Skive weather in May

In May, Skive sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 59 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 16.1 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 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 16 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Skive's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skive's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:17 AM – 8:24 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Skive is town 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 Skive reaches about 15°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 10°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
3145
4145
5145
6146
7146
8146
9146
10156
11156
12156
13156
14157
15157
16157
17157
18157
19167
20167
21167
22168
23168
24168
25168
26178
27178
28178
29178
30179
31179

How May really feels in Skive

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.

Skive 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°62123.47.20.0
Feb / -1°4910.43.79.10.0
Mar / 4910.6211.40.7
Apr11° / 4810.20.513.92.7
May15° / 5911.2016.14.6
Jun18° / 10°7010.7017.35.6
Jul20° / 12°7211.6016.86.1
Aug20° / 12°7912.9014.95.9
Sep17° / 10°6911.6012.54.9
Oct12° / 7612.60.110.12.9
Nov / 5811.60.77.91.0
Dec / 6111.92.26.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24654
34753
44753
54951
64951
75050
85050
95050
105050
115050
124951
134852
144852
154753
164654
174555
184357
194357
204258
214258
224159
234060
244159
254159
264159
274258
284258
294258
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Skive gets around 59 mm of rain over 11.2 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.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
537
637
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2136
2236
2336
2436
2535
2634
2734
2833
2933
3033
3133

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 97% 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
129910
139820
149820
159730
169730
179730
189640
199640
209640
219550
229550
239550
249460
259460
269460
279460
289361
299271
309271
319271

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
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light 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 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 16 h 54 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 4:49 AM to 3:53 AM, and sunset from 7:53 PM to 8:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:497:53
215.14:467:55
315.24:447:58
415.34:428:00
515.44:408:02
615.44:378:04
715.54:358:06
815.64:338:08
915.74:318:10
1015.74:298:12
1115.84:278:14
1215.94:248:16
1315.94:228:18
1416.04:208:20
1516.14:188:22
1616.14:178:24
1716.24:158:26
1816.24:138:27
1916.34:118:29
2016.44:098:31
2116.44:088:33
2216.54:068:35
2316.54:048:37
2416.64:038:38
2516.64:018:40
2616.74:008:42
2716.83:588:43
2816.83:578:45
2916.93:558:47
3016.93:548:48
3116.93:538:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Skive?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Skive for sightseeing.

What to pack for Skive in May

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

In May, Skive sees daytime highs around 15°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 Skive in May

The nearest coast averages about 10°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 40 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 4°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
Jan5Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Skive 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 Skive peaks around June 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Skive?

Skive sits at 56.6°N, 9.0°E, 24 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Viborg, 26 km away.

ViborgHolstebroHerningSilkeborgRandersAalborgNørresundbyTilst

Topography around Skive

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skive has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Skive is covered by grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
184 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Viborg 26 km · Holstebro 34 km · Herning 48 km · Silkeborg 54 km · Randers 63 km · Aalborg 76 km · Nørresundby 77 km · Tilst 79 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 Skive (56.567°, 9.0271°, elevation 24 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).