Loimaa weather in May

In May, Loimaa sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 17 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-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 27% 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 Loimaa's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loimaa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
17 hours
3:54 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

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 Loimaa 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 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2132
3132
4132
5132
6133
7133
8143
9143
10143
11143
12144
13154
14154
15154
16154
17154
18155
19165
20165
21165
22165
23166
24166
25166
26176
27176
28176
29177
30177
31177

How May really feels in Loimaa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 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
9
wind chill below the day's low

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

Loimaa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -7°4610.19.36.20.0
Feb-2° / -8°368.18.18.50.0
Mar / -5°358.56.911.30.0
Apr / -1°348.52.414.21.7
May15° / 449.50.1174.6
Jun19° / 7211.6018.65.7
Jul21° / 12°8012.7017.96.1
Aug20° / 11°7611.9015.55.9
Sep15° / 549.5012.64.3
Oct / 5710.60.99.71.3
Nov / -1°5110.74.370.0
Dec-0° / -5°5211.18.25.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54654
64753
74753
84753
94753
104753
114753
124852
134753
144753
154753
164654
174654
184555
194555
204456
214456
224456
234456
244555
254555
264555
274555
284654
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Loimaa gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 30% 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 (%)
1273
2273
3273
4272
5272
6262
7261
8261
9261
10261
11271
12271
13271
14271
15280
16280
17290
18300
19310
20320
21330
22330
23340
24350
25350
26360
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
129910
139910
149910
159910
169910
179910
189910
199820
209820
219820
229820
239820
249721
259631
269631
279631
289631
299541
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
2311calm
2411calm
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 4:34 AM to 3:23 AM, and sunset from 8:15 PM to 9:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:348:15
215.84:328:18
315.94:298:21
416.04:268:23
516.04:238:26
616.14:208:28
716.24:188:31
816.34:158:34
916.44:128:36
1016.54:108:39
1116.64:078:41
1216.74:048:44
1316.74:028:46
1416.83:598:49
1516.93:578:51
1617.03:548:54
1717.13:528:56
1817.23:508:59
1917.23:479:01
2017.33:459:03
2117.43:439:06
2217.53:409:08
2317.53:389:10
2417.63:369:13
2517.73:349:15
2617.73:329:17
2717.83:309:19
2817.93:289:21
2917.93:279:23
3018.03:259:25
3118.13:239:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Loimaa?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Loimaa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Loimaa in May

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

In May, Loimaa 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 Loimaa 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 Loimaa peaks around June 16 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 16UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Loimaa?

Loimaa sits at 60.8°N, 23.1°E, 82 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Forssa, 31 km away.

Topography around Loimaa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loimaa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m.

The land around Loimaa is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (41%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
295 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Forssa 31 km · Lieto 50 km · Salo 52 km · Vammala 54 km · Sastamala 56 km · Turku 62 km · Kaarina 62 km · Raisio 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 Loimaa (60.8497°, 23.0561°, elevation 82 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).