Ringsted weather in May

In May, Ringsted sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 54 mm of rain across 10.8 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 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 Ringsted's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ringsted's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:11 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Ringsted is city in Denmark.

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 Ringsted 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 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1145
2145
3145
4146
5146
6146
7156
8156
9156
10156
11156
12157
13157
14157
15157
16167
17167
18167
19167
20168
21168
22168
23178
24178
25178
26178
27179
28179
29179
30179
31189

How May really feels in Ringsted

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.

Ringsted 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°4911.23.97.50.0
Feb / -1°399.43.89.20.0
Mar / 4310.12.411.40.7
Apr11° / 409.70.413.82.8
May16° / 5410.8015.94.8
Jun19° / 11°6811.9017.15.7
Jul21° / 13°7111.5016.66.3
Aug21° / 13°7112.1014.86.2
Sep17° / 10°5510.2012.55.3
Oct12° / 5610.9010.13.1
Nov / 4610.60.981.0
Dec / 501136.90.0

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34654
44654
54753
64852
74951
84852
94951
104951
114951
124951
134852
144951
154852
164753
174753
184753
194555
204555
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224456
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254456
264456
274555
284555
294555
304555
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ringsted gets around 54 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
633
733
833
933
1034
1134
1235
1335
1435
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2237
2337
2437
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
610000
710000
810000
99910
109910
119910
129820
139820
149730
159730
169640
179640
189550
199550
209550
219460
229460
239370
249370
259280
269280
279280
289181
299091
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 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
1415light breeze
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1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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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 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 4:42 AM to 3:49 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 8:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:427:38
215.04:407:40
315.14:377:42
415.24:357:44
515.24:337:46
615.34:317:48
715.44:297:50
815.44:277:52
915.54:257:54
1015.64:237:56
1115.64:217:58
1215.74:198:00
1315.74:178:01
1415.84:158:03
1515.94:138:05
1615.94:118:07
1716.04:098:09
1816.04:088:11
1916.14:068:12
2016.24:048:14
2116.24:038:16
2216.34:018:18
2316.34:008:19
2416.43:588:21
2516.43:578:22
2616.53:558:24
2716.53:548:26
2816.63:538:27
2916.63:518:29
3016.73:508:30
3116.73:498:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ringsted?

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 Ringsted for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ringsted in May

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

In May, Ringsted 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 Ringsted 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 37 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
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Ringsted 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 Ringsted 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 Ringsted?

Ringsted sits at 55.4°N, 11.8°E, 54 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Næstved, 24 km away.

KøgeSlagelseRoskildeSolrød StrandKlinteby FrihedHolbækGreve

Topography around Ringsted

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ringsted has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m.

The land around Ringsted is covered by cropland (37%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), trees (25%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
134 m
80 km
211 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Næstved 24 km · Køge 25 km · Slagelse 28 km · Roskilde 29 km · Solrød Strand 29 km · Klinteby Frihed 30 km · Holbæk 31 km · Greve 36 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 Ringsted (55.4426°, 11.7901°, elevation 54 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).