Hässelby Villastad weather in May

In May, Hässelby Villastad sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-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 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hässelby Villastad's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hässelby Villastad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
3:25 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Hässelby Villastad is urban district in Stockholm, Sweden.

Density
1,686/km²
people per km²

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 Hässelby Villastad reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°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 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2143
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4143
5143
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7154
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10154
11154
12164
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17165
18165
19176
20176
21176
22176
23176
24176
25187
26187
27187
28187
29187
30187
31197

How May really feels in Hässelby Villastad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Hässelby Villastad weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°3485.66.60.0
Feb / -5°287.66.18.70.0
Mar / -3°297.44.611.30.2
Apr10° / 338.11.614.12.5
May16° / 459.40.216.65.1
Jun20° / 10°6710.8018.16.0
Jul22° / 12°7011.5017.56.4
Aug21° / 11°6912.1015.36.1
Sep16° / 508.5012.65.0
Oct10° / 489.40.29.82.1
Nov / 449.72.97.30.1
Dec / -3°42105.65.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54357
64357
74456
84456
94456
104357
114357
124555
134456
144456
154357
164456
174357
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264357
274258
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304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Hässelby Villastad gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1292
2292
3292
4292
5292
6291
7291
8291
9281
10281
11281
12281
13281
14291
15291
16291
17291
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19311
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31310

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 99% 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
91000
101000
111000
121000
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28982
29982
30982
31982

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
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1211calm
1311calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of May to 17 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:02 AM to 2:57 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 8:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:027:30
215.54:007:32
315.63:577:34
415.73:547:37
515.83:527:39
615.93:497:42
716.03:477:44
816.03:447:46
916.13:427:49
1016.23:397:51
1116.33:377:53
1216.43:347:56
1316.43:327:58
1416.53:308:00
1516.63:288:03
1616.73:258:05
1716.73:238:07
1816.83:218:09
1916.93:198:11
2016.93:178:14
2117.03:158:16
2217.13:138:18
2317.23:118:20
2417.23:098:22
2517.33:078:24
2617.33:058:26
2717.43:038:28
2817.53:028:30
2917.53:008:32
3017.62:598:33
3117.62:578:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.5Bright
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245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Hässelby Villastad?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Hässelby Villastad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hässelby Villastad in May

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

In May, Hässelby Villastad sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Hässelby Villastad in May

The nearest coast averages about 7°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 43 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 2°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Hässelby Villastad 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 Hässelby Villastad peaks around June 17 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 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 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hässelby Villastad?

Hässelby Villastad sits at 59.4°N, 17.8°E, 30 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Jakobsberg, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Hässelby Villastad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hässelby Villastad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m.

The land around Hässelby Villastad is covered by trees (42%) and water (27%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
146 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Jakobsberg 5.0 km · Tensta 5.0 km · Rinkeby 7.0 km · Bromma 9.0 km · Sundbyberg 9.0 km · Sollentuna 10 km · Ekerö 10 km · Råsunda 11 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 Hässelby Villastad (59.38°, 17.8087°, elevation 30 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).