Tilst weather in May

In May, Tilst sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 60 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 25% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tilst's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tilst's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:14 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Tilst is neighborhood in Aarhus Municipality, Central Denmark Region, Kingdom of 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 Tilst 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 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)
1135
2145
3145
4146
5146
6146
7146
8146
9146
10156
11156
12156
13156
14157
15157
16157
17157
18157
19167
20167
21168
22168
23168
24168
25168
26168
27178
28178
29179
30179
31179

How May really feels in Tilst

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.

Tilst weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°521147.30.0
Feb / -1°429.349.10.0
Mar / 44102.511.40.6
Apr11° / 45100.513.82.7
May15° / 6011.20164.5
Jun18° / 10°7211.6017.35.6
Jul21° / 12°7011.8016.86.1
Aug20° / 13°7412.5014.96.0
Sep17° / 10°5710.9012.55.0
Oct12° / 6411.40.110.12.9
Nov / 501117.90.9
Dec / 52112.76.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34456
44555
54555
64753
74753
84654
94654
104753
114654
124654
134654
144555
154456
164456
174357
184258
194258
204159
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
264060
274060
284159
294060
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tilst gets around 60 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 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
536
636
736
836
936
1037
1137
1237
1338
1438
1539
1639
1739
1838
1938
2038
2137
2237
2336
2436
2535
2635
2734
2834
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 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
129910
139820
149820
159730
169730
179640
189640
199550
209550
219460
229460
239370
249370
259370
269280
279280
289280
299280
309190
319091

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light 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 hours 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 114 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:46 AM to 3:51 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:467:48
215.14:447:50
315.24:417:52
415.24:397:54
515.34:377:56
615.44:357:58
715.54:328:00
815.54:308:02
915.64:288:04
1015.74:268:06
1115.74:248:08
1215.84:228:10
1315.94:208:12
1415.94:188:14
1516.04:168:16
1616.14:148:17
1716.14:128:19
1816.24:118:21
1916.24:098:23
2016.34:078:25
2116.44:058:27
2216.44:048:28
2316.54:028:30
2416.54:018:32
2516.63:598:33
2616.63:588:35
2716.73:568:37
2816.73:558:38
2916.83:548:40
3016.83:528:41
3116.93:518:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.49 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
105.3Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
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 Tilst?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tilst for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tilst in May

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

In May, Tilst 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 Tilst 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 18 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°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Tilst 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 Tilst peaks around June 22 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tilst?

Tilst sits at 56.2°N, 10.1°E, 71 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Aarhus, 7.0 km away.

RandersSilkeborgHorsensViborgHedenstedVejle

Topography around Tilst

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tilst has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Tilst is covered by cropland (30%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Aarhus 7.0 km · Viby 8.0 km · Randers 30 km · Silkeborg 35 km · Horsens 40 km · Viborg 52 km · Hedensted 54 km · Vejle 65 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 Tilst (56.1938°, 10.1128°, elevation 71 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).