Svaneke Weather in May
Svaneke in May
The short of it: Svaneke in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 16 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 8° · rain 34 mm · daylight 16 h 8 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Svaneke an average May high of 15°, a low of 8° and some 34 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 15°; nights run about 8°. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 8 min in mid-May, 126 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Svaneke runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Nexø, 8 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Svaneke, 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
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Jan–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NexøCapital Region | 8 km S | 15° | 8° | 35 mm |
| SnogebækCapital Region | 12 km S | 15° | 8° | 35 mm |
| GudhjemCapital Region | 14 km NW | 14° | 8° | 35 mm |
| ÅkirkebyCapital Region | 16 km WSW | 15° | 8° | 38 mm |
| KlemenskerCapital Region | 21 km W | 14° | 7° | 38 mm |
| TejnCapital Region | 23 km WNW | 14° | 8° | 37 mm |
| NykerCapital Region | 24 km W | 15° | 8° | 39 mm |
| AllingeCapital Region | 27 km NW | 14° | 8° | 36 mm |