Sweden in May: where is it warmest?
In May, Linköping is the warmest place with 16 °C by day, Kiruna the coolest with 6 °C. 11 of 25 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in May, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linköping | 73 | 16° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Västerås | 73 | 16° | – | 8 h | 10 |
| Malmö | 72 | 16° | 10° | 8 h | 10 |
| Örebro | 70 | 16° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Lund | 69 | 16° | – | 8 h | 12 |
| Växjö | 66 | 16° | – | 8 h | 12 |
| Norrköping | 30 | 16° | 8° | 9 h | 10 |
| Södertälje | 30 | 16° | 7° | 9 h | 10 |
| Helsingborg | 27 | 16° | 10° | 8 h | 12 |
| Halmstad | 25 | 16° | 12° | 9 h | 13 |
| Uppsala | 73 | 15° | – | 9 h | 10 |
| Karlstad | 68 | 15° | – | 9 h | 11 |
| Gothenburg | 64 | 15° | 11° | 8 h | 12 |
| Jönköping | 63 | 15° | – | 8 h | 11 |
| Gävle | 31 | 15° | 6° | 9 h | 10 |
| Stockholm | 72 | 14° | 7° | 9 h | 9 |
| Visby | 34 | 14° | 8° | 10 h | 8 |
| Ystad | 31 | 14° | 9° | 9 h | 10 |
| Trelleborg | 30 | 14° | 9° | 9 h | 10 |
| Kalmar | 33 | 13° | 8° | 9 h | 9 |
| Karlskrona | 33 | 13° | 8° | 10 h | 9 |
| Sundsvall | 31 | 13° | 6° | 8 h | 9 |
| Umeå | 51 | 11° | – | 9 h | 9 |
| Luleå | 35 | 9° | 3° | 9 h | 8 |
| Kiruna | 32 | 6° | – | 8 h | 10 |
Sweden in May: quick answers
Sweden in May: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in May are Linköping (16 °C), Västerås (16 °C) and Malmö (16 °C).
Sweden in May: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at Halmstad (12 °C), Gothenburg (11 °C) and Malmö (10 °C).
Sweden in May: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in May – warm, sunny and dry – is in Linköping, Västerås and Uppsala.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences