Nässjö weather in May

In May, Nässjö sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Nässjö's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nässjö's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
63 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
3:48 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Nässjö is urban area in Nässjö Municipality, Sweden.

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 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nässjö reaches about 15°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 9°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)
1133
2133
3133
4143
5143
6143
7143
8144
9144
10144
11144
12154
13154
14154
15155
16155
17155
18155
19165
20165
21166
22166
23166
24166
25166
26176
27176
28177
29177
30177
31177

How May really feels in Nässjö

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 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
4
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nässjö weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°42107.770.0
Feb / -5°359.17.690.0
Mar / -3°348.85.911.40.2
Apr10° / 4092.1142.3
May15° / 6312.20.216.34.4
Jun18° / 8413.2017.65.4
Jul21° / 11°8813.5017.15.8
Aug20° / 11°8013.50155.6
Sep15° / 5810.1012.54.4
Oct / 5410.70.8101.9
Nov / 5010.94.17.70.1
Dec / -3°4810.96.86.40.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34060
44060
54159
64258
74258
84258
94159
104159
114159
124159
134060
144060
154060
163961
173961
183763
193763
203664
213664
223565
233664
243763
253763
263862
273961
284060
294060
304060
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Nässjö gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1362
2362
3362
4362
5372
6372
7371
8381
9381
10381
11391
12391
13391
14401
15401
16411
17410
18410
19410
20410
21410
22410
23400
24400
25390
26390
27380
28370
29370
30370
31360

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
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:22 AM to 3:23 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 8:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:227:35
215.34:207:37
315.44:177:39
415.44:157:41
515.54:127:44
615.64:107:46
715.74:087:48
815.74:057:50
915.84:037:52
1015.94:017:54
1116.03:597:56
1216.03:567:59
1316.13:548:01
1416.23:528:03
1516.23:508:05
1616.33:488:07
1716.43:468:09
1816.43:448:11
1916.53:428:13
2016.63:408:15
2116.63:388:17
2216.73:378:19
2316.83:358:21
2416.83:338:22
2516.93:328:24
2616.93:308:26
2717.03:288:28
2817.03:278:29
2917.13:268:31
3017.13:248:33
3117.23:238:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Nässjö?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Nässjö for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nässjö in May

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

In May, Nässjö sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nässjö 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 Nässjö peaks around June 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nässjö?

Nässjö sits at 57.7°N, 14.7°E, 303 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Huskvarna, 28 km away.

VäxjöSkövdeMotalaLinköping

Topography around Nässjö

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nässjö has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 303 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m.

The land around Nässjö is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
180 m
80 km
293 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Huskvarna 28 km · Jönköping 35 km · Värnamo 65 km · Växjö 86 km · Falköping 89 km · Skövde 96 km · Motala 100 km · Linköping 100 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 Nässjö (57.6531°, 14.6968°, elevation 303 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).