Forssa weather in May

In May, Forssa sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 16.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of May to 18 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Forssa's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Forssa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
17 hours
3:52 AM – 8:51 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Forssa is urban area in Kanta-Häme region, Finland.

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 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Forssa reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2122
3132
4132
5132
6132
7133
8143
9143
10143
11143
12143
13154
14154
15154
16154
17154
18155
19155
20165
21165
22165
23166
24166
25166
26176
27176
28176
29177
30177
31177

How May really feels in Forssa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 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
10
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Forssa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -7°4510.39.86.20.0
Feb-3° / -8°368.28.68.50.0
Mar / -6°358.37.211.30.0
Apr / -1°368.73.114.21.5
May15° / 479.80.216.94.5
Jun19° / 7712018.65.6
Jul21° / 12°8513017.96.1
Aug20° / 10°8012.5015.55.8
Sep15° / 559.7012.64.2
Oct / 5710.61.19.71.2
Nov / -1°5010.74.870.0
Dec-1° / -5°5211.38.85.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24555
34555
44555
54555
64555
74555
84555
94555
104654
114654
124654
134555
144456
154456
164555
174555
184357
194357
204357
214258
224258
234258
244357
254357
264357
274456
284357
294357
304357
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Forssa gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 31% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1293
2293
3292
4292
5292
6292
7291
8291
9291
10291
11291
12291
13281
14291
15291
16290
17300
18300
19310
20320
21320
22330
23340
24340
25350
26350
27350
28360
29360
30360
31360

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
129910
139910
149910
159910
169910
179910
189910
199820
209820
219820
229820
239820
249721
259631
269631
279631
289631
299631
309541
319541

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min at the start of May to 18 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 144 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:32 AM to 3:21 AM, and sunset from 8:13 PM to 9:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:328:13
215.84:308:16
315.94:278:18
415.94:248:21
516.04:218:23
616.14:188:26
716.24:168:29
816.34:138:31
916.44:108:34
1016.54:088:36
1116.64:058:39
1216.64:028:41
1316.74:008:44
1416.83:578:46
1516.93:558:49
1617.03:528:51
1717.13:508:54
1817.13:488:56
1917.23:458:58
2017.33:439:01
2117.43:419:03
2217.43:389:05
2317.53:369:08
2417.63:349:10
2517.73:329:12
2617.73:309:14
2717.83:289:17
2817.93:269:19
2917.93:259:21
3018.03:239:23
3118.13:219:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Forssa?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Forssa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Forssa in May

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

In May, Forssa sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Forssa in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Forssa peaks around June 17 at about 5 (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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 17UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Forssa?

Forssa sits at 60.8°N, 23.6°E, 133 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Loimaa, 31 km away.

Topography around Forssa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Forssa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 111 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m.

The land around Forssa is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
200 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Loimaa 31 km · Hämeenlinna 50 km · Janakkala 54 km · Valkeakoski 55 km · Salo 55 km · Lempäälä 56 km · Vihti 58 km · Riihimäki 63 km

Finland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$56,149
2025
Happiness
7.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 603
Religion
Lutheran 67%none 31%other 2%Greek Orthodox 1%

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 Forssa (60.8146°, 23.6215°, elevation 133 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. 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).