Trollhättan weather in May

In May, Trollhättan sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 29% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Trollhättan's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Trollhättan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 24 min
3:54 AM – 8:20 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Trollhättan is urban area in Trollhättan Municipality, Sweden.

Founded
1916

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 Trollhättan reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°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)
1135
2145
3145
4145
5145
6145
7145
8146
9156
10156
11156
12156
13156
14156
15157
16157
17167
18167
19167
20167
21167
22168
23168
24178
25178
26178
27178
28178
29179
30179
31189

How May really feels in Trollhättan

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.

Trollhättan 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 / -3°6011.25.76.80.0
Feb / -3°469.35.68.90.0
Mar / -1°438.93.911.40.4
Apr11° / 499.41.1142.6
May15° / 6211.30.116.44.6
Jun19° / 10°8613.1017.85.5
Jul21° / 13°8412.4017.26.1
Aug20° / 12°9013.7015.15.8
Sep16° / 7511.6012.54.7
Oct11° / 7712.80.59.92.3
Nov / 61122.37.50.4
Dec / -1°6511.84.76.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34456
44654
54654
64654
74753
84852
94852
104951
114951
124852
134951
144753
154753
164654
174753
184654
194654
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214555
224555
234654
244654
254654
264654
274654
284753
294753
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Trollhättan gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
535
635
735
835
936
1036
1136
1237
1337
1437
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
10991
11991
12991
13991
14982
15982
16982
17973
18973
19973
20973
21964
22964
23964
24964
25964
26964
27964
28964
29955
30955
31955

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
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
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2012light breeze
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of May to 17 h 18 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 4:29 AM to 3:28 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 8:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:297:47
215.44:277:49
315.54:247:52
415.54:227:54
515.64:197:56
615.74:177:58
715.84:148:01
815.84:128:03
915.94:108:05
1016.04:078:07
1116.14:058:09
1216.14:038:12
1316.24:008:14
1416.33:588:16
1516.43:568:18
1616.43:548:20
1716.53:528:22
1816.63:508:24
1916.63:488:26
2016.73:468:28
2116.83:448:30
2216.83:428:32
2316.93:408:34
2417.03:398:36
2517.03:378:38
2617.13:358:40
2717.13:348:42
2817.23:328:44
2917.23:318:45
3017.33:298:47
3117.33:288:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.37 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
195.4Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Trollhättan?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Trollhättan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Trollhättan in May

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

In May, Trollhättan sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Trollhättan in May

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 56 km away) 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.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Trollhättan?

Trollhättan sits at 58.3°N, 12.3°E, 49 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Vänersborg, 11 km away.

Topography around Trollhättan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trollhättan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m.

The land around Trollhättan is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
186 m
80 km
343 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Vänersborg 11 km · Uddevalla 21 km · Alingsås 42 km · Kungälv 49 km · Lidköping 56 km · Lerum 57 km · Partille 61 km · Björlanda 63 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 Trollhättan (58.2837°, 12.2886°, elevation 49 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).