Kolding weather in May

In May, Kolding sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 56 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 15.9 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 24% 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 Kolding's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kolding's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:20 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Kolding is city in Denmark.

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 Kolding reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°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)
1145
2145
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4146
5146
6146
7156
8156
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10156
11156
12156
13157
14157
15157
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21168
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23168
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25178
26178
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29179
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31179

How May really feels in Kolding

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.

Kolding 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°57123.17.40.0
Feb / -1°4710.23.39.20.0
Mar / 4910.81.911.40.7
Apr11° / 449.70.513.82.8
May16° / 5611.1015.94.7
Jun18° / 10°6811.1017.15.6
Jul21° / 12°7212.3016.66.0
Aug21° / 13°7712.8014.85.9
Sep17° / 10°6211.3012.55.0
Oct12° / 6311.90.110.13.0
Nov / 5311.30.881.0
Dec / 5811.52.36.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44357
54357
64456
74456
84555
94555
104654
114654
124555
134555
144456
154258
164258
174159
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203961
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314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kolding gets around 56 mm of rain over 11.1 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 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
534
634
734
834
934
1034
1135
1236
1336
1437
1537
1637
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
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2437
2537
2636
2736
2835
2935
3034
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
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129820
139820
149730
159730
169640
179640
189640
199550
209550
219460
229460
239460
249271
259271
269271
279271
289181
299181
309181
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 15 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
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1615light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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2915light breeze
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3115light 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 4:51 AM to 3:58 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:517:48
215.04:497:50
315.14:467:52
415.24:447:54
515.24:427:56
615.34:407:58
715.44:388:00
815.44:368:01
915.54:348:03
1015.64:328:05
1115.64:308:07
1215.74:288:09
1315.84:268:11
1415.84:248:13
1515.94:228:15
1615.94:208:17
1716.04:188:18
1816.14:178:20
1916.14:158:22
2016.24:138:24
2116.24:128:25
2216.34:108:27
2316.34:098:29
2416.44:078:30
2516.44:068:32
2616.54:048:34
2716.54:038:35
2816.64:028:37
2916.64:008:38
3016.73:598:40
3116.73:588:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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85.3Bright
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105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
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185.4Bright
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205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kolding?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kolding for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kolding in May

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

In May, Kolding 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 Kolding 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 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°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
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Kolding 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 Kolding peaks around June 23 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 23UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kolding?

Kolding sits at 55.5°N, 9.5°E, 8 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Middelfart, 16 km away.

VejleHaderslevHedenstedHorsensAabenraaOdense

Topography around Kolding

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kolding has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Kolding is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (32%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Middelfart 16 km · Fredericia 20 km · Vejle 25 km · Haderslev 27 km · Hedensted 34 km · Horsens 48 km · Aabenraa 50 km · Odense 59 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 Kolding (55.4904°, 9.4722°, elevation 8 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).