Mariestad weather in May

In May, Mariestad sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 16.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mariestad's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mariestad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 30 min
3:45 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Mariestad is urban area in Mariestad Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 2.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical May day in Mariestad reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 17°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)
1104
2105
3115
4115
5115
6115
7115
8115
9116
10126
11126
12126
13126
14126
15127
16137
17137
18137
19137
20137
21138
22148
23148
24148
25148
26149
27159
28159
29159
30159
31159

How May really feels in Mariestad

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.

Mariestad weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°4510.15.86.70.0
Feb / -3°358.768.80.0
Mar / -1°3483.811.40.0
Apr / 397.81.4141.3
May13° / 5410.30.116.53.5
Jun17° / 12°7812017.95.2
Jul20° / 15°8712.3017.36.0
Aug19° / 14°9214015.25.6
Sep15° / 11°7111.2012.64.4
Oct10° / 7212.70.49.92.0
Nov / 58122.67.40.3
Dec / -0°5210.74.86.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34951
44951
54951
65149
75248
85248
95248
105248
115347
125248
135248
145248
155149
165050
175050
185050
194951
204951
214951
224852
234951
244951
255050
265050
275149
285149
295149
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mariestad gets around 54 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
531
631
731
831
932
1032
1132
1233
1333
1434
1534
1634
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2334
2434
2534
2633
2733
2833
2932
3032
3132

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31982

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May, the calmest month.

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
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of May to 17 h 30 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 4:21 AM to 3:18 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 8:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:217:43
215.44:197:45
315.54:167:47
415.64:137:50
515.74:117:52
615.84:087:54
715.84:067:56
815.94:047:59
916.04:018:01
1016.13:598:03
1116.23:578:06
1216.23:548:08
1316.33:528:10
1416.43:508:12
1516.43:488:14
1616.53:458:17
1716.63:438:19
1816.73:418:21
1916.73:398:23
2016.83:378:25
2116.93:358:27
2216.93:338:29
2317.03:318:31
2417.13:308:33
2517.13:288:35
2617.23:268:37
2717.23:258:39
2817.33:238:41
2917.33:218:42
3017.43:208:44
3117.53:188:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Mariestad?

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
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mariestad.

What to pack for Mariestad in May

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

In May, Mariestad 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 Mariestad 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 Mariestad 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 Mariestad?

Mariestad sits at 58.7°N, 13.8°E, 56 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Skövde, 35 km away.

Topography around Mariestad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mariestad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m.

The land around Mariestad is covered by trees (32%) and water (32%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
323 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Skövde 35 km · Lidköping 45 km · Falköping 62 km · Kristinehamn 69 km · Motala 73 km · Karlstad 77 km · Karlskoga 79 km · Kumla 89 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 Mariestad (58.7097°, 13.8237°, elevation 56 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).