Haaksbergen weather in May

In May, Haaksbergen sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 62 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Haaksbergen's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Haaksbergen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:46 AM – 8:13 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Haaksbergen is village and municipality in the Netherlands.

Density
229/km²
people per km²

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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Haaksbergen reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5178
6178
7178
8178
9178
10178
11188
12188
13188
14188
15189
16189
17189
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19189
20199
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22199
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271910
282010
292010
302010
312010

How May really feels in Haaksbergen

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.

Haaksbergen 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6813.21.680.1
Feb / 5510.82.29.50.4
Mar10° / 5811.70.811.52.0
Apr14° / 4910.50.113.64.0
May18° / 6211.5015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6712.5016.45.8
Jul23° / 14°8013.80166.1
Aug22° / 13°7913014.56.1
Sep19° / 11°6511.1012.45.7
Oct14° / 6311.7010.43.8
Nov / 6212.60.48.51.6
Dec / 7313.32.27.60.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43367
53367
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123268
133268
143169
153169
163169
173169
183070
193070
202971
212971
222971
232971
242971
253070
263070
273169
283070
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Haaksbergen gets around 62 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
439
539
638
737
836
936
1035
1135
1235
1335
1435
1534
1634
1735
1835
1935
2036
2136
2237
2337
2437
2538
2638
2738
2839
2939
3040
3140

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59820
69820
79820
89730
99730
109730
119730
129640
139541
149541
159541
169451
179451
189451
199361
209361
219271
229271
239082
248992
2587103
2687103
2786113
2884124
2983134
3081145
3181145

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
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1513light breeze
1613light breeze
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1913light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 8:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:127:48
214.75:107:50
314.75:097:51
414.85:077:53
514.85:057:55
614.95:037:57
715.05:017:58
815.04:598:00
915.14:578:01
1015.14:568:03
1115.24:548:05
1215.24:528:06
1315.34:518:08
1415.34:498:10
1515.44:478:11
1615.44:468:13
1715.54:448:14
1815.64:438:16
1915.64:418:17
2015.64:408:19
2115.74:398:20
2215.74:378:22
2315.84:368:23
2415.84:358:25
2515.94:348:26
2615.94:328:27
2716.04:318:29
2816.04:308:30
2916.04:298:31
3016.14:288:32
3116.14:278:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Haaksbergen?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Haaksbergen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Haaksbergen in May

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

In May, Haaksbergen sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Haaksbergen in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Haaksbergen peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Haaksbergen?

Haaksbergen sits at 52.2°N, 6.7°E, 27 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Eibergen, 9.0 km away.

GlanerbrugGronauWinterswijk

Topography around Haaksbergen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Haaksbergen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m.

The land around Haaksbergen is covered by grassland (44%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), trees (30%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (32%), trees (29%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
76 m
80 km
217 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Eibergen 9.0 km · Hengelo 13 km · Enschede 13 km · Vreden 15 km · Borne 16 km · Glanerbrug 17 km · Gronau 20 km · Winterswijk 21 km

The Netherlands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 84% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$73,684
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 624
Religion
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 6%

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 Haaksbergen (52.1567°, 6.7389°, elevation 27 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).