Kristinehamn weather in May

In May, Kristinehamn sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of May to 17 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kristinehamn's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kristinehamn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 36 min
3:41 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
58%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Kristinehamn is urban area in Kristinehamn Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.4 µg/m³ · 2016

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 10°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kristinehamn reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1105
2105
3105
4105
5115
6115
7116
8116
9116
10126
11126
12127
13127
14127
15127
16137
17138
18138
19138
20138
21148
22149
23149
24149
25159
26159
271510
281510
291510
301610
311610

How May really feels in Kristinehamn

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.

Kristinehamn 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 / -3°5811.36.76.60.0
Feb-0° / -4°459.46.48.70.0
Mar / -2°408.84.511.30.0
Apr / 4381.514.11.0
May13° / 5710.30.116.63.5
Jun17° / 12°9012.5018.15.3
Jul20° / 15°10613.7017.55.8
Aug19° / 15°11415.3015.35.4
Sep15° / 11°8311.9012.64.2
Oct / 9014.20.59.81.7
Nov / 7613.22.87.30.1
Dec / -1°7012.75.35.90.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44852
54852
64852
74951
85050
95050
105149
115149
125149
135050
145050
155050
164951
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184951
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204753
214753
224852
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244852
254852
264951
274951
284951
295050
305050
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kristinehamn gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1292
2292
3291
4291
5291
6301
7301
8301
9301
10311
11311
12311
13321
14321
15330
16330
17340
18340
19350
20350
21350
22350
23350
24350
25350
26350
27340
28340
29340
30340
31340

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 98% 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
910000
1010000
1110000
1210000
1310000
149910
159910
169910
179910
189910
199910
209820
219820
229820
239820
249730
259730
269730
279640
289640
299640
309550
319451

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 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 132 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:17 AM to 3:12 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 8:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:177:44
215.54:157:47
315.64:127:49
415.74:107:51
515.84:077:54
615.94:047:56
715.94:027:58
816.03:598:01
916.13:578:03
1016.23:548:05
1116.33:528:08
1216.33:508:10
1316.43:478:12
1416.53:458:15
1516.63:438:17
1616.63:418:19
1716.73:388:21
1816.83:368:24
1916.93:348:26
2016.93:328:28
2117.03:308:30
2217.13:288:32
2317.13:268:34
2417.23:248:36
2517.33:228:38
2617.33:218:40
2717.43:198:42
2817.43:178:44
2917.53:168:46
3017.63:148:48
3117.63:128:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.1Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kristinehamn?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kristinehamn.

What to pack for Kristinehamn in May

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

In May, Kristinehamn sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kristinehamn 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 Kristinehamn peaks around June 17 at about 5 (moderate) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kristinehamn?

Kristinehamn sits at 59.3°N, 14.1°E, 55 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Karlskoga, 24 km away.

MotalaSkövdeLidköping

Topography around Kristinehamn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kristinehamn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m.

The land around Kristinehamn is covered by trees (51%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
184 m
80 km
452 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Karlskoga 24 km · Karlstad 35 km · Kumla 62 km · Örebro 63 km · Mariestad 69 km · Motala 101 km · Skövde 103 km · Lidköping 105 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 Kristinehamn (59.3098°, 14.1081°, elevation 55 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).