Skövde weather in May

In May, Skövde sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of May to 17 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Skövde's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skövde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
16 h 30 min
3:47 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Skövde is urban area in Skövde 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 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Skövde reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°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)
1134
2144
3144
4144
5144
6144
7144
8145
9155
10155
11155
12155
13155
14155
15156
16166
17166
18166
19166
20166
21167
22167
23177
24177
25177
26177
27177
28178
29178
30188
31188

How May really feels in Skövde

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.

Skövde weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°439.65.86.80.0
Feb / -4°358.36.18.90.0
Mar / -2°348.4411.40.3
Apr11° / 418.81.5142.6
May16° / 6011.60.116.44.7
Jun19° / 10°8412.5017.85.6
Jul21° / 12°8612.2017.36.1
Aug20° / 12°7913015.15.8
Sep16° / 5910.3012.54.7
Oct10° / 6011.40.59.92.2
Nov / 4910.72.97.50.2
Dec / -2°4810.15.36.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44654
54654
64654
74753
84753
94753
104654
114753
124753
134654
144753
154555
164555
174456
184456
194456
204357
214357
224357
234357
244555
254555
264555
274654
284654
294852
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Skövde gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
335
435
535
636
736
836
937
1037
1137
1237
1338
1438
1538
1638
1739
1839
1939
2039
2138
2238
2338
2437
2537
2636
2736
2835
2935
3035
3134

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
10991
11991
12991
13991
14982
15982
16982
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22973
23964
24964
25964
26973
27973
28973
29973
30973
31973

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
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of May to 17 h 24 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 4:22 AM to 3:21 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 8:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:227:41
215.44:207:44
315.54:177:46
415.64:157:48
515.64:127:50
615.74:107:53
715.84:087:55
815.94:057:57
915.94:037:59
1016.04:008:02
1116.13:588:04
1216.23:568:06
1316.23:548:08
1416.33:518:10
1516.43:498:12
1616.53:478:15
1716.53:458:17
1816.63:438:19
1916.73:418:21
2016.73:398:23
2116.83:378:25
2216.93:358:27
2316.93:348:29
2417.03:328:31
2517.03:308:33
2617.13:288:34
2717.23:278:36
2817.23:258:38
2917.33:248:40
3017.33:228:42
3117.43:218:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.31 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
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Skövde?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Skövde for sightseeing.

What to pack for Skövde in May

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

In May, Skövde sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Skövde 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 Skövde peaks around June 17 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Skövde?

Skövde sits at 58.4°N, 13.8°E, 152 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Falköping, 30 km away.

Borås

Topography around Skövde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skövde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around Skövde is covered by trees (45%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
328 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Falköping 30 km · Mariestad 35 km · Lidköping 42 km · Jönköping 70 km · Motala 71 km · Huskvarna 72 km · Vänersborg 89 km · Borås 92 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 Skövde (58.3912°, 13.8451°, elevation 152 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).