Urk weather in May

In May, Urk sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 66 mm of rain across 11.6 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 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Urk's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:48 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
60%
2nd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Urk is town and municipality in Flevoland, the Netherlands.

Density
202/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 Urk reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 19°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)
1139
2139
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4139
5139
6149
71410
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How May really feels in Urk

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.

Urk 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 / 8214.21.180.2
Feb / 6311.51.69.50.2
Mar / 6011.80.811.51.2
Apr11° / 499.60.113.62.8
May15° / 11°6611.6015.54.2
Jun17° / 14°7612.4016.55.2
Jul20° / 16°9313.5016.15.8
Aug20° / 16°10114.3014.55.7
Sep17° / 14°9113.2012.45.0
Oct14° / 10°9614.6010.33.4
Nov / 8415.60.28.51.7
Dec / 9215.21.27.50.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44357
54456
64456
74456
84456
94654
104654
114555
124555
134555
144555
154654
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194357
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314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Urk gets around 66 mm of rain over 11.6 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 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
534
634
734
834
934
1034
1135
1235
1335
1436
1536
1636
1737
1837
1938
2038
2139
2239
2339
2439
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3041
3141

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 (%)
110000
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79820
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99820
109730
119730
129730
139640
149640
159550
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179550
189460
199460
209271
219181
229181
239091
2489101
2588111
2686122
2785132
2884142
2983152
3081163
3179183

Wind in May

Winds average 19 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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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 4:29 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
314.85:127:58
414.85:107:59
514.95:088:01
615.05:068:03
715.05:048:04
815.15:028:06
915.15:008:08
1015.24:588:10
1115.24:578:11
1215.34:558:13
1315.44:538:15
1415.44:528:16
1515.54:508:18
1615.54:488:19
1715.64:478:21
1815.64:458:23
1915.74:448:24
2015.74:428:26
2115.84:418:27
2215.84:408:29
2315.94:388:30
2415.94:378:31
2516.04:368:33
2616.04:358:34
2716.04:338:36
2816.14:328:37
2916.14:318:38
3016.24:308:40
3116.24:298:41

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
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155.2Bright
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235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Urk?

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
0.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Urk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Urk in May

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

In May, Urk sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Urk 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 54 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
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Urk 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 Urk peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Urk?

Urk sits at 52.7°N, 5.6°E, 3 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Emmeloord, 11 km away.

LelystadEnkhuizenKampenElburgGiethoornNunspeet

Topography around Urk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of -1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Urk is covered by water (54%) within 3 km, water (49%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Emmeloord 11 km · Dronten 17 km · Lelystad 19 km · Enkhuizen 21 km · Kampen 24 km · Elburg 29 km · Giethoorn 33 km · Nunspeet 34 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 Urk (52.6625°, 5.6014°, elevation 3 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).