sep17° / 10°5610.5012.55.2
Oct12° / 5811.4010.13.0
Nov / 4710.70.981.0
Dec / 5011.22.86.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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
115050
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135050
145050
154951
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284753
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304753
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Holbæk gets around 53 mm of rain over 11 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
534
634
734
834
934
1035
1135
1235
1336
1436
1536
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2436
2536
2636
2735
2835
2935
3035
3134

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
610000
710000
89910
99910
109910
119910
129820
139820
149820
159730
169730
179640
189640
199550
209550
219361
229361
239361
249271
259271
269181
279181
289181
299181
309091
319091

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
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1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2616light breeze
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2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 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 4:41 AM to 3:48 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 8:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:417:40
215.04:397:42
315.14:377:44
415.24:347:46
515.34:327:48
615.34:307:50
715.44:287:51
815.54:267:53
915.54:247:55
1015.64:227:57
1115.74:207:59
1215.74:188:01
1315.84:168:03
1415.94:148:05
1515.94:128:07
1616.04:108:09
1716.04:088:10
1816.14:078:12
1916.24:058:14
2016.24:038:16
2116.34:028:18
2216.34:008:19
2316.43:588:21
2416.43:578:23
2516.53:558:24
2616.53:548:26
2716.63:538:27
2816.63:518:29
2916.73:508:31
3016.73:498:32
3116.83:488:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
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245.6Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Holbæk?

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 Holbæk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Holbæk in May

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

In May, Holbæk sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Holbæk 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 20 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
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Holbæk 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 Holbæk peaks around June 20 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Holbæk?

Holbæk sits at 55.7°N, 11.7°E, 15 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Roskilde, 25 km away.

FrederikssundStenløseRingstedTaastrupSolrød StrandKalundborgGreve

Topography around Holbæk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Holbæk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m.

The land around Holbæk is covered by water (34%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
120 m
80 km
197 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Roskilde 25 km · Frederikssund 26 km · Stenløse 31 km · Ringsted 31 km · Taastrup 38 km · Solrød Strand 38 km · Kalundborg 39 km · Greve 40 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 Holbæk (55.7175°, 11.7128°, elevation 15 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).