Vlissingen weather in May

In May, Vlissingen sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 56 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-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 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Vlissingen's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vlissingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
5:01 AM – 8:23 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Vlissingen is city in the Netherlands.

Density
158/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 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Vlissingen reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1149
2149
3149
4149
5149
6159
7159
81510
91510
101510
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How May really feels in Vlissingen

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.

Vlissingen 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 / 6612.90.88.10.5
Feb / 5410.819.60.7
Mar / 52110.411.51.8
Apr12° / 449.7013.53.3
May16° / 10°5611.1015.34.6
Jun18° / 13°6010.7016.35.7
Jul20° / 15°7412.1015.96.1
Aug21° / 16°7912.5014.46.1
Sep18° / 14°7311.9012.45.5
Oct14° / 10°8113.5010.43.8
Nov10° / 7914.50.28.62.0
Dec / 8214.20.87.70.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44258
54258
64357
74357
84456
94456
104555
114654
124654
134555
144456
154456
164456
174555
184555
194456
204357
214357
224357
234258
244258
254258
264258
274258
284159
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vlissingen gets around 56 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
437
537
637
736
836
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1435
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2137
2237
2337
2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2937
3037
3137

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
179460
189460
199271
209271
219181
229091
239091
2489101
2588111
2687121
2785132
2884142
2983152
3081172
3180182

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 8:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:277:59
214.65:258:00
314.65:238:02
414.75:218:04
514.85:208:05
614.85:188:07
714.95:168:08
814.95:148:10
915.05:138:12
1015.05:118:13
1115.15:098:15
1215.15:088:16
1315.25:068:18
1415.35:048:20
1515.35:038:21
1615.45:018:23
1715.45:008:24
1815.54:588:26
1915.54:578:27
2015.54:568:29
2115.64:548:30
2215.64:538:31
2315.74:528:33
2415.74:518:34
2515.84:498:35
2615.84:488:37
2715.84:478:38
2815.94:468:39
2915.94:458:41
3016.04:448:42
3116.04:438:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.2Bright
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
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175.5Bright
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255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Vlissingen?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Vlissingen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vlissingen in May

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

In May, Vlissingen sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Vlissingen 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 6°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
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Vlissingen 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 Vlissingen peaks around June 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vlissingen?

Vlissingen sits at 51.4°N, 3.6°E, 5 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Middelburg, 7.0 km away.

TerneuzenGoesKnokke-HeistMaldegemEekloBlankenberge

Topography around Vlissingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vlissingen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m.

The land around Vlissingen is covered by water (59%) within 3 km, water (40%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and water (34%), cropland (26%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
42 m
80 km
190 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Middelburg 7.0 km · Borssele 11 km · Terneuzen 21 km · Goes 23 km · Knokke-Heist 24 km · Maldegem 28 km · Eeklo 28 km · Blankenberge 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 Vlissingen (51.4425°, 3.5736°, elevation 5 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).