Linköping Weather in May
Linköping in May
The short of it: Linköping in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 16 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 6° · rain 40 mm · daylight 16 h 45 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
May in Linköping brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 6°, with about 40 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 6°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 45 min in mid-May, 146 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, Linköping runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Tallboda, 4 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Linköping, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TallbodaÖstergötland | 4 km ENE | 18° | 6° | 39 mm |
| MalmslättÖstergötland | 6 km W | 17° | 6° | 39 mm |
| EkängenÖstergötland | 6 km N | 17° | 6° | 38 mm |
| LinghemÖstergötland | 10 km ENE | 17° | 5° | 40 mm |
| BergÖstergötland | 10 km NNW | 17° | 6° | 39 mm |
| StureforsÖstergötland | 11 km SE | 17° | 5° | 42 mm |
| VikingstadÖstergötland | 11 km WSW | 17° | 6° | 39 mm |
| LjungsbroÖstergötland | 14 km NNW | 17° | 6° | 40 mm |