Slagelse Weather in May
Slagelse in May
The short of it: Slagelse in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 49 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 16 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 9° · rain 49 mm · daylight 16 h 11 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Slagelse brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 9°, with about 49 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 9°. Rain is modest, about 49 mm, the 8th 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Slagelse runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Korsør, 16 km to the WSW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Slagelse, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KorsørZealand | 16 km WSW | 16° | 9° | 44 mm |
| Klinteby FrihedZealand | 28 km SE | 16° | 10° | 44 mm |
| RingstedZealand | 28 km E | 16° | 9° | 44 mm |
| NæstvedZealand | 32 km SE | 16° | 10° | 44 mm |
| KalundborgZealand | 35 km NNW | 16° | 9° | 43 mm |
| NyborgSouth Denmark | 37 km WSW | 16° | 8° | 44 mm |
| HaslevZealand | 40 km ESE | 15° | 9° | 44 mm |
| HolbækZealand | 42 km NNE | 16° | 9° | 43 mm |