Weather in Malmo in May 2025
- May is usually the driest month of the year in Malmo
Average weather
Average temperature in Malmo in May
The expected average maximum temperature in May is +17°C with a maximum of +22°C and a minimum of +1°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 33% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +14°C to +21°C.
Is Malmo warm or cold in May?
Malmo is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +11°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +3°C to +7°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Malmo:
Water temperature in Malmo in May
Water in Malmo in May is Cold. It varies from +7°C to +13°C, with an average of +10°C. The air temperature averaging +16°C is higher than the water temperature.
In May, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Malmo in May?
Climate in Malmo in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +16°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -6°C | -1°C | +4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +28°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 39 mm | 48 mm | 68 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +10°C | +15°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 73% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 15 | 17 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May often has better weather than April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +11°C to +16°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 39 mm to 48 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 4 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in May, from 4 to 5.
June brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Malmo is gradually decreasing during May, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Malmo?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Malmo in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+9°C) and the highest in 2020 (+13°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 369 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2014 with 1052 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Malmo, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.