Valmiera weather in May

In May, Valmiera sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Valmiera's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valmiera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
4:06 AM – 8:23 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Valmiera is state city of Latvia and capital of Valmiera Municipality.

Density
1,179/km²
people per km²
Founded
1293

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 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Valmiera reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2144
3144
4154
5154
6154
7155
8155
9155
10155
11165
12165
13165
14166
15166
16166
17166
18166
19176
20177
21177
22177
23177
24177
25177
26188
27188
28188
29188
30188
31188

How May really feels in Valmiera

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.

Valmiera weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -6°4510.58.470.0
Feb-2° / -7°389.37.790.0
Mar / -4°389.55.711.40.1
Apr10° / 429.52.213.92.4
May16° / 5410.60.116.35.0
Jun19° / 10°7712.4017.65.7
Jul22° / 13°6612.5017.16.3
Aug21° / 12°7212.60156.0
Sep16° / 5210.7012.54.7
Oct / 6211.91.1101.8
Nov / -0°5211.34.37.70.0
Dec / -4°4410.97.76.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44555
54555
64555
74555
84753
94753
104654
114654
124654
134753
144753
154654
164654
174654
184654
194555
204555
214555
224555
234555
244654
254654
264654
274753
284753
294753
304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Valmiera gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1292
2292
3301
4301
5311
6311
7321
8331
9331
10341
11341
12350
13350
14360
15360
16360
17360
18370
19370
20370
21360
22360
23360
24360
25350
26350
27340
28340
29340
30330
31330

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99820
109820
119820
129730
139730
149631
159541
169541
179541
189451
199451
209451
219361
229361
239262
249262
259172
269172
279082
289082
298992
308992
3187103

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:40 AM to 3:41 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 8:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:407:51
215.34:377:54
315.44:357:56
415.44:327:58
515.54:308:00
615.64:288:02
715.74:258:05
815.74:238:07
915.84:218:09
1015.94:188:11
1115.94:168:13
1216.04:148:15
1316.14:128:17
1416.24:108:19
1516.24:088:21
1616.34:068:23
1716.44:048:25
1816.44:028:27
1916.54:008:29
2016.63:588:31
2116.63:568:33
2216.73:548:35
2316.73:538:37
2416.83:518:39
2516.93:498:41
2616.93:488:42
2717.03:468:44
2817.03:458:46
2917.13:438:47
3017.13:428:49
3117.23:418:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
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 Valmiera?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Valmiera for sightseeing.

What to pack for Valmiera in May

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

In May, Valmiera sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Valmiera in May

The nearest coast averages about 8°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 63 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct11Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Valmiera 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 Valmiera peaks around June 21 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 21UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Valmiera?

Valmiera sits at 57.5°N, 25.4°E, 45 m above sea level, in Latvia. The nearest listed city is Cēsis, 27 km away.

CēsisValgaSiguldaOtepääMadonaOgreSalaspils

Topography around Valmiera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valmiera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m.

The land around Valmiera is covered by trees (44%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
308 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Cēsis 27 km · Valga 45 km · Sigulda 55 km · Otepää 86 km · Madona 90 km · Viljandi 92 km · Ogre 94 km · Salaspils 99 km

Latvia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 57% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$26,312
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 599
Religion
Lutheran 36%unspecified/none 24%Roman Catholic 20%Orthodox 19%

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 Valmiera (57.5411°, 25.4275°, elevation 45 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).