Värnamo weather in May

In May, Värnamo sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-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 21% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Värnamo's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Värnamo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
3:53 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Värnamo is urban area in Värnamo Municipality, Sweden.

Founded
1620

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 Värnamo reaches about 16°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 10°C and 23°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)
1143
2143
3143
4144
5144
6144
7154
8154
9154
10154
11154
12155
13155
14155
15165
16165
17165
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19166
20166
21166
22166
23176
24176
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26177
27177
28177
29187
30187
31187

How May really feels in Värnamo

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.

Värnamo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°5711.56.87.10.0
Feb / -4°47106.990.0
Mar / -3°439.7511.40.3
Apr11° / 469.71.313.92.5
May16° / 64120.116.24.6
Jun19° / 8613017.55.5
Jul21° / 11°9113.40175.8
Aug20° / 11°8313.70155.6
Sep15° / 6611.3012.54.4
Oct10° / 6511.70.4102.0
Nov / 5711.337.70.2
Dec / -2°611266.50.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44159
54159
64258
74258
84357
94357
104357
114258
124258
134159
144159
154060
164060
173862
183763
193664
203565
213565
223466
233565
243565
253664
263664
273664
283664
293862
303862
313961

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Värnamo gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
136
237
337
438
538
638
738
838
938
1039
1139
1239
1339
1440
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2339
2439
2539
2638
2738
2838
2937
3037
3136

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
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14982
15982
16982
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29973
30973
31973

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
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2012calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of May to 17 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:26 AM to 3:29 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 8:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:267:36
215.24:247:38
315.34:227:40
415.44:197:42
515.54:177:44
615.54:157:46
715.64:127:48
815.74:107:51
915.74:087:53
1015.84:067:55
1115.94:047:57
1216.04:017:59
1316.03:598:01
1416.13:578:03
1516.23:558:05
1616.23:538:07
1716.33:518:09
1816.43:498:11
1916.43:488:13
2016.53:468:15
2116.53:448:17
2216.63:428:18
2316.73:408:20
2416.73:398:22
2516.83:378:24
2616.83:368:26
2716.93:348:27
2816.93:338:29
2917.03:318:31
3017.03:308:32
3117.13:298:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Värnamo?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Värnamo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Värnamo in May

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

In May, Värnamo sees daytime highs around 16°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 Värnamo 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 Värnamo peaks around June 20 at about 5 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Värnamo?

Värnamo sits at 57.2°N, 14.0°E, 156 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Ljungby, 40 km away.

Topography around Värnamo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Värnamo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m.

The land around Värnamo is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
366 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Ljungby 40 km · Växjö 58 km · Nässjö 65 km · Jönköping 67 km · Huskvarna 69 km · Kinna 88 km · Borås 89 km · Halmstad 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 Värnamo (57.186°, 14.04°, elevation 156 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).