Copenhagen Weather in May
Copenhagen in May
The short of it: Copenhagen in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 45 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 16 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 8° · rain 45 mm · daylight 16 h 14 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Copenhagen an average May high of 17°, a low of 8° and some 45 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from April to about 17°, with nights near 8°. Rain is modest, about 45 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 14 min in mid-May, 129 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Copenhagen runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Indre By, 1 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Copenhagen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indre ByCapital Region | 1 km ENE | 17° | 8° | 45 mm |
| FrederiksbergCapital Region | 2 km W | 17° | 9° | 46 mm |
| ValbyCapital Region | 3 km WSW | 17° | 9° | 44 mm |
| VanløseCapital Region | 5 km W | 17° | 9° | 45 mm |
| HvidovreCapital Region | 7 km WSW | 17° | 9° | 43 mm |
| RødovreCapital Region | 7 km W | 17° | 8° | 45 mm |
| CharlottenlundCapital Region | 9 km N | 16° | 8° | 43 mm |
| AvedøreCapital Region | 9 km SW | 17° | 9° | 43 mm |