Esbjerg Weather in May
Esbjerg in May
The short of it: Esbjerg in May averages a high of 16 °C (62 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 16 h 11 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 16° · low 9° · rain 42 mm · daylight 16 h 11 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Esbjerg an average May high of 16°, a low of 9° and some 42 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 9°. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 11 min in mid-May, 128 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, Esbjerg runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Nordby, 4 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Esbjerg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 23 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NordbySouth Denmark | 4 km SW | 16° | 9° | 41 mm |
| TjæreborgSouth Denmark | 8 km E | 16° | 8° | 44 mm |
| BrammingSouth Denmark | 16 km E | 16° | 8° | 48 mm |
| VardeSouth Denmark | 17 km N | 16° | 9° | 46 mm |
| OksbølSouth Denmark | 20 km NNW | 16° | 9° | 46 mm |
| RibeSouth Denmark | 25 km SE | 16° | 8° | 50 mm |
| HolstedSouth Denmark | 30 km E | 16° | 7° | 54 mm |
| BrørupSouth Denmark | 36 km E | 16° | 7° | 55 mm |