Ängelholm weather in May

In May, Ängelholm sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 65 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ängelholm's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ängelholm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
4:03 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
16 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Ängelholm is locality and the seat of Ängelholm Municipality, Sweden.

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 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ängelholm reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1126
2126
3136
4136
5136
6137
7137
8137
9137
10137
11147
12147
13148
14148
15148
16148
17148
18148
19158
20159
21159
22159
23159
24159
25159
26169
271610
281610
291610
301610
311610

How May really feels in Ängelholm

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.

Ängelholm weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°6312.44.67.30.0
Feb / -1°5110.64.69.10.0
Mar / 4810.2311.40.2
Apr10° / 469.90.513.82.1
May14° / 6511.30164.1
Jun17° / 12°8912.8017.35.2
Jul20° / 14°9113.4016.85.8
Aug20° / 14°10415.1014.95.6
Sep16° / 11°7812.5012.54.6
Oct11° / 8414.50.110.12.5
Nov / 6712.80.87.90.7
Dec / 7013.63.66.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34852
44951
55050
65050
75149
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155050
165050
175050
185050
194852
204951
214852
224852
234951
244852
254852
264951
274951
284951
294951
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ängelholm gets around 65 mm of rain over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
336
436
536
635
735
835
936
1036
1136
1237
1337
1437
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2837
2937
3037
3136

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
12991
13991
14991
15982
16982
17982
18973
19973
20973
21964
22964
23964
24955
25955
26946
27946
28937
29937
30928
31928

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:35 AM to 3:40 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 8:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.04:357:37
215.14:327:39
315.24:307:41
415.34:287:43
515.34:267:45
615.44:237:47
715.54:217:49
815.54:197:51
915.64:177:53
1015.74:157:55
1115.74:137:57
1215.84:117:59
1315.94:098:01
1415.94:078:03
1516.04:058:05
1616.14:038:07
1716.14:018:09
1816.23:598:10
1916.23:578:12
2016.33:568:14
2116.43:548:16
2216.43:528:18
2316.53:518:19
2416.53:498:21
2516.63:488:23
2616.63:468:24
2716.73:458:26
2816.73:448:28
2916.83:428:29
3016.83:418:31
3116.93:408:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.45 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ängelholm?

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

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

May is a reasonable time to visit Ängelholm for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ängelholm in May

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

In May, Ängelholm sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ängelholm in May

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 2°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
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Ängelholm 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 Ängelholm peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 23UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ängelholm?

Ängelholm sits at 56.2°N, 12.9°E, 11 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Helsingborg, 24 km away.

Topography around Ängelholm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ängelholm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m.

The land around Ängelholm is covered by trees (31%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
219 m
80 km
286 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Helsingborg 24 km · Helsingør 28 km · Landskrona 41 km · Hørsholm 46 km · Halmstad 48 km · Hillerød 49 km · Birkerød 52 km · Allerød 52 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

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 Ängelholm (56.2428°, 12.8622°, elevation 11 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).