Helsingborg weather in May

In May, Helsingborg sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 60 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 17°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 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Helsingborg's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Helsingborg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:05 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Helsingborg is town and seat of Helsingborg Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1085

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 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Helsingborg 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 22°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
5145
6155
7155
8156
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10156
11156
12156
13156
14156
15167
16167
17167
18167
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20167
21167
22168
23178
24178
25178
26178
27178
28178
29178
30189
31189

How May really feels in Helsingborg

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.

Helsingborg weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5411.84.67.30.0
Feb / -2°4510.34.69.10.0
Mar / -0°4510311.40.5
Apr11° / 44100.513.82.8
May16° / 6011.20164.8
Jun19° / 10°8112.3017.25.7
Jul21° / 13°8112.6016.76.1
Aug21° / 13°8713.3014.85.9
Sep17° / 10°6210.4012.55.1
Oct12° / 6512.50.110.12.8
Nov / 5311.617.90.7
Dec / -0°5711.83.56.80.0

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24555
34555
44654
54753
64753
74951
85050
94951
104951
115050
124951
134951
144852
154852
164753
174753
184654
194555
204555
214456
224555
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254456
264456
274555
284555
294555
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Helsingborg gets around 60 mm of rain over 11.2 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 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
635
735
835
935
1035
1136
1236
1337
1437
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2339
2439
2539
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
99910
109910
119910
129820
139820
149820
159730
169730
179640
189640
199640
209640
219550
229550
239550
249460
259460
269460
279460
289460
299460
309271
319271

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of May to 16 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:36 AM to 3:42 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)
115.04:367:37
215.14:347:39
315.24:317:41
415.24:297:43
515.34:277:45
615.44:257:47
715.44:237:49
815.54:217:51
915.64:187:53
1015.64:167:55
1115.74:147:57
1215.84:127:59
1315.84:108:01
1415.94:088:03
1516.04:068:04
1616.04:058:06
1716.14:038:08
1816.24:018:10
1916.23:598:12
2016.33:578:14
2116.33:568:15
2216.43:548:17
2316.43:538:19
2416.53:518:21
2516.53:508:22
2616.63:488:24
2716.63:478:26
2816.73:458:27
2916.73:448:29
3016.83:438:30
3116.83:428:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
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 Helsingborg?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Helsingborg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Helsingborg in May

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

In May, Helsingborg sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Helsingborg in May

The nearest coast averages about 10°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 20 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°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Helsingborg 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 Helsingborg peaks around July 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Helsingborg?

Helsingborg sits at 56.0°N, 12.7°E, 13 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Helsingør, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Helsingborg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Helsingborg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m.

The land around Helsingborg is covered by water (40%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, cropland (34%) and water (32%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
286 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Helsingør 5.0 km · Landskrona 21 km · Hørsholm 22 km · Ängelholm 24 km · Birkerød 28 km · Hillerød 28 km · Allerød 29 km · Lillerød 29 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 Helsingborg (56.0467°, 12.6944°, elevation 13 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).