Vordingborg weather in May

In May, Vordingborg sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 42 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 15.8 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 35% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Vordingborg's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vordingborg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
5th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:13 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
21 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Vordingborg 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 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical May day in Vordingborg 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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Vordingborg

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.

Vordingborg 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5411.83.67.50.0
Feb / 419.53.69.30.0
Mar / 4192.211.40.1
Apr / 327.90.213.81.6
May13° / 428.8015.83.7
Jun17° / 13°5910.20175.3
Jul19° / 16°6310.8016.56.1
Aug19° / 16°7211.9014.76.0
Sep16° / 13°6210.6012.54.9
Oct12° / 10°6713.2010.22.9
Nov / 5712.30.78.11.1
Dec / 5912.62.470.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45149
55248
65347
75347
85446
95446
105446
115545
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vordingborg gets around 42 mm of rain over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
628
728
828
928
1028
1128
1229
1329
1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3030
3130

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
810000
910000
1010000
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229640
239550
249550
259460
269460
279370
289370
299280
309190
319091

Wind in May

Winds average 21 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 36 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 4:43 AM to 3:51 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 8:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:437:36
215.04:417:38
315.04:387:40
415.14:367:42
515.24:347:44
615.24:327:46
715.34:307:48
815.44:287:50
915.44:267:52
1015.54:247:53
1115.64:227:55
1215.64:207:57
1315.74:187:59
1415.74:168:01
1515.84:158:03
1615.94:138:04
1715.94:118:06
1816.04:098:08
1916.04:088:10
2016.14:068:11
2116.14:048:13
2216.24:038:15
2316.24:018:16
2416.34:008:18
2516.33:598:20
2616.43:578:21
2716.43:568:23
2816.53:558:24
2916.53:538:26
3016.63:528:27
3116.63:518:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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285.9Bright
295.9Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Vordingborg?

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 Vordingborg.

What to pack for Vordingborg in May

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

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

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Vordingborg 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 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°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
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Vordingborg 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 Vordingborg peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 19UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vordingborg?

Vordingborg sits at 55.0°N, 11.9°E, 15 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Næstved, 26 km away.

NæstvedNykøbing FalsterKlinteby FrihedRingstedKøgeSlagelseSolrød StrandGreve

Topography around Vordingborg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vordingborg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m.

The land around Vordingborg is covered by water (27%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and water (64%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
161 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Næstved 26 km · Nykøbing Falster 27 km · Klinteby Frihed 29 km · Ringsted 49 km · Køge 53 km · Slagelse 56 km · Solrød Strand 62 km · Greve 69 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 Vordingborg (55.008°, 11.9106°, elevation 15 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).