Falkenberg weather in May

In May, Falkenberg sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 62 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-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 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of May to 17 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Falkenberg's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Falkenberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:01 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Falkenberg is urban area in Falkenberg Municipality, Sweden.

Founded
1558

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 Falkenberg reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°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)
1145
2145
3145
4145
5155
6155
7156
8156
9156
10156
11156
12156
13156
14167
15167
16167
17167
18167
19167
20167
21168
22178
23178
24178
25178
26178
27178
28188
29189
30189
31189

How May really feels in Falkenberg

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.

Falkenberg weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-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°7112.44.97.20.0
Feb / -2°5610.64.990.0
Mar / -1°4910.13.211.40.4
Apr11° / 49100.613.92.7
May16° / 6211.9016.14.7
Jun19° / 10°8212.9017.45.6
Jul21° / 13°9113.1016.96.0
Aug20° / 13°10815.4014.95.6
Sep16° / 10°8412.7012.54.7
Oct11° / 9214.60.2102.5
Nov / 7412.51.27.80.6
Dec / -0°7813.446.60.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44852
54951
64951
75050
85050
95050
105050
115050
125050
135050
144951
154951
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194753
204654
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254753
264654
274654
284654
294654
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Falkenberg gets around 62 mm of rain over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
436
536
637
737
837
938
1038
1139
1240
1340
1441
1541
1641
1741
1842
1941
2041
2141
2241
2341
2440
2540
2639
2738
2838
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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
9991
10991
11991
12982
13982
14982
15973
16973
17964
18964
19964
20964
21955
22955
23955
24955
25955
26955
27955
28955
29955
30955
31946

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
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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 06 min at the start of May to 17 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:34 AM to 3:37 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 8:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:347:41
215.24:317:43
315.34:297:45
415.34:277:47
515.44:247:49
615.54:227:51
715.64:207:53
815.64:187:55
915.74:157:58
1015.84:138:00
1115.84:118:02
1215.94:098:04
1316.04:078:06
1416.04:058:08
1516.14:038:10
1616.24:018:12
1716.23:598:14
1816.33:578:15
1916.43:558:17
2016.43:548:19
2116.53:528:21
2216.53:508:23
2316.63:488:25
2416.73:478:27
2516.73:458:28
2616.83:448:30
2716.83:428:32
2816.93:418:33
2916.93:398:35
3017.03:388:36
3117.03:378:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Falkenberg?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Falkenberg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Falkenberg in May

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

In May, Falkenberg sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Falkenberg 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 offshore 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
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Falkenberg 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 Falkenberg peaks around June 19 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Falkenberg?

Falkenberg sits at 56.9°N, 12.5°E, 15 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Varberg, 27 km away.

MölnlyckeMölndal

Topography around Falkenberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Falkenberg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m.

The land around Falkenberg is covered by grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, water (43%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
316 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Varberg 27 km · Halmstad 34 km · Kinna 68 km · Kungsbacka 69 km · Ängelholm 77 km · Mölnlycke 87 km · Mölndal 88 km · Ljungby 88 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 Falkenberg (56.9055°, 12.4912°, elevation 15 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).