Lempäälä weather in May

In May, Lempäälä sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 17.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of May to 18 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lempäälä's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lempäälä's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
17 h 06 min
3:48 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lempäälä reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 21°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)
1113
2123
3123
4123
5123
6124
7134
8134
9134
10134
11134
12145
13145
14145
15145
16145
17146
18156
19156
20156
21156
22157
23157
24167
25167
26167
27167
28168
29168
30168
31178

How May really feels in Lempäälä

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Lempäälä 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° / -8°399.69.760.0
Feb-3° / -8°307.67.88.40.0
Mar / -6°318.17.511.30.0
Apr / -0°338.52.914.31.2
May14° / 459.90.217.14.1
Jun18° / 10°7512.2018.85.4
Jul21° / 13°8212.7018.16.0
Aug19° / 12°7312.3015.65.7
Sep14° / 5010012.63.9
Oct / 5710.51.39.61.0
Nov / -1°4710.25.46.90.0
Dec-1° / -5°4510.88.55.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54258
64258
74258
84258
94258
104258
114357
124357
134357
144258
154258
164357
174258
184258
194258
204060
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
264060
274159
284159
294159
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Lempäälä gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 32% 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 (%)
1283
2283
3283
4282
5282
6292
7292
8291
9291
10291
11291
12291
13291
14301
15301
16311
17311
18321
19331
20330
21340
22340
23350
24350
25350
26350
27360
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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
139910
149910
159910
169910
179910
189910
199820
209820
219820
229820
239820
249730
259730
269730
279640
289541
299541
309451
319451

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
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min at the start of May to 18 h 12 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 4:29 AM to 3:16 AM, and sunset from 8:15 PM to 9:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.84:298:15
215.94:268:18
315.94:248:20
416.04:218:23
516.14:188:26
616.24:158:28
716.34:128:31
816.44:098:34
916.54:078:36
1016.64:048:39
1116.74:018:42
1216.83:588:44
1316.83:568:47
1416.93:538:49
1517.03:518:52
1617.13:488:54
1717.23:468:57
1817.33:438:59
1917.43:419:02
2017.43:389:04
2117.53:369:07
2217.63:349:09
2317.73:329:12
2417.73:299:14
2517.83:279:16
2617.93:259:18
2718.03:239:21
2818.03:219:23
2918.13:199:25
3018.23:179:27
3118.23:169:29

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lempäälä?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lempäälä for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lempäälä in May

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

In May, Lempäälä sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lempäälä 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 Lempäälä peaks around June 17 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lempäälä?

Lempäälä sits at 61.3°N, 23.8°E, 85 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Hervanta, 16 km away.

Topography around Lempäälä

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lempäälä has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m.

The land around Lempäälä is covered by trees (46%) and water (26%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
200 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Hervanta 16 km · Pohjois-Hervanta 16 km · Valkeakoski 16 km · Pirkkala 17 km · Tampere 20 km · Nokia 21 km · Kangasala 24 km · Ylöjärvi 28 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 Lempäälä (61.3167°, 23.75°, elevation 85 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).