Odense Weather in May
Odense in May
The short of it: Odense in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 43 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 18° · low 8° · rain 43 mm · daylight 16 h 11 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Odense an average May high of 18°, a low of 8° and some 43 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 8°. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 11 min in mid-May, 127 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, Odense runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Neder Holluf, 5 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Odense, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neder HollufSouth Denmark | 5 km SE | 17° | 8° | 44 mm |
| HøjbySouth Denmark | 8 km SSE | 17° | 8° | 46 mm |
| BellingeSouth Denmark | 8 km SSW | 17° | 8° | 45 mm |
| ÅrslevSouth Denmark | 11 km SSE | 17° | 8° | 46 mm |
| MunkeboSouth Denmark | 12 km ENE | 17° | 8° | 39 mm |
| LangeskovSouth Denmark | 13 km ESE | 17° | 8° | 42 mm |
| OtterupSouth Denmark | 13 km N | 17° | 8° | 40 mm |
| KertemindeSouth Denmark | 18 km ENE | 16° | 8° | 39 mm |