Åre weather in May

In May, Åre sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 12.7 wet days and about 17.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 06 min at the start of May to 19 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Åre's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Åre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
17 h 42 min
3:14 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
73%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Åre is urban area in Åre 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 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical May day in Åre reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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981
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1181
1281
1391
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How May really feels in Åre

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 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
23
wind chill below the day's low

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

Åre weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°6313.514.95.30.0
Feb-3° / -9°5111.312.48.10.0
Mar / -7°5913.313.711.20.0
Apr / -3°4711.9914.50.2
May / 5412.74.217.61.7
Jun14° / 8515.40.419.73.2
Jul17° / 9015.1018.94.5
Aug16° / 8814.1015.94.3
Sep11° / 7614.50.512.72.4
Oct / 7114.16.29.40.4
Nov / -4°6312.610.66.30.0
Dec-2° / -7°6212.912.94.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32476
42476
52476
62575
72575
82575
92674
102773
112773
122773
132674
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292377
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Åre gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13821
23820
33820
43820
53820
63720
73719
83719
93718
103717
113717
123816
133916
144015
154115
164114
174214
184313
194412
204411
214511
224510
23459
24458
25457
26457
27456
28455
29455
30454
31454

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min at the start of May to 19 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 174 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:00 AM to 2:35 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 9:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.14:008:09
216.33:578:12
316.43:548:15
416.53:518:18
516.63:478:21
616.73:448:24
716.83:418:27
816.93:388:30
917.03:358:33
1017.13:328:36
1117.23:298:39
1217.33:268:42
1317.43:228:45
1417.53:198:48
1517.63:168:51
1617.73:148:54
1717.83:118:57
1817.93:089:00
1918.03:059:03
2018.13:029:06
2118.22:599:09
2218.32:579:12
2318.32:549:14
2418.42:519:17
2518.52:499:20
2618.62:469:23
2718.72:449:25
2818.82:419:28
2918.92:399:31
3018.92:379:33
3119.02:359:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.89 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.06 kWh/m² to a high of 4.89 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 4.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Åre?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Åre.

What to pack for Åre in May

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

In May, Åre sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Åre 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 Åre peaks around June 23 at about 5 (moderate) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 23UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Åre?

Åre sits at 63.4°N, 13.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Östersund, 82 km away.

LevangerStjørdalshalsenTrondheimSundsvallHärnösandHudiksvall

Topography around Åre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Åre has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 949 m around an average of 615 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,050 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,770 m.

The land around Åre is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
949 m
16 km
1,050 m
80 km
1,770 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Östersund 82 km · Levanger 96 km · Stjørdalshalsen 107 km · Trondheim 134 km · Sundsvall 242 km · Härnösand 259 km · Kristiansund 270 km · Hudiksvall 278 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 Åre (63.3991°, 13.08°, elevation 0 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).