Lelystad weather in May

In May, Lelystad sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 67 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Lelystad's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lelystad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:49 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
64%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Lelystad is city in Flevoland, the Netherlands.

Founded
1967

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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Lelystad reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°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)
1158
2158
3158
4158
5158
6158
7159
8169
9169
10169
11169
12169
13169
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15169
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How May really feels in Lelystad

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.

Lelystad 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 / 7113.11.380.2
Feb / 5811.31.79.50.4
Mar / 5811.80.811.51.7
Apr13° / 5210.70.113.63.4
May16° / 10°6711.5015.55.0
Jun19° / 12°7312.7016.55.6
Jul21° / 15°9014.5016.15.9
Aug21° / 15°9013.9014.55.8
Sep18° / 12°7612.3012.45.3
Oct14° / 7613.2010.33.6
Nov / 6813.80.38.51.7
Dec / 7813.91.57.50.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43961
54060
64060
74159
84159
94159
104159
114258
124258
134159
144159
154159
164060
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lelystad gets around 67 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 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
338
438
538
637
737
837
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2838
2938
3039
3139

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 92% 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
79730
89730
99730
109640
119640
129640
139550
149550
159550
169550
179361
189361
199361
209271
219271
229181
238992
2488102
2588102
2687112
2785123
2884133
2983143
3081154
3180164

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
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2116light breeze
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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 5:16 AM to 4:30 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:167:54
214.75:147:56
314.85:137:58
414.85:117:59
514.95:098:01
614.95:078:03
715.05:058:04
815.15:038:06
915.15:018:08
1015.24:598:09
1115.24:588:11
1215.34:568:13
1315.34:548:14
1415.44:538:16
1515.44:518:18
1615.54:498:19
1715.54:488:21
1815.64:468:22
1915.64:458:24
2015.74:438:25
2115.74:428:27
2215.84:418:28
2315.84:398:30
2415.94:388:31
2515.94:378:33
2616.04:368:34
2716.04:358:35
2816.14:338:37
2916.14:328:38
3016.14:318:39
3116.24:308:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lelystad?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lelystad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lelystad in May

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

In May, Lelystad sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lelystad 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 59 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 Lelystad 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 Lelystad peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 13UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lelystad?

Lelystad sits at 52.5°N, 5.5°E, -1 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Dronten, 17 km away.

DrontenUrkZeewoldeHarderwijkAlmere StadEnkhuizenNunspeetElburg

Topography around Lelystad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lelystad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of -2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Lelystad is covered by trees (33%), artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (41%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Dronten 17 km · Urk 19 km · Zeewolde 20 km · Harderwijk 21 km · Almere Stad 23 km · Enkhuizen 25 km · Nunspeet 26 km · Elburg 26 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 Lelystad (52.5083°, 5.475°, 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).