Västerås Weather in May
Västerås in May
The short of it: Västerås in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 17 h 1 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 39 mm · daylight 17 h 1 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
May in Västerås brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 6°, with about 39 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 6°. Rain is modest, about 39 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 17 h 1 min in mid-May, 156 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, Västerås runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Skultuna, 14 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Västerås, 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
- 17 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkultunaVästmanland | 14 km NW | 17° | 5° | 44 mm |
| HallstahammarVästmanland | 18 km W | 17° | 5° | 42 mm |
| SurahammarVästmanland | 21 km WNW | 16° | 5° | 47 mm |
| TorshällaSödermanland | 23 km SSW | 17° | 5° | 39 mm |
| HällbybrunnSödermanland | 26 km SSW | 17° | 5° | 40 mm |
| EskilstunaSödermanland | 28 km S | 17° | 5° | 43 mm |
| EnköpingUppsala | 30 km E | 17° | 5° | 35 mm |
| KöpingVästmanland | 34 km WSW | 17° | 5° | 46 mm |