Vallensbæk weather in May

In May, Vallensbæk sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 48 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Vallensbæk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vallensbæk's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 48 mm; 9.2 wet days
Daylight: 16 hours; 4:08 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 1st clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Vallensbæk is suburb in Capital Region, Denmark.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical May day in Vallensbæk reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	7
2	11	7
3	11	7
4	11	7
5	11	8
6	11	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	9
13	13	9
14	13	9
15	13	9
16	13	9
17	13	9
18	13	9
19	13	10
20	14	10
21	14	10
22	14	10
23	14	10
24	14	10
25	14	11
26	15	11
27	15	11
28	15	11
29	15	11
30	15	11
31	15	11

How May really feels in Vallensbæk

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Vallensbæk weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / 1°	59	12.3	3.9	7.4	0.0
Feb	3° / 0°	46	9.8	4	9.2	0.0
Mar	5° / 2°	44	9.2	2.3	11.4	0.1
Apr	8° / 5°	37	8.5	0.4	13.8	1.5
May	13° / 9°	48	9.2	0	15.9	3.7
Jun	17° / 13°	63	10	0	17.1	5.3
Jul	19° / 16°	63	10.4	0	16.6	6.2
Aug	19° / 16°	72	11.6	0	14.8	6.0
Sep	16° / 13°	67	10.5	0	12.5	4.8
Oct	12° / 9°	72	12.9	0	10.1	2.8
Nov	8° / 6°	65	13.1	0.8	8	1.1
Dec	5° / 2°	66	13.1	2.6	6.9	0.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 49%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	49	50
Cloudier (%)	51	50	50	50	49	49	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	50	50

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vallensbæk gets around 48 mm of rain over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	30
11	30
12	30
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	95	94	94	93	92
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7
31	92	8

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	19	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze
29	19	light breeze
30	19	light breeze
31	19	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours 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 102 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:39 AM to 3:46 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 8:30 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	15.0	15.0	15.1	15.2	15.2	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.5	15.6	15.6	15.7	15.8	15.8	15.9	16.0	16.0	16.1	16.1	16.2	16.3	16.3	16.4	16.4	16.5	16.5	16.6	16.6	16.7	16.7	16.7
Sunrise (AM)	4:39	4:37	4:34	4:32	4:30	4:28	4:26	4:24	4:21	4:19	4:17	4:15	4:14	4:12	4:10	4:08	4:06	4:04	4:03	4:01	3:59	3:58	3:56	3:55	3:53	3:52	3:50	3:49	3:48	3:47	3:46
Sunset (PM)	7:37	7:39	7:41	7:42	7:44	7:46	7:48	7:50	7:52	7:54	7:56	7:58	8:00	8:02	8:04	8:05	8:07	8:09	8:11	8:13	8:14	8:16	8:18	8:19	8:21	8:23	8:24	8:26	8:27	8:29	8:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	15.0	4:39	7:37
2	15.0	4:37	7:39
3	15.1	4:34	7:41
4	15.2	4:32	7:42
5	15.2	4:30	7:44
6	15.3	4:28	7:46
7	15.4	4:26	7:48
8	15.4	4:24	7:50
9	15.5	4:21	7:52
10	15.6	4:19	7:54
11	15.6	4:17	7:56
12	15.7	4:15	7:58
13	15.8	4:14	8:00
14	15.8	4:12	8:02
15	15.9	4:10	8:04
16	16.0	4:08	8:05
17	16.0	4:06	8:07
18	16.1	4:04	8:09
19	16.1	4:03	8:11
20	16.2	4:01	8:13
21	16.3	3:59	8:14
22	16.3	3:58	8:16
23	16.4	3:56	8:18
24	16.4	3:55	8:19
25	16.5	3:53	8:21
26	16.5	3:52	8:23
27	16.6	3:50	8:24
28	16.6	3:49	8:26
29	16.7	3:48	8:27
30	16.7	3:47	8:29
31	16.7	3:46	8:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Vallensbæk?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vallensbæk.

What to pack for Vallensbæk in May

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

In May, Vallensbæk sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Vallensbæk 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 offshore 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	3	2	3	6	10	14	17	18	15	12	9	5
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	3	Bracing
Feb	2	Bracing
Mar	3	Bracing
Apr	6	Bracing
May	10	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	15	Cool
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	5	Bracing

UV index in Vallensbæk 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 Vallensbæk peaks around June 23 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	5	5	5	5	3	2	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Vallensbæk?

Vallensbæk sits at 55.6°N, 12.4°E, 3 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Ishøj, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Vallensbæk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vallensbæk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m.

The land around Vallensbæk is covered by grassland (30%), artificial surfaces (29%) and water (21%) within 3 km, water (31%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

24 m

grassland 30%

16 km

79 m

water 31%

80 km

270 m

water 44%

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← April Vallensbæk year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Ishøj 2.0 km · Brøndbyvester 3.0 km · Albertslund 4.0 km · Avedøre 5.0 km · Glostrup 5.0 km · Taastrup 6.0 km · Hvidovre 6.0 km · Greve 7.0 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

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 Vallensbæk (55.622°, 12.3851°, elevation 3 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	7
2	11	7
3	11	7
4	11	7
5	11	8
6	11	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	9
13	13	9
14	13	9
15	13	9
16	13	9
17	13	9
18	13	9
19	13	10
20	14	10
21	14	10
22	14	10
23	14	10
24	14	10
25	14	11
26	15	11
27	15	11
28	15	11
29	15	11
30	15	11
31	15	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	30
11	30
12	30
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7
31	92	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	7
2	11	7
3	11	7
4	11	7
5	11	8
6	11	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	9
13	13	9
14	13	9
15	13	9
16	13	9
17	13	9
18	13	9
19	13	10
20	14	10
21	14	10
22	14	10
23	14	10
24	14	10
25	14	11
26	15	11
27	15	11
28	15	11
29	15	11
30	15	11
31	15	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	30
11	30
12	30
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7
31	92	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	7
2	11	7
3	11	7
4	11	7
5	11	8
6	11	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	9
13	13	9
14	13	9
15	13	9
16	13	9
17	13	9
18	13	9
19	13	10
20	14	10
21	14	10
22	14	10
23	14	10
24	14	10
25	14	11
26	15	11
27	15	11
28	15	11
29	15	11
30	15	11
31	15	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	30
11	30
12	30
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7
31	92	8