Trelleborg weather in May

In May, Trelleborg sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 43 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-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 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Trelleborg's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Trelleborg's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 43 mm; 9.4 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 54 min; 4:06 AM – 8:01 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 1st clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Trelleborg is urban area in Trelleborg Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality: Good; PM10 18.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded: 1257

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Trelleborg reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	5
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	15	6
11	15	7
12	15	7
13	15	7
14	15	7
15	15	7
16	15	7
17	15	7
18	16	7
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	17	9
26	17	9
27	17	9
28	17	9
29	17	9
30	17	9
31	17	9

How May really feels in Trelleborg

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Trelleborg 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -1°	51	11.6	4.4	7.5	0.0
Feb	3° / -1°	42	9.8	4.4	9.2	0.0
Mar	6° / 0°	41	9.5	2.7	11.4	0.5
Apr	11° / 3°	37	8.8	0.4	13.8	2.6
May	15° / 7°	43	9.4	0	15.9	4.8
Jun	19° / 11°	60	11	0	17.1	5.8
Jul	21° / 13°	60	11.4	0	16.6	6.3
Aug	21° / 13°	68	11.9	0	14.8	6.2
Sep	17° / 10°	54	9.5	0	12.5	5.3
Oct	12° / 7°	56	10.9	0	10.1	3.0
Nov	7° / 3°	49	11.3	0.8	8.1	0.9
Dec	4° / 1°	54	11.3	2.8	6.9	0.0

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 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	46	47	47	48	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	49	48	47	47	47	47	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	47
Cloudier (%)	54	53	53	52	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	53	53	53	53	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	48	52
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	47	53

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Trelleborg gets around 43 mm of rain over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	30
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	98	98	97	97	96	96	95	95	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of May to 16 h 42 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 4:37 AM to 3:44 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 8:26 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.9	15.0	15.1	15.1	15.2	15.3	15.3	15.4	15.5	15.5	15.6	15.7	15.7	15.8	15.9	15.9	16.0	16.0	16.1	16.2	16.2	16.3	16.3	16.4	16.4	16.5	16.5	16.6	16.6	16.7	16.7
Sunrise (AM)	4:37	4:34	4:32	4:30	4:28	4:26	4:24	4:21	4:19	4:17	4:15	4:13	4:12	4:10	4:08	4:06	4:04	4:03	4:01	3:59	3:58	3:56	3:54	3:53	3:52	3:50	3:49	3:48	3:46	3:45	3:44
Sunset (PM)	7:33	7:35	7:37	7:38	7:40	7:42	7:44	7:46	7:48	7:50	7:52	7:54	7:56	7:58	7:59	8:01	8:03	8:05	8:07	8:08	8:10	8:12	8:13	8:15	8:17	8:18	8:20	8:21	8:23	8:24	8:26

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.9	4:37	7:33
2	15.0	4:34	7:35
3	15.1	4:32	7:37
4	15.1	4:30	7:38
5	15.2	4:28	7:40
6	15.3	4:26	7:42
7	15.3	4:24	7:44
8	15.4	4:21	7:46
9	15.5	4:19	7:48
10	15.5	4:17	7:50
11	15.6	4:15	7:52
12	15.7	4:13	7:54
13	15.7	4:12	7:56
14	15.8	4:10	7:58
15	15.9	4:08	7:59
16	15.9	4:06	8:01
17	16.0	4:04	8:03
18	16.0	4:03	8:05
19	16.1	4:01	8:07
20	16.2	3:59	8:08
21	16.2	3:58	8:10
22	16.3	3:56	8:12
23	16.3	3:54	8:13
24	16.4	3:53	8:15
25	16.4	3:52	8:17
26	16.5	3:50	8:18
27	16.5	3:49	8:20
28	16.6	3:48	8:21
29	16.6	3:46	8:23
30	16.7	3:45	8:24
31	16.7	3:44	8:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Trelleborg?

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

0.5

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Trelleborg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Trelleborg in May

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

In May, Trelleborg sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Trelleborg in May

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	4	3	3	5	9	14	17	18	16	12	9	6
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	4	Bracing
Feb	3	Bracing
Mar	3	Bracing
Apr	5	Bracing
May	9	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	16	Cool
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	6	Bracing

UV index in Trelleborg 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 Trelleborg peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	5	6	5	5	3	2	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	6	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Trelleborg?

Trelleborg sits at 55.4°N, 13.2°E, 8 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Malmo, 27 km away.

Topography around Trelleborg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trelleborg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m.

The land around Trelleborg is covered by water (37%), cropland (24%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (48%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

water 37%

16 km

105 m

water 48%

80 km

276 m

water 53%

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← April Trelleborg year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Malmo 27 km · Staffanstorp 30 km · Lund 37 km · Ystad 42 km · Indre By 50 km · Copenhagen 50 km · Frederiksberg 52 km · Valby 52 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

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 Trelleborg (55.3751°, 13.1569°, elevation 8 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	5
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	15	6
11	15	7
12	15	7
13	15	7
14	15	7
15	15	7
16	15	7
17	15	7
18	16	7
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	17	9
26	17	9
27	17	9
28	17	9
29	17	9
30	17	9
31	17	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	48	52
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	30
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	5
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	15	6
11	15	7
12	15	7
13	15	7
14	15	7
15	15	7
16	15	7
17	15	7
18	16	7
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	17	9
26	17	9
27	17	9
28	17	9
29	17	9
30	17	9
31	17	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	48	52
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	30
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	5
2	13	5
3	14	6
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	15	6
11	15	7
12	15	7
13	15	7
14	15	7
15	15	7
16	15	7
17	15	7
18	16	7
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	17	9
26	17	9
27	17	9
28	17	9
29	17	9
30	17	9
31	17	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	48	52
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	30
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8