Heerhugowaard weather in May

In May, Heerhugowaard sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 50 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 16°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 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Heerhugowaard's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Heerhugowaard's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:51 AM – 8:22 PM
Cloud cover
60%
2nd clearest
Wind
20 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Heerhugowaard is town and former municipality in Dijk en Waard, Netherlands.

Density
1,190/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 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Heerhugowaard reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Heerhugowaard

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.

Heerhugowaard weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6813.40.980.4
Feb / 5210.81.49.50.4
Mar / 4910.50.611.51.3
Apr11° / 378.8013.62.7
May14° / 10°509.7015.54.2
Jun17° / 13°5510.3016.55.2
Jul19° / 15°6711.8016.15.9
Aug20° / 16°8512.8014.55.8
Sep17° / 14°8212.7012.45.1
Oct14° / 11°9114.4010.33.5
Nov10° / 7915.50.38.51.8
Dec / 7914.50.97.50.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34357
44357
54456
64555
74555
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94654
104753
114753
124852
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Heerhugowaard gets around 50 mm of rain over 9.7 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 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
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729
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1129
1230
1330
1430
1531
1631
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2133
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3135

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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29910
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119820
129730
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209460
219370
229280
239091
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2687121
2786131
2884151
2983161
3082171
3179192

Wind in May

Winds average 20 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 4:32 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 8:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:187:57
214.75:167:59
314.85:158:01
414.85:138:02
514.95:118:04
615.05:098:06
715.05:078:07
815.15:058:09
915.15:038:11
1015.25:018:13
1115.25:008:14
1215.34:588:16
1315.44:568:18
1415.44:558:19
1515.54:538:21
1615.54:518:22
1715.64:508:24
1815.64:488:26
1915.74:478:27
2015.74:458:29
2115.84:448:30
2215.84:438:32
2315.94:418:33
2415.94:408:35
2516.04:398:36
2616.04:378:37
2716.04:368:39
2816.14:358:40
2916.14:348:41
3016.24:338:43
3116.24:328:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Heerhugowaard?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Heerhugowaard for sightseeing.

What to pack for Heerhugowaard in May

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

In May, Heerhugowaard sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Heerhugowaard in May

The nearest coast averages about 12°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Heerhugowaard 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 Heerhugowaard 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 January 1 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 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Heerhugowaard?

Heerhugowaard sits at 52.7°N, 4.8°E, -1 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Alkmaar, 8.0 km away.

CastricumPurmerendMedemblik

Topography around Heerhugowaard

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Heerhugowaard has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of -1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m.

The land around Heerhugowaard is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

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16 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
99 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Alkmaar 8.0 km · Bergen 10 km · Heiloo 13 km · Schagen 13 km · Hoorn 15 km · Castricum 18 km · Purmerend 20 km · Medemblik 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 Heerhugowaard (52.6714°, 4.8486°, elevation -1 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).