Sønderborg Weather in May
Sønderborg in May
The short of it: Sønderborg in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 52 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 16 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 8° · rain 52 mm · daylight 16 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & April
Thirty years of records give Sønderborg an average May high of 16°, a low of 8° and some 52 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from April to about 16°, with nights near 8°. Rain is modest, about 52 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 6 min in mid-May, 124 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and April.
Against its neighbours, Sønderborg runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Nordborg, 17 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Sønderborg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NordborgSouth Denmark | 17 km N | 16° | 8° | 49 mm |
| GlücksburgSchleswig-Holstein | 17 km WSW | 16° | 7° | 51 mm |
| FlensburgSchleswig-Holstein | 26 km WSW | 17° | 7° | 52 mm |
| AabenraaSouth Denmark | 28 km WNW | 16° | 7° | 50 mm |
| HarrisleeSchleswig-Holstein | 29 km WSW | 17° | 7° | 52 mm |
| KappelnSchleswig-Holstein | 29 km SSE | 16° | 8° | 59 mm |
| HandewittSchleswig-Holstein | 33 km WSW | 17° | 7° | 52 mm |
| RødekroSouth Denmark | 34 km WNW | 16° | 7° | 52 mm |